Flightfox for Hotels

AssociatedLdkinnoch @ savtravvhotels.com on 20/12/2016 - 06:14
Last edited 20/12/2016 - 11:07 by 1 other user

So I was always fascinated by the business model for Flightfox, getting flight hackers to do the hard work for you trying to find the cheapest fare in return for a fee.
So some colleagues and I decided to try our hand at starting up a similar site, but for hotels - they're easier to hack (as this community would know), volume is often higher and if the cheapest site allows combo of coupon use + receipt of affiliate revenue, then it's a win win for everyone who uses it. But I thought what better then asking OzBargain to review/critique the concept for me - not going to find honesty anywhere compared to here.

You can check out what we've set up here -
www.savtravvhotels.com

And quick poll below on whether you'd use or not.

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  dasher86 on 20/12/2016 - 08:06

  There are sites that already do this isn't there?

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    Associateddkinnoch @ savtravvhotels.com on 20/12/2016 - 09:04

    Not that I was able to find. Hav you seen any?

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      dasher86 on 20/12/2016 - 10:16

      https://dreamcheaper.com/

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        Associateddkinnoch @ savtravvhotels.com on 20/12/2016 - 17:00

        I hadn't seen this actually. But it's a different model. They keep an eye on price drops after you've booked a refundable room and then they take 20% of the savings.
        When you can use Hotels.com for the same thing (even without a refundable booking) and they'll refund you the difference, with no fee, I think that is by far the better option.
        Mind you, you'd have to keep an eye on the price drops yourself.
        Their service is automated (allegedly). I just don't know if I would trust it.

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        dasher86 on 20/12/2016 - 18:22

        @dkinnoch:
        You will have to admit that it's pretty similar in structure, still will be a competitor and most likely have cheaper overheads as it's automated.
        They scan more than just hotels.com hence why the fully refundable booking is required.
        I understand the differences, in the end it's fixed vs % to me.

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        Associateddkinnoch @ savtravvhotels.com on 20/12/2016 - 20:24

        All good points. Guess the best way to find out how well they work is to test them myself.
        Thanks for your feedback dasher86!
        Was that the only similar site you could think of?

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        dasher86 on 20/12/2016 - 23:42

        @dkinnoch:
        There's another few I can't quite remember the name of. The first one was a German site.

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  FSTB on 20/12/2016 - 08:15

  No thanks. Would rather use Ozbargain.

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    Associateddkinnoch @ savtravvhotels.com on 20/12/2016 - 20:24

    I think most here would!

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  Holysmoke on 20/12/2016 - 20:53

  Weird website name