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SVTPerformance's Chain of Restaurants
Road Side Pub
For those who travel often for work...Best Hotel Discounts? AAA worth it?
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<blockquote data-quote="RES0574" data-source="post: 15876370" data-attributes="member: 176936"><p>I am self employed/own my own company, and we are on the road 90% of the year. I have found that being a member of the respective chain's points system will obtain a cheaper rate for you. My experience has been that AAA works with a cheaper rate 5~10% of the time. I do not know if you perform any work with a state or federal government agency, but you can use a government/government contractor rate if you do. 50% of my revenue comes from USCG, MARAD, NOAA, and MSC related work, so I use the government contractor rate. I have a TWIC card so whenever the hotel clerk asks for my Government ID, I just show them the TWIC card. It is a "government" ID, and states so on the back of the card. This will typically save me a decent amount.</p><p></p><p>If you know you will be staying for an extended amount of time, call the hotel directly and speak to the GM. They typically can provide a negotiated rate based upon the amount of days. I take this route for all of my guys when they are on the 30/60/90 day projects.</p><p></p><p>One other avenue I have been using recently is AirBNB. I am in Bay Ridge NY staying at an AirBNB for a project in Brooklyn because the only hotel around charges crazy rates for their closet sized rooms. My AirBNB is 25% cheaper than any hotel rates I have found around here. AirBNB also has a "business" option now as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RES0574, post: 15876370, member: 176936"] I am self employed/own my own company, and we are on the road 90% of the year. I have found that being a member of the respective chain's points system will obtain a cheaper rate for you. My experience has been that AAA works with a cheaper rate 5~10% of the time. I do not know if you perform any work with a state or federal government agency, but you can use a government/government contractor rate if you do. 50% of my revenue comes from USCG, MARAD, NOAA, and MSC related work, so I use the government contractor rate. I have a TWIC card so whenever the hotel clerk asks for my Government ID, I just show them the TWIC card. It is a "government" ID, and states so on the back of the card. This will typically save me a decent amount. If you know you will be staying for an extended amount of time, call the hotel directly and speak to the GM. They typically can provide a negotiated rate based upon the amount of days. I take this route for all of my guys when they are on the 30/60/90 day projects. One other avenue I have been using recently is AirBNB. I am in Bay Ridge NY staying at an AirBNB for a project in Brooklyn because the only hotel around charges crazy rates for their closet sized rooms. My AirBNB is 25% cheaper than any hotel rates I have found around here. AirBNB also has a "business" option now as well. [/QUOTE]
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