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Is why I'm waiting for your honking, beeping to get it back on course..... but you're on vacation I suppose.

Believe your head, not your heart or gut.....

Another cliffhanger, I hope it's better than the rest stop break 😆 Woops, Good Night 😘

North of Pattaya

If you're talking bout content, I think it's a generational thing more than a geographic one......some guys used to be shy about taking pics, now many love videoing sex, alone or with others..... I'm ok with that 😉

Must've been an exciting toilet break to leave us hanging like that 😁

most likely votes/voters will be tempered at midterms if they get their way...

Oh, he knows.....

Were you in the mood at any of the places?

This name is catching on.... just remember aunty, it was @mauRICE that started it 🤷‍♂️

We know you'll follow this advice, for sure 😁

Well Aunty Vin is still with us but the bar isn't....... and I'm ok with that, better than the other way around 🙏

Similar to an Arabic saying about traveling .....

Happens to me a lot... a couple of times I dreamt I was in a different city than I really was and panicked about how I'm going to make my next flight 😳 Stories are more interesting, to me at least, when you use people's screen names....either if we've met them before or just by reading their posts/comments it puts the story more in perspective since we know who you're with/talking about in a way....make sense?

That's definitely a 1st... I'd have to see the bill to believe it, lol

DUI

that's an extra surcharge if you pay by card a term I've never heard....

Don't pay any attention, when it reads like that, they're just talking among themselves... 👬

This might be my favorite post from you yet....

Makes me look sane....🙌

Why... hands, face, things that usually indicate AI videos don't seem weird or inaccurate, what are you seeing?

Yet they did, lol

Could happen the other way around too.... room allocation depends a lot on the front desk when they block or check in rooms. When you buy a room from one of the OTA sites, look somewhere in the fine print, it should say that bed and room types are not guaranteed. They buy ROH, run of the house rooms... so you could end up anywhere. But a good front desk manager or agent that blocks rooms, will give the best rooms to "their" guests, then will look at the rates you paid and assign accordingly and others just hand them out as you arrive and what's available at the moment. When you can book with the hotel directly, you should. Because then YOU are their customer, otherwise, Agoda or Booking.com is their customer and you are Agoda or Bookings customer. Most chain hotels will only give you your "status" benefits when booked directly with them, you might find a manager or a hotel that will honor your benefits, but they're not obligated to. Hotels in Asia are weird, they seem to prefer that people book online and put their own rates too high, I don't get that strategy.... not when so many use the internet. Chris at The Venue, will usually give the same or better rate than what the online sites are giving as does Classroom Suites when you book directly with them and some food credits, that logic I understand because they get their money right away from you and pay no commission.

This Gemini AI explanation is better than listening to me: Even though Expedia Group owns Trivago, the platform functions as a "metasearch engine," meaning it is designed to scan hundreds of different booking sites (including competitors like Booking.com and Agoda) to find the best available price. Trivago +1 The reason you often see lower prices from sites like Agoda or Booking.com—even on a site owned by Expedia—comes down to how these companies compete: 1. Different Business Models Merchant vs. Agency: Some sites, particularly Agoda, often use a "Merchant Model," where they buy room blocks in bulk from hotels at a steep discount and then resell them to you at a lower price than other sites can offer. Commission Structures: Other sites use an "Agency Model" (like Booking.com), where the hotel sets the price and the site takes a commission. If one site agrees to take a lower commission for a specific promotion, they can show a lower final price. Reddit +3 2. "Hidden" and Dynamic Pricing Mobile-Only Deals: Booking.com and Agoda frequently offer "mobile-only" prices that are 10% or more lower than their desktop versions to encourage app usage. Trivago’s algorithm may pick up these specific rates. Taxes and Fees: Some sites, notably Agoda and occasionally Hotels.com, have been known to show a lower "initial" price on Trivago that doesn't include taxes or resort fees until you reach the final checkout page. Reddit +4 3. Algorithm and Ad Bidding CPC (Cost-Per-Click): Booking sites pay Trivago a fee every time someone clicks their deal. A site might bid higher to get their "low price" featured more prominently as a "Top Deal," even if another site has a similar or slightly lower price hidden further down. Inventory Clearing: Hotels often release unsold rooms to specific platforms at a discount to ensure they aren't left with empty beds. Agoda or Booking.com might have secured an "exclusive" for that specific hotel on that specific date. Reddit +5 4. Legal Scrutiny of "Best Price" Trivago has faced legal action in some countries (notably Australia) for misleading consumers into believing the "top" recommended deal was the absolute cheapest. Courts found that their algorithm sometimes prioritized sites that paid Trivago higher fees over the actual lowest price. This is why you may sometimes see a lower price listed below the main "Recommended" green button.

In case you missed this in the Thailand forum 😳