The proprietor of a nearby hardware store, which I sometimes patronize, recently flew with other members of his family to Lima, Peru, to visit an ill sister. Because they wanted to economize on accommodations, the group booked a multi-room hotel suite in Lima where all of them could stay. The suite normally rented for $150 a night, but they obtained a special price of only $85 a night.
"How did you do that," I asked? He looked at me with pity. "By going to Easyclicktravel.com,"he answered, as if only a very inexperienced traveler would pose such an obvious question.
And thus I learned this week about a hotel, airfare, and cruise search engine of which I previously was totally unaware. And I am still unclear and troubled as to why I never did come across Easy Click Travel ( www.easyclicktravel.com) in what is, as you may agree, a fairly active travel career.
I have since been able to determine that Easy Click Travel is a well-financed company owned by a fairly major travel firm; and that its purpose is to produce cost savings at hotels, on airfares, cruises and other travel products. And I have seen a couple of comments by previous users that seem to indicate satisfaction with it, although one or two people have noted a lag in obtaining fully confirmed reservations from Easy Click.
And this is the factor that bothers me. Easy Click openly advises that some of the hotel bookings it makes are "request reservations" -- i.e., the room is on request and you must then wait several hours to obtain an e-mail confirmation of the reservation. This indicates to me that Easy Click does not always have the kind of allotments or other contractual arrangements with the hotels it lists (as Hotels.com, Quikbook, and others presumably have) that would enable it to confirm all reservation requests immediately. But if that is the case, it doesn't necessarily disqualify it from use, in my opinion, if Easy Click is otherwise effective in obtaining big discounts.
Have any of our readers used this site? Or know anything about it? I'd be grateful if you'd inform us all about your experience.
"How did you do that," I asked? He looked at me with pity. "By going to Easyclicktravel.com,"he answered, as if only a very inexperienced traveler would pose such an obvious question.
And thus I learned this week about a hotel, airfare, and cruise search engine of which I previously was totally unaware. And I am still unclear and troubled as to why I never did come across Easy Click Travel ( www.easyclicktravel.com) in what is, as you may agree, a fairly active travel career.
I have since been able to determine that Easy Click Travel is a well-financed company owned by a fairly major travel firm; and that its purpose is to produce cost savings at hotels, on airfares, cruises and other travel products. And I have seen a couple of comments by previous users that seem to indicate satisfaction with it, although one or two people have noted a lag in obtaining fully confirmed reservations from Easy Click.
And this is the factor that bothers me. Easy Click openly advises that some of the hotel bookings it makes are "request reservations" -- i.e., the room is on request and you must then wait several hours to obtain an e-mail confirmation of the reservation. This indicates to me that Easy Click does not always have the kind of allotments or other contractual arrangements with the hotels it lists (as Hotels.com, Quikbook, and others presumably have) that would enable it to confirm all reservation requests immediately. But if that is the case, it doesn't necessarily disqualify it from use, in my opinion, if Easy Click is otherwise effective in obtaining big discounts.
Have any of our readers used this site? Or know anything about it? I'd be grateful if you'd inform us all about your experience.
Topic: EasyClickTravel.com
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