Travelers beware!  If you thought you were catching a great deal on a hotel room, you better think twice.

 

Recent research reveals that sites such as Travelocity, Orbitz, Expedia, and Hotels.com aren’t offering real discounts. In fact, their working in cahoots with the large hotel chains (Hilton, IHG, Marriott, etc) to make consumers believe they are paying a cheaper price.  The way it works is if one site lowers the price on a hotel room, all other sites and the hotel chain itself begin offering the same deal. So, if you check Travelocity and find a room for $189, nine times out of ten, other sites like Orbitz and Expedia will be offering the same $189 for the same room.   The reason for this is that none of the companies want to lose out on money by offering the lowest rate.

 

Check out this video to learn of the scam and why one man is taking legal action:

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