Jun 12, 2008
Confined to all-inclusive resorts, a new internet service called ResortCompete will now duplicate the method of CruiseCompete
I've written about CruiseCompete (www.cruisecompete.com), which invites the entire travel industry to bid for your business. You list a cruise you want to take, and then various discount cruise brokers and cruise travel agencies all submit different bids (prices) at which they will get you that cruise.
The founders of CruiseCompete have now created ResortCompete (www.resortcompete.com). You fill out a form specifying your ideal all-inclusive resort: the general area in which it is to found, the kind of sports and entertainment facilities it has to have, the price you're looking for. ResortCompete passes on your request to no fewer than 630 all-inclusive resorts around the world, as well as to numerous tour operators and travel agents. They, in turn, submit the price at which they're willing to supply your vacation and the specific resort at which they price will be honored. It's then up to you to decide whether they've made you an offer you can't turn down.
Requesting such bids does not require that you give up your privacy. If you turn down the bid, nothing happens. As the site states: "There is no obligation to buy, and Sellers will not have your contact information unless you give it to them"
I think it's all quite interesting. Among other things, the site's list of islands and the number of all-inclusive resorts on each one of them, suggest vacation destinations of which you might otherwise be unaware. (Many travelers are under the impression that only the Dominican Republic has all-inclusive resorts). And note how the new service will be particularly appealing to families or small groups, forcing the resorts to negotiate hard for their business by offering special rates.
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The founders of CruiseCompete have now created ResortCompete (www.resortcompete.com). You fill out a form specifying your ideal all-inclusive resort: the general area in which it is to found, the kind of sports and entertainment facilities it has to have, the price you're looking for. ResortCompete passes on your request to no fewer than 630 all-inclusive resorts around the world, as well as to numerous tour operators and travel agents. They, in turn, submit the price at which they're willing to supply your vacation and the specific resort at which they price will be honored. It's then up to you to decide whether they've made you an offer you can't turn down.
Requesting such bids does not require that you give up your privacy. If you turn down the bid, nothing happens. As the site states: "There is no obligation to buy, and Sellers will not have your contact information unless you give it to them"
I think it's all quite interesting. Among other things, the site's list of islands and the number of all-inclusive resorts on each one of them, suggest vacation destinations of which you might otherwise be unaware. (Many travelers are under the impression that only the Dominican Republic has all-inclusive resorts). And note how the new service will be particularly appealing to families or small groups, forcing the resorts to negotiate hard for their business by offering special rates.
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