Frustrated about being locked out of travel for years? Get a room.
“Bennett, are you kidding me? You want to make the
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Bennett: “Have you priced high-end hotels lately? The way I see it, if you can save a fortune on your hotel, you can add to your budget for upgrading to a better flight. Plus, at the moment these deals are too BIG and prevalent to risk going unnoticed.”
Taken a Spite Flight Lately?
That’s our name for feeling utterly jubilant and just a bit vengeful about booking some well-deserved travel after being locked out of many places for the past two years. Talk about a valve that needs a pressure release. And when you follow our advice, you’ll be sure to get the full emotional liberation.
However, with so many people taking Spite Flights these days, hotel beds are suddenly in high demand, driving up prices like crazy. Many regions, such as South Florida for example, are doing exceptionally well and the luxury sector, in general, is disproportionately in demand.
Either way, high hotel prices isn’t the kind of pillow talk we want to hear, and yet it’s the subject of this special FCF report.
Legal Fine Print Nets a Hotel Discount Without the Law Degree
The ABA is the American Bar Association, but you don’t need a law degree to partake in its discounts. Nor do you need to know how to make cocktails. That’s right, anyone can be a member for a $150 annual fee, just like I have for many years, under the ABA Preferred Rate Hotel Program.
Here’s the best part: the ABA is able to offer hotel discounts because they’ve negotiated special rates with a number of luxury hotels around the world. It’s a similar dynamic to the annual negotiations that take place regarding vacation packages that we reported about here and here. For just $150, this membership can be incredibly lucrative for the savvy traveler.
Is ABA Membership Worth It? That’s for You to Judge
It’s not perfect, as some of you have reminded me over the years when no deals were available for a particular trip. So even though it’s a bit of a lottery, it’s worth buying a membership because when it works, it can work very well. With the high rates we’re seeing at high-end hotels right now, this is the prime time for this strategy to shine.
For example, we found savings of up to 59% on some great hotels. Although you can’t expect your membership to lower the price at every luxury hotel, we’ve found that this strategy works primarily at higher-end hotels.
Evidence Before the Court
The screenshot below shows prices for the Ritz-Carlton, Chicago. The price per night is $1,079 or $4,319 for four nights BEFORE the ABA discount, and just $440 per night or $1,760 for a four-night stay AFTER the discount is applied.
That’s a savings of $2,559, or 59%. Just think of applying that amount to an upgraded airline ticket.
Now, check this out. Once you apply the ABA membership discount code, the prices drop dramatically to $440 for The Ritz-Carlton.
That’s a savings of $639 at The Ritz-Carlton, per night.
And here is some more evidence to present before the court, right across the USA. We predict a very short jury deliberation on whether it represents good value.
More Examples of ABA Discount Opportunities FCF FOUND For Four-NIGHT STAYs
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In addition to the preferred rate discounts, ABA offers its members exclusive quarterly promotions at certain properties, such as special negotiated rates, fixed rates, upgrades, early check-in, and numerous other freebies.
The defense rests.