In tooling around the internet this week I've come across a number of "come on's" used by companies to entice people to buy travel from them.

The first one is "We'll Give You $100 if it Rains During Your Vacation."  When you read what this is all about you have to email the company within days of your return to tell them it rained during your vacation.  Your vacation package must be a total package including flight and resort.  Then this company will investigate if it did indeed rain during your vacation.  If they find that it actually rained then you will receive $100 off your next vacation package if you book this new vacation within 90 days upon return from the rained on vacation.  Not combinable with any other offers.  The $100 will come off your final payment balance.  All the agency has to do is quote you a price $100 more than what their other suppliers have.  They aren't "giving" you a $100.  What a come on.

Another one I love is the "low price guarantee."  There are so many conditions to this it makes my head spin.  Must present valid proof of lower priced vacation with in 24 or 48 hours of booking (depending on the company).  Of course the vacation must be apples to apples...same exact flight (including class of service), dates, times, and resort.  This means you book your vacation then scour the internet for lower prices for the same thing.  The clock is ticking...so get looking.  And let's say you find a lower price, more than likely it will be because there is another class of service for the flight (Y, Z, A, C, and more letters are all different classes of service for the airlines and are all COACH.  In other words a person who has bought a ticket in Y class for $250 can be sitting next to a person who bought a ticket in C class for $350).  There are other conditions also, like "price cannot be from a travel agent" or "price cannot be from an online booking agency."  Don't be fooled.  This is just a gimmick that makes me say "come on."

Beware of come on's.