{"id":1773,"date":"2009-10-03T06:06:35","date_gmt":"2009-10-02T23:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/web-of-intrigue-over-lastminute-bargain-hotel-rooms\/"},"modified":"2016-01-17T14:41:42","modified_gmt":"2016-01-17T07:41:42","slug":"web-of-intrigue-over-lastminute-bargain-hotel-rooms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/web-of-intrigue-over-lastminute-bargain-hotel-rooms\/","title":{"rendered":"Web of intrigue over lastminute 'bargain' hotel rooms"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nOne reader finds a ‘top-secret’ Gatwick hotel in a lastminute.com promotion cheaper on its own websiteMary Petrie from Fife in Scotland was organising a holiday in Croatia when she came across lastminute.com’s deal promising “top secret hotels \u2013 up to 45% off”. She needed a room at Gatwick before flying the next day, so the website’s promise that “these rates are so low our hotel partners don’t want to put their names to them” seemed ideal.She put in her details, and lastminute.com came up with a four-star hotel close to the airport for \u00a373.75. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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