This was not my first post, I'm not a forum newb as I'm also a member on Tripsmarter which is very similar to this page. & I did ask the member who gave it to me, but I had never heard of such thing before so I wanted to ask others to confirm it. This is what forums like this are for, for people to ask questions from others with experience and get helpful answers, tips, advice. No need to be rude. Thank you to everyone else who replied! You've definitely helped me in making a decision.
Depending where you are from our experience has been that sometimes it's just cheaper to book on a regular charter or package. So I would say do the comparison. And on a referral you have to sit the through the resorts presentation. Honestly I don't see any real perks that would make me pay extra for my per night stay
I don't think its worth paying extra for unless there is a specific drink you really like that members can get that the red bands can't get you. However, we are getting ready to book our October trip the best price I can get for air/hotel is $3560 (9 nights) We are able to use a friends referral and a 20% westjet coupon code (they messed up a flight for us last year) and even with a VERY generous CDN/US conversion. I'm getting it for $3130. In my opinion, $430 savings plus some perks is a win-win for us and well worth 90 minutes of our time to sit through a boring presentation. It won't be a benefit for everyone all the time but it just might work for you Nikki
Saved 600 usd booking a referral Versus my normal Expedia last Halloween. and saved 200 booking next April. Historically it has been cheaper to book via travel agents , but ever since Aplha rooms has stopped offering discount rooms , the #,s have changed overall. ( less competition) Just my observation , on my last 2 bookings,, and I shop a lot using a lot of sites. It is just 90 minutes in the morning,, and they do have later bookings for meeting. The room you get is the Category you book/pay for btw.
our Referrals have saved money all 6 times so far (compared to prices they searched everywhere online), all traveling from the US.
We use Trivago for searching online sites. It searches all at once. Matter of fact...I made a shortcut bookmark with our specific dates in it, so it's just one mouse click and I get price updates every day.
Looks about $400 cheaper in Nov using a referral instead of Trivago's cheapest. (Booking Today, it could change) I think the best advice is to check referral prices before you book, no need to assume it will be more expensive than online booking. It's free to check, and most members are more than happy to take 2 minutes to do it for you. But not on here, it's against the rules, I'm not even sure if it's allowed to mention the referral FB group.
