Quote Originally Posted by ohliz View Post
I've done it a handful of times, because the deal was better than if I booked on my own.

BUT

I have always emailed both the hotel itself and the airline (in the case of booking a package) to confirm that I am booked for what I think i am booking. I've done this with Rondel, Footeprints and Seastar and fortunately all was as I booked. But it does pay to double check directly with the hotel when booking through Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz or whatever.

You can email ahead of booking too, to find out what "ROH" or whatever room category you book generally means at their property.
I've done this a lot with other countries but not with Jamaica much since I usually book hotels and airlines direct for the best price.........
one of the times I got pretty friendly with the reservationist after a couple emails......
and when I showed up at the resort I was upgraded......
plus I had a free Fruit Basket with Rum etc in it.....
plus she gave me 6 complimentary private dining passes versus having to go to the buffet every night.......
so it does pay all the way around to stay on top of your reservations and be nice to people.........
and a couple other times mi had a free room upgrade for being cordial in the emails.......

it's better to be safe than sorry and worth the extra effort to follow up.............
now if I could only find a way to fly First Class for free.......lol

Cool Runnings, Marko