How do travel apps that claim they can book, for example, a hotel for cheaper than the original price, do it? Is it legit?

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How do travel apps that claim they can book, for example, a hotel for cheaper than the original price, do it? Is it legit?

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Some travel apps / sites have special agreements with hotels, car rental companies, and airlines to offer discounted rates. Typically, they have to be BIG, like Expedia, to negotiate such a deal. They make those deals because they now that those huge travel service sites will send them a lot of customers.