The Long and Short of Hotel Deals

Travel Blog  •  Alexander Basek  •  03.23.09 | 2:40 PM ET

You don’t have to take advice from travel gurus to find the deals these days; you can go right to the source. Shell Vacations, which has properties all over North America, has started a blog to promote discounts and deals they offer. I like the vibe. It’s a bit earnest, but they break down what the deal is at the bottom of the copy, so you can skim for savings if you’re short on time.

Two, Twitter is blowing up as a source for hotel deals.

Right now, my choice for Twitter heavyweight champ is Mike Taylor at Fairmont. Simply in terms of volume and getting it, he’s on top. There are quite a few close behind, though. Like Marriott: the Napa Marriott, for example, is using Twitter to sell out a specific night (April 10th).

More and more properties are signing up, but to be able to literally “follow” hotels you like and wait for a sale—or be spurred to stay because of a sale they post—helps guests and hotels alike. Now let’s hope that the people behind Twitter figure out how to make some money, lest we lose this deals resource.

Tags: Budget Travel, Hotels, Twitter, North America, United States, California, News and Briefs

Alexander Basek is a food and travel writer based in New York City. He is the Best Deals reporter for Travel + Leisure. His writing has also appeared in the New York Post, Time Out New York, and Fodor's.


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