HotelChatter

HotelChatter:
For the readers who may not be so savvy in the ways of online shopping, what are promotion codes?

Barry Boone:
A promotion code is usually a string of letters or numbers that you enter in during the checkout process. Typically, you click "Apply Coupon" and it gives off some sort of discount.

HotelChatter:
Who offers these promotion codes in the travel industry?

Barry Boone:
Airlines, hotel chains, rental cars, pretty much everybody and anybody is doing it.

HotelChatter:
And so where does CurrentCodes.com find these codes?

Barry Boone:
Oh everywhere. We find them through credit card rewards programs, in the weekly mail, through email newsletters and the companies themselves. Just being a regular customer at places can get you these codes.

With the hotel codes, sometimes they come from the hotels and a lot of times they come from our readers. We always say if we don't have a certain hotel listed or a specific code and you know about, send it to us and we'll put it up.

But as far as finding the better codes with bigger discounts, that's where we come in.

HotelChatter:
What are some things to keep in mind when using the codes?

Barry Boone:
Every coupon is different. Some will tell you there are black-out dates, and some won't. So you have to read the fine print. If we know it we try to put in the code description or if the fine print is too lengthy we say "See site for additional details."

So just read the fine print and live with whatever conditions are going to be applied to your purchase if you're really look for a discount. And of course, make sure the code plugged in actually shows up as a discount.

HotelChatter:
Any more words of wisdom about getting hotel discounts?

Barry Boone:
If you are sold on one specific hotel, try to get a coupon for it first. You've got to comparison shop and check out what codes are available for hotels. In peak travel seasons, hotels don't have to work to hard to generate the sales, but in the slower seasons that it usually the best time to find discounts. And the biggest downside is only that if you don't use the code, you won't get a discount.

Thanks Barry!

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