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BRG is a way of getting compensation for finding a cheaper rate then the one offered by the hotel website.  Compensation varies greatly by the hotel brand policy. It can be in the one following: first night free, gift cards, matched rate with an additional percent discount as well as bonus points.

Hotel brand/ site compensation policy
Please note: most will match the rate plus give compensation.
Choice hotel : $50 VISA gift card plus rate matched (US residents) OR first night free plus rate matched (non-US residents). It goes by the address you write on the reservation so if you Write down an Israel (or anywhere non U.S) address, you're good
Ihg: rate matched plus 5x points for the reservation
Best Western: rate matched plus 100$ BW travel card
Marriott: 25% off matched rate or 5,000 Marriott points
Hyatt: 20% off matched rate or 5,000 Hyatt points
Hilton: 25% off matched rate
Wyndham: rate matched plus 3,000 Wyndham points



How to find a brg claim
Search for the hotel and dates of your choice and then the fun begins.
Hotel price comparison web sites are great way of finding BRGs. Some of the following work very well:

TripAdvisor.com
Hotelscombined.com
Trivago.com
Wego.com

If you want some tutorial articles about how BRGs work, how to find them, how to match them, and all the details, go to http://brgdeals.blogspot.com/ and read the articles.

The site run by a guy named David, and he also finds BRGs and posts them there. So If you don't want to start making one yourself, just go to his site, search for the city you need and see if there are any current BRGs available. You can also be spontaneous and look at his most recent finds (he posts new ones almost daily), although you may have not planned a trip, but if you can get it free (or discounted) hey why not.

How to claim a brg
You do need to book the hotel first and then file a BRG claim.  Just search the hotels/ third party site for a best rate gaurantee policy and you should be able to find a link to a brg claim form. Be aware that room and conditions need to be a perfect match.
As they often find ways to wiggle out of this policy it's not advised to book a non refundable room unless you would have stayed there regardless.


Redeeming brgs
No  diff as to the form of compensation ( discount or free night) redeeming Is all the same. Your reservation will look like a standard reservation except it will be either discounted or show a 00.00 balance. Most hotel receptionists aren't familiar with brgs and automatically assume that it's a points stay.


Why I love choice brgs
Choice hotels include brands like quality inn, comfort inn, rodeway and of course the ascend collection. They are fairly easy when it comes to approving claims as long as you stick to the following:
- 1 claim per household per 30 days
- price match before taxes (ymmv on this one)
- your claim is submitted / approved 72 hours before your scheduled stay
However even within those policy's there are plenty of loop
Holes.



When Posting a brg please use the following Example format:

BRG claim for: Choice Hotels
Hotel Name: comfort suites
Hotel Add: 320 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL, US, 60601
Room Type: Queen Suite
Room Rate:197
Better rate found: Hotelscombined.com
Better Rate: 127
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Re: Free hotels/Best rate guarantee
« Reply #1700 on: April 17, 2015, 03:10:02 PM »
BRG blogspot closed.  :( I liked that site. Anything similar?
http://brgdeals.blogspot.com/
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Re: Free hotels/Best rate guarantee
« Reply #1701 on: April 17, 2015, 03:11:18 PM »
BRG blogspot closed.  :( I liked that site. Anything similar?
Which site are you talking about? Brgdeals.blogspot works awesomely!

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Re: Free hotels/Best rate guarantee
« Reply #1702 on: April 17, 2015, 03:12:07 PM »
Which site are you talking about? Brgdeals.blogspot works awesomely!
hes talking about this one

http://bestrateguarantee.blogspot.com/
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Re: Free hotels/Best rate guarantee
« Reply #1703 on: April 17, 2015, 03:29:16 PM »
BRG blogspot closed.  :( I liked that site. Anything similar?
No it didn't. Just moved to a new URL. Wiki is your friend.

ETA: I see others already pointed you in the right direction.

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Re: Free hotels/Best rate guarantee
« Reply #1704 on: April 17, 2015, 03:31:23 PM »
My bad.  :-[

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Re: Free hotels/Best rate guarantee
« Reply #1705 on: April 17, 2015, 04:43:57 PM »
Brg possibility at the Gem Hotel Hudson Yards,an Ascend collection hotel on April 20 and April 23 with lower rate found on hotels.com
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Re: Free hotels/Best rate guarantee
« Reply #1706 on: April 17, 2015, 05:04:50 PM »
what are good comparing websites in Europe to use?
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Re: Free hotels/Best rate guarantee
« Reply #1707 on: April 18, 2015, 01:40:45 PM »
what are good comparing websites in Europe to use?
Booking. Hotels. Venere.

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« Reply #1708 on: April 19, 2015, 12:29:40 AM »
Booking. Hotels. Venere.
I will look at it thanks
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Re: Free hotels/Best rate guarantee
« Reply #1709 on: April 19, 2015, 07:43:44 PM »
I have a brg I want to book and submit anybody up for taking a look at it to see if they can find anything wrong?

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Re: Free hotels/Best rate guarantee
« Reply #1710 on: April 19, 2015, 08:30:52 PM »
I have a brg I want to book and submit anybody up for taking a look at it to see if they can find anything wrong?

Thanks!
sure PM me
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Re: Free hotels/Best rate guarantee
« Reply #1711 on: April 20, 2015, 06:45:42 PM »
I submitted a brg for ihg a week ago and haven't heard back yet. Is this normal?

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« Reply #1712 on: April 20, 2015, 07:13:20 PM »
I submitted a brg for ihg a week ago and haven't heard back yet. Is this normal?
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Re: Free hotels/Best rate guarantee
« Reply #1713 on: April 20, 2015, 07:28:06 PM »
no
Ok. If I call IHG do you think they could direct me to BRG?

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Re: Free hotels/Best rate guarantee
« Reply #1714 on: April 20, 2015, 07:30:53 PM »
Ok. If I call IHG do you think they could direct me to BRG?
no, every since a certain episode , IHG no longer allows you to speak to the BRG dept
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Re: Free hotels/Best rate guarantee
« Reply #1715 on: April 20, 2015, 07:59:56 PM »
no, every since a certain episode , IHG no longer allows you to speak to the BRG dept
please dont remind us :-[
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Re: Free hotels/Best rate guarantee
« Reply #1716 on: April 20, 2015, 08:01:44 PM »

no, every since a certain episode , IHG no longer allows you to speak to the BRG dept
please dont remind us :-[

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« Reply #1719 on: April 20, 2015, 08:23:56 PM »
anybody have any suggestions? I got screwed with a BRG

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