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Q. I'm going to a casino and made hotel reservations. Will my credit card be charged when I check in or was it charged after I made the reservation? A. I have only been charged at check out time.When you call in for reservation it's to hold your room so your sure you have one when you get there. If you decide your not going be sure to call 24 hrs. in advance or they can charge you day.You should ask all those questions before you give out your credit card #. I am driving cross country this summer, should I make hotel reservations in advance for my nightly stopovers? Q. On a road trip, I usualy drive 600 miles a day. Before I leave, should I figure out what city I will be in at 600 miles and make hotel reservations for that night? Last year I drove to florida and stayed at a Best Western and a Holiday Inn Express coming back. Both places cost $90 a night. Would I have saved money if I made hotel reservations in advance? A. Booking in advance will save you money, there is n...

Q. I won a "free" Vegas vacation from Silver State Getaway/Marketing Concepts. I have filled out the forms and sent the money order they requested for the hotel reservations over 2 months ago, but still haven't heard back. I sent the hotel forms back before the airline forms and I got the airline vouchers back, but nothing about the hotel. Has anyone won one of these trips before? How long did it take you to get your reservations back? A. Sorry but as a local never heard of such a package. How do you book hotel reservations? Q. What is your preferred method of booking online hotel reservations? TravelZoo? Expedia? What are other good sites to get the best deals? I am looking particularly in Las Vegas, but I would love to hear of any good travel sites? A. What I like to do is use expedia to find a rate as a basis for how much the hotel room should cost. For example, in your case for Las Vegas, I booked Aria for Sept. 21st-24th. I checked expedia and price was 535....

Q. On a road trip, I usualy drive 600 miles a day. Before I leave, should I figure out what city I will be in at 600 miles and make hotel reservations for that night? Last year I drove to florida and stayed at a Best Western and a Holiday Inn Express coming back. Both places cost $90 a night. Would I have saved money if I made hotel reservations in advance? A. Booking in advance will save you money, there is no doubt about that. However, in years of traveling the US, we've made VERY few advance reservations. Here's why: When you reserve in advance, you "lock" yourself into a particular route and a particular schedule. If you get stuck in traffic one day, you then have to rush to make your reservation. If you decide that something along the way looks like an interesting stop, you may decide against checking it out because you have to rush to make your reservation. If you break down or run into bad weather, you might feel that you have to keep pushing anyway (again...

Q. i'm planning to take a trip from LA to Sanfo first week of September. Im wondering if there is a perfect time to purchase flight tickets and make hotel reservations. Any reccomended site offering low rates? A. The first week of September is over. But probably the best time to book for the first week of November is about now. How old do you have to be to make hotel reservations? Q. How old do you have to be to be able to make hotel reservations in OREGON. A. I don't believe you have to be a certain age to call and make reservations - you do need a valid credit card number though - you may have trouble actually checking in to the room if they ask for id. Can you cancel a hotel reservation through the hotel if you booked via a travel site? Q. I recently booked a trip to New York to visit family for New Years. I included a hotel stay in my package. I am now planning on staying with a family friend therefore no longer need the hotel reservation. I looked at the site I bo...

Q. i'm planning to take a trip from LA to Sanfo first week of September. Im wondering if there is a perfect time to purchase flight tickets and make hotel reservations. Any reccomended site offering low rates? A. The first week of September is over. But probably the best time to book for the first week of November is about now. How old do you have to be to make hotel reservations? Q. How old do you have to be to be able to make hotel reservations in OREGON. A. I don't believe you have to be a certain age to call and make reservations - you do need a valid credit card number though - you may have trouble actually checking in to the room if they ask for id. Can you cancel a hotel reservation through the hotel if you booked via a travel site? Q. I recently booked a trip to New York to visit family for New Years. I included a hotel stay in my package. I am now planning on staying with a family friend therefore no longer need the hotel reservation. I looked at the site I bo...