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SVTPerformance's Chain of Restaurants
Road Side Pub
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<blockquote data-quote="MFE" data-source="post: 16161798" data-attributes="member: 36397"><p>Hotels and airlines would WAY prefer you book direct, because they have to pay a fat percentage to the Online Travel Agencies (OTA's) for each booking. The OTA's are like heroin, the providers are addicted to the volume of revenue-generating customers they get from OTA's that they can't/won't efficiently source themselves, but they hate the addiction because they give so much of that revenue up to the OTA's in return. Like, 15% or more. So when you book using an OTA, you risk achieving virtual pond scum status with the travel provider. If you want a better shot at perks, rewards, and great customer service, find the rates anywhere you want, but book direct.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MFE, post: 16161798, member: 36397"] Hotels and airlines would WAY prefer you book direct, because they have to pay a fat percentage to the Online Travel Agencies (OTA's) for each booking. The OTA's are like heroin, the providers are addicted to the volume of revenue-generating customers they get from OTA's that they can't/won't efficiently source themselves, but they hate the addiction because they give so much of that revenue up to the OTA's in return. Like, 15% or more. So when you book using an OTA, you risk achieving virtual pond scum status with the travel provider. If you want a better shot at perks, rewards, and great customer service, find the rates anywhere you want, but book direct. [/QUOTE]
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