New hotel booking site claims to save customers money with free re-booking service
A new hotel booking site claims to be able to save holidaymakers money by constantly scanning the price of their accommodation and giving them the option to cancel and rebook if the price drops up to 24 hours before their trip.
Pricerooms.com, which was launched by Jason Fry, the founder of trade accommodation supplier Alpharooms, also gives customers who’ve booked refundable hotels on other platforms the option to register their booking so it can scan its system for a better price.
Customers must become members to book via Facebook messenger or the private site.
CEO and co-founder Fry said the Pricerooms could ‘potentially’ save holidaymakers hundreds of pounds each year.
However, there is no guarantee that its rates will be lower than those of its competitors and in a quick comparison with Booking.com TravelMole found pricerooms’ rates were slightly higher.
Fry said: "I’m really excited by the potential of Pricerooms.com as we have a chance to make rooms cheaper for all concerned.
"We’ve developed a great platform with over 150,000 hotels at great prices, and the rebooking service is a great feature to ensure you never miss the best price for your booking."
Holidaymakers who have booked elsewhere can email their reservations to [email protected] to search for better deals and upgrades in the same hotel or different hotels within the same location.
Pricerooms.com also offers its users the added convenience of cancelling their existing bookings to offer a complete hotel-finding service.
Fry said Pricerooms charges hotels ‘industry standard’ rates of commission.
His earlier venture Alpharooms was sold to Telextext Holidays parent Truly Group in October 2016.
Linsey McNeill
Editor Linsey McNeill has been writing about travel for more than three decades. Bylines include The Times, Telegraph, Observer, Guardian and Which? plus the South China Morning Post. She also shares insider tips on thetraveljournalist.co.uk
Vegas’s Billion-Dollar Secrets – What They Don’t Want Tourists to Know
Visit Florida’s New CEO Bryan Griffin Shares His Vision for State Tourism with Graham
Chicago’s Tourism Renaissance: Graham Interviews Kristin Reynolds of Choose Chicago
Graham Talks with Cassandra McCauley of MMGY NextFactor About the Latest Industry Research
Destination International’s Andreas Weissenborn: Research, Advocacy, and Destination Impact
Graham and Don Welsh Discuss the Success of Destinations International’s Annual Conference
Graham and CEO Andre Kiwitz on Ventura Travel’s UK Move and Recruitment for the Role
Brett Laiken and Graham Discuss Florida’s Tourism Momentum and Global Appeal
Graham and Elliot Ferguson on Positioning DC as a Cultural and Inclusive Global Destination
Graham Talks to Fraser Last About His England-to-Ireland Trek for Mental Health Awareness
Kathy Nelson Tells Graham About the Honour of Hosting the World Cup and Kansas City’s Future
Graham McKenzie on Sir Richie Richardson’s Dual Passion for Golf and His Homeland, Antigua
ADS PRO 
Phocuswright reveals the world's largest travel markets in volume in 2025
Higher departure tax and visa cost, e-arrival card: Japan unleashes the fiscal weapon against tourists
Cyclone in Sri Lanka had limited effect on tourism in contrary to media reports
Singapore to forbid entry to undesirable travelers with new no-boarding directive
Euromonitor International unveils world’s top 100 city destinations for 2025