Airline Tie-Ins
Several big hotel chains have joint marketing arrangements with air-
lines to provide reduced weekend hotel rates in the cities to which the
airlines offer low-cost, last-minute weekend Internet airfares.
You can book these hotel deals through either airline sites or hotel
sites. Either way, you get the same rates and face the same restrictions.
You can book these hotel deals through either airline sites or hotel
sites. Either way, you get the same rates and face the same restrictions.
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TIPS Several dozen big hotel chains operate frequent stay programs, modeled on the airline frequent flyer model. And like the airlines, big hotel-chain sites allow you to track your points, check current bonus-point promo- tions, and exchange points for various awards. |