I've always thought of hotel prices as being pretty "sticky," not like the airlines where prices can fluctuate hundreds of dollars in a matter of five minutes. Well, while it's not quite as drastic of a difference, I've been noticing quite some fluctuation in hotel prices, especially Hilton properties, which are my main focus right…
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I agree. A lot of people book the "cheaper" non-refundable internet rates and are not eligible to rebook to take advantage of last minute price drops.
That's normal and nothing new. Unless a non-refundable rate offers a massive saving over flexible, I always book flexible rates and check back regularly.
Earlier this year a Hilton in Australia I got down from $350(!) to $120 over a period of a couple of months before my stay.
The Hawaii price drop might be motivated by the demise of Aloha and ATA (thus less capacity to the islands).