Using three websites (one of each: hotel direct, OTA and online travel search engine) that you...

 

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Using three websites (one of each: hotel direct, OTA and online travel search engine) that you have chosen, do a search for a reservation for both the following stays: o 4 night Weekday: (dates provided by your Professor) 3 night Holiday Weekend: (dates provided by your Professor) Answer the following: How far ahead are you looking at booking (how many days until the reservation you are trying to make) What are the resulting rates depending on your method of booking? How many different rates were offered? Please include the average nightly rate for the stay as well as the specific rate for each night of the stay. What are the cancellation policies that accompany the various rates offered? Did cancellation affect the price? Did any of the rates require a deposit? Were there any loyalty member specific rates? Were there discounts available for those dates (such as CAA) or not? Identify the best rate possible for the dates with the full details of booking source/deposit/cancellations policies What trends do you see about rate offerings for the different booking sources? What do you notice about rate variance for weekday vs weeknight stays? How do rates vary for each night of a stay (what nights are less/more expensive) and why do you think that is? Using three websites (one of each: hotel direct, OTA and online travel search engine) that you have chosen, do a search for a reservation for both the following stays: o 4 night Weekday: (dates provided by your Professor) 3 night Holiday Weekend: (dates provided by your Professor) Answer the following: How far ahead are you looking at booking (how many days until the reservation you are trying to make) What are the resulting rates depending on your method of booking? How many different rates were offered? Please include the average nightly rate for the stay as well as the specific rate for each night of the stay. What are the cancellation policies that accompany the various rates offered? Did cancellation affect the price? Did any of the rates require a deposit? Were there any loyalty member specific rates? Were there discounts available for those dates (such as CAA) or not? Identify the best rate possible for the dates with the full details of booking source/deposit/cancellations policies What trends do you see about rate offerings for the different booking sources? What do you notice about rate variance for weekday vs weeknight stays? How do rates vary for each night of a stay (what nights are less/more expensive) and why do you think that is?