{"id":121311,"date":"2020-09-30T09:15:13","date_gmt":"2020-09-30T16:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?p=121311"},"modified":"2020-09-30T09:15:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T16:15:16","slug":"why-does-travel-have-to-be-so-complicated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/why-does-travel-have-to-be-so-complicated\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Does travel have to be so complicated?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I recently used Autoslash to book a car for an upcoming Las Vegas trip. I went to double check the reservation and noticed that the name on the reservation was not mine. It was actually the name of my primary care physician. I&#8217;m assuming this was an autofill mistake but can&#8217;t confirm that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To correct this, I email autoslash who tells me that they cannot modify the reservation because it was a pre-pay and there are rules about modifications.  Also, since it is booked through a 3rd party, it doesn&#8217;t show up on Priceline ( who Autoslash uses to find the vehicle). I decide to call Hertz directly. The customer service rep tells me that I need a voucher code from a company called Loyalty Travel. Now, I have booked 100 cars through Autoslash and have never had Loyalty Travel involved.  The CSR says if I get the voucher number, I can change the name on the reservation. There is hope!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I go back to autoslash, explain the situation and they tell me I should be able to see the voucher number on the Hertz site ( I can&#8217;t). They find it and email it to me. I call Hertz back and get a different person ( CSR2) and she tells me that I also need a TR number. To get the TR number I need to contact Loyalty Travel directly and oh, by the way, even if this works, Hertz will cancel my current reservation and issue a new reservation , making all of this effort worthless. I wanted to keep my original rate. I decide to call Loyalty Travel anyway ( more out of curiosity)  and I get a company called CX Loyalty, which is also in the travel industry but is a different company. They give me a number for Loyalty Travel which she pulls off of Google and I call it. It is yet another variation , Loyalty Corporation I believe. The call goes unanswered and I am connected to voicemail At this point, I decide to give and just book another reservation. My rate goes up by about $25 but I am out of options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, with Autoslash, it looks like the chain of events is a) book through autoslash, b) autoslash uses Priceline to search for vehicles, c) Autoslash or Priceline then uses Loyalty Travel to actually make the reservation with the car rental company, Hertz in this case. Wow. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, if all goes well, this all happens in the background. And my situation is unusual but not unheard of.  So, if you want to use Autoslash, it is fine as long as there are no issues. Any little problem with the reservation might result in having to cancel the old reservation and book a new one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, why does travel have to be so complicated?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lasvegasadvisor\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LVA_Tweet\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Follow us on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-youtube nolightbox\" data-provider=\"youtube\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Find us on YouTube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/LasVegasAdvisorSHOW\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img alt=\"youtube\" title=\"Find us on YouTube\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/youtube.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-instagram nolightbox\" data-provider=\"instagram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Check out our instagram feed\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lasvegasadvisor\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;\"><img alt=\"instagram\" title=\"Check out our instagram feed\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/instagram.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently used Autoslash to book a car for an upcoming Las Vegas trip. 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