May
27
Avoid hotel scams when booking travel for Interbike
By Rich Kelly, Filed Under Attendee News, Exhibitor News, Interbike
Just a quick note here to beware of hotel scams leading up to the show. Recently we have learned from a few exhibitors, unfortunately, that there are a few unscrupulous companies that are calling Interbike exhibitors with hotel and travel offers and who claim to be representing Interbike. Worse still, there is at least one travel company that has told exhibitors that they will cancel their Interbike booth if they did not book their hotel through them. We have heard in the past, also, that a few of these travel companies have done worse than just lie about their connection to Interbike.
Rest assured that no travel company has the authority or ability to interfere with your Interbike booth and the only company that can claim to have any relationship with Interbike is our official travel partner, Travel Planners Inc. You can access their site securely through the Hotel & Travel page of Interbike.com.
While we do guarantee the lowest rates at the hotels on our list through Travel Planners and carefully monitor and adjust your rate if the hotel lowers prices after you make your reservation, there is no obligation to use them in booking your travel and housing for the show. If you choose to use another travel company, we strongly recommend that you choose a well-known and reputable company to avoid any disappointments or problems down the road.
Comments
2 Responses to “Avoid hotel scams when booking travel for Interbike”
I’d strongly suggest send these businesses some strongly worded cease and desist letters.
I’d definitely follow the advice above, but check around, too. I got a room at the Imperial Palace for nearly half of the rate shown by Travel Planners.