How to Score a $200 Hotel Room for Less Than That

WSJ Your Money Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 30 September 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Hotel room rates have skyrocketed in recent years, now averaging $200 or more in some of the nation’s largest cities. Wall Street Journal travel reporter Allison Pohle joins J.R. Whalen to discuss what travelers can do to save money without having to cancel their plans. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:14.4	slash Wall Street.
0:17.0	Here's your money briefing from Monday September 30th. I'm J.R. Waylan for the Wall Street Journal. How much are you willing to pay
0:28.0	for a hotel room? $150? $170 a night? You better open your wallet a little wider. In the nation's largest
0:36.0	cities, hotels are charging an average of $200 or more and that's making a lot of
0:41.8	travelers do some number crunching.
0:44.0	A lot more travelers are turning toward rewards and points for their stays,
0:49.0	though of course they also say their points don't go as far as they used to.
0:53.8	There are deals out there if you bundle your hotel stay with flights,
0:59.0	but you need to be careful and read the fine print of those deals. Our travel reporter, Allison Poli, will join us after the break.
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1:32.1	Take a free test drive of OCI at Oracle.com slash Wall Street.
1:36.3	Oracle.com slash Wall Street. The price of a hotel room has skyrocketed and in many cases $200 a night is the new norm.
1:52.0	Wall Street Journal Travel reporter Allison Pollie $200 a night is the new norm.
1:52.6	Wall Street Journal Travel Reporter Allison Polly joins me.
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