Boldly Go Solo

If I could pay a dollar a night for a hotel room, I wouldn't complain about the fact that as a solo traveler I have to pay the dollar, while a couple only pays fifty cents per person. You know what I'm saying? (What am I on about, you ask?)

Starting today, January 26, and continuing for two weeks, LastMinuteTravel.com is selling hotel rooms worldwide for a dollar a night. But just during a 15-minute each day. You can book up to seven nights but you must do so within that window.

The catch is, you don't know which 15 minutes in any given day it will be. If you sign up for emails, you will receive hints.Then again, you'll also receive emails you may not want.

My guess is that this is all about getting traffic to the site now and in the future, combined with the fact that hotels are awash in rooms because they're not filling up due to the terrible economy.

But so what? A room for a dollar is a room for a dollar. Good luck!

Photo: Ellen Perlman

Hilton hotel room, Santiago, Chile