Only when corporate policy forces me to. I regret it every ... • Aaron Parecki

Rand Fishkin https://twitter.com/randfish • Sep 1
Travelers: do you ever book with 3rd party engines? (Booking, Expedia, Orbitz, HotelTonight, etc.)

If so, why?

For 10+yrs, I've ONLY booked on the hotel's website after numerous "we don't have your reservation," or "you can't do X w/ us b/c you booked through 3rd party."

Only when corporate policy forces me to. I regret it every time. I'm trying to convince them to drop it.

Portland, Oregon, USA • 79°F

Thu, Sep 1, 2022 12:11pm -07:00

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- Caitlin Morse twitter.com/MorseCodeMed
  
  This time of year fresh salmon is at its peak and a lot of local places do a nice job preparing it.
  
  Fri, Sep 2, 2022 4:44am +00:00 (via brid.gy)
- Paul Richardson twitter.com/TechboyUK
  
  Yes their interface sucks. Also there is no way of doing recurring bookings (e.g. Mon-Wed for the next 5 weeks), it takes ages to do this manually - it's much faster on the hotel website!
  
  Thu, Sep 1, 2022 9:44pm +00:00 (via brid.gy)
- Rand Fishkin twitter.com/randfish
  
  And yet, there are so many things you haven't tasted before 😅
  
  Thu, Sep 1, 2022 9:10pm +00:00 (via brid.gy)
- Casey Henry twitter.com/caseyhen
  
  Meh, nothing I haven't already heard before.... 🤣
  
  Thu, Sep 1, 2022 8:40pm +00:00 (via brid.gy)
- Kat twitter.com/KatInTheCLE
  
  Thu, Sep 1, 2022 7:44pm +00:00 (via brid.gy)
- Rand Fishkin twitter.com/randfish
  
  Great Seattle minds...
  
  Thu, Sep 1, 2022 7:43pm +00:00 (via brid.gy)
- Kat twitter.com/KatInTheCLE
  
  Appreciate it! Thanks for the quick answer.
  
  Thu, Sep 1, 2022 7:42pm +00:00 (via brid.gy)
- Rand Fishkin twitter.com/randfish
  
  Chain restaurants?! Hell no. Only @caseyhen would dare go to them. I assume he's personally keeping them all in business.
  
  Thu, Sep 1, 2022 7:42pm +00:00 (via brid.gy)
- Seattle Food Geek twitter.com/seattlefoodgeek
  
  I read your reply after writing mine. Sheesh.
  
  Thu, Sep 1, 2022 7:42pm +00:00 (via brid.gy)
- Seattle Food Geek twitter.com/seattlefoodgeek
  
  We love our seafood here, and we have some excellent regional Asian cuisines represented all over the city. I find @EaterSeattle's recommendations to be pretty reliable. Don't drive through Pike Place; do skip Starbucks. Other than that, enjoy!
  
  Thu, Sep 1, 2022 7:41pm +00:00 (via brid.gy)
- Kat twitter.com/KatInTheCLE
  
  Thanks so much, Rand! I'll be there for the GeekWire Summit. Anyone traveling with me knows I do NOT do chain restaurants unless it's an emergency. Give me all of that local grub!
  
  Thu, Sep 1, 2022 7:41pm +00:00 (via brid.gy)
- Rand Fishkin twitter.com/randfish
  
  The @EaterSeattle lists are actually quite solid here. We def have some of the best Japanese in the country, and some terrific "Northwest-meets-X fusion" spots ala Revel, Joule, Kedai Makan, Ocho, etc.
  
  Thu, Sep 1, 2022 7:39pm +00:00 (via brid.gy)
- Kat twitter.com/KatInTheCLE
  
  Concur is the actual Devil. Also, I'll be in Seattle for a short conference. What's the can't-miss food? Or is there a certain type of cuisine I should look for that's a local specialty?
  
  Thu, Sep 1, 2022 7:36pm +00:00 (via brid.gy)
- Seattle Food Geek twitter.com/seattlefoodgeek
  
  I always hated having to book travel through Concur when a) prices were often higher, b) couldn't exercise status benefits, c) harder to book with non-work companions, d) that fucking interface. I did a lot of "oops, sorry" when submitting T&E reports.
  
  Thu, Sep 1, 2022 7:22pm +00:00 (via brid.gy)

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