One of my favorite ways to book a hotel just got even better. Hotel Tonight will now allow you to book a hotel up to 7 days in advance. I only noticed while doing some research for a trip this week and was shocked, but happy to see it.

Here is a link to an article by USA today on the new move, CLICK HERE

Remember that if you download the app and sign up be sure to click on the promo code portion and use RFOJTIK. you will get a $25 credit to use on your first booking.

And get creative by having your spouse of travel partner sign up too and use the same promo code, now you just saved $50 ($25 on each separate booking).

Remember this is only a app so you cant book online

for more info, CLICK HERE

As someone who loves to share travel deals and codes, I always have to be honest with my followers too. So I will be the first to share the good and the bad of my travel experiences just as I do with the companies I use while traveling. I share so many codes and deals that it sometimes takes me a while to get around to using them myself.

I have been a supporter of travel pony since the beginning and finally got to use them. It was an easy pleasant booking experience. Here's a little insight to how I chose travel pony and how I research for a trip

I was just looking for one night and as usual I resorted to my heavy research to find the best deal. For the small town of Leavenworth, WA I knew I wanted to stay at the Best Western. When we travel we usually try to find a place that has a separate bedroom or is a suite since we have kids, especially now with two. However for a quick one night stay being close to kids activities and having a pool were more important so best western was the choice.

I first checked the big box companies like Expedia and Travelocity(which technically are partnered) but they do offer different deals and/or hotels at times. I had an impossible time trying to use a promo code for both companies. I was going to book on my phone but for some reason they wouldn't allow a promo code for basically all of Leavenworth, WA. I traded emails with them to no avail and moved on. As a side note they both wanted about $140-150 for the room but I had some codes that could have lowered that by $40.

Next I checked the Best Western site and the cheapest I could get was $134 plus tax which jumped higher as I got closer.

Hotel tonight was hit and miss as they weren't really a strong suit for this small town, although I was willing to wait until the day of travel to book.

On Hotwire I saw I could get (what I thought) was the Best Western for $121 plus tax and if you sign up with an email address(use multiple addresses if needed) to get a discount code, then I could get it for $10 less. I hadn't done my full research and Leavenworth doesn't have a large presence on the better bidding blog so I wasn't 100% sure on if it was the correct hotel.

I looked at Travel Pony as well and was happy with what I saw. Their price was about $127 if I remember correctly but then I had a promo code which brought the price down. I ended up paying $124 total with tax.

I know all this research sounds like a lot but it really only took a few minutes each day of checking the sites and it saved me about $25-30 off paying that $138 plus tax price.




We really enjoyed the hotel and I will have a review up soon.

As I have shared previously click on the link below and you can get a free $35 credit from Travel Pony to use. The booking has to be for at least $200 but that is easy to do, especially for a two night stay.

CLICK HERE to sign up