by Roger Wong - Farecast Blogger
We’ve just launched our new Hotel search channel today! With Farecast Hotels, Farecast introduces Hotel Rate Key, an innovative new hotel pricing technology that lets you know where to stay by indicating if the current rate for a hotel is a deal or not a deal. The beta launch of Farecast Hotels is an important next step in the evolution of Farecast to help you buy with confidence.
A Rate Key showing a “Deal” indicates today’s rate is lower than past rates for that hotel.Farecast Hotel Rate Key (Beta) The beta version will use historical rates and offer Hotel Rate Keys for over 5,000 hotels in 30 major cities across the country for up to 90 days in the future.Farecasts Hotel Rate Key compares the individual hotel’s current rates to its past rates observed for:
- The same travel dates (e.g. past rates found for a stay on September 21-23)
- Other travel dates on the same days of the week (e.g. other Friday Sunday stays)
No other travel web site offers smart travel shoppers this level of visibility and intelligence when shopping for Hotels.