I used to have a very different opinion on companies that found the 'best' deals for their customers. The Expedias, Kayaks and Pricelines of the world. I thought they were fantastic! A travel agent right at your fingertips. Until most recently I thought Priceline really got you the best deals. Here's why I will NEVER use them again and why you shouldn't either.
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Planning a trip overseas is tough. You're on foreign soil and want to make sure that your trip is planned and goes smoothly.  You're nervous about every purchase, hotel reservation, tour and tickets...You want to make sure it's perfect. My perfect trip was a trip to Peru to see the beautiful scenery, Machu Picchu and eat delicious food. Sounds like a dream doesn't it? Totally! How does it sound go get all of your flights via a deal on Priceline? Even better! Now how does it sound to get charged approximately $1200 for foreigners fees because Priceline presented you with tickets that were at a cost for Peruvian residents and you bought them without unknowingly? Like someone punched you in your gut, huh? Imagine my surprise when I called Avianca airline (one of the flights booked through Priceline) to confirm flights and ask them about a forum conversation I happened to of read online about fees and different flight tickets and fares for residents and non-residents. I started to panic a little, but thought Priceline wouldn't sell me a Peruvian ticket...

On my phone call, Avianca stated that the third party (Priceline) booked a residents ticket as evidenced by the economy status (there's a code on your ticket - see image below). Economy and super economy tickets are for Peruvians only. This is stated on Avianca's website but it's nowhere to be found on Priceline's website. Now, I'm doing well for myself. By well, I mean decent enough to save for a budget vacation trip. I'm a teacher. $1200 is a lot of money to me. Actually, it's as much as I spent on my first car when I was 16. Yeah, mucho dinero $$$.
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We spent around 5+ hours total talking to Priceline. First, no one has ever heard of such fees. Yet when doing a simple Google search the world seems to know, but not Priceline.  Second, they said they are not liable because ALL of their customers should know ALL of the policies of ALL of the airlines that they book through Priceline. However Priceline themselves do not have to know any of the policies, which was crystal clear to me after talking with 5 different people. I'm sorry, but is this really the customers "job"? Not when booking through a company like Priceline.

I attempted to discuss and educate Priceline on the different level of tickets and fares for multiple hours and their repeated response was there is "no such thing as a residents fare". They accused me of trying to get cheaper tickets and at the end of my 5 or so hours on the phone with the representatives arguing with me, saying that it's not their fault they sold me a residents ticket and I should know better, they disconnected my call. No surprise they didn't try to call back. Not very professional at all. At one point a representative told me I couldn't talk to a supervisor and then made a snarky comment about me trying to get free tickets. I feel like I'm a pretty level headed person. I am always willing to talk out a disagreement but I guess one can only be accused of wanting free tickets, blamed for not knowing all of the various airline policies and told that there is no such thing as different level fare of residents and non-residents (even though the airline confirmed there was) so many times before getting upset. 

I walked back through the process on Priceline.com to triple check that there was no alerts, fine print, warnings of indication of any additional fees associated with the tickets I bought. I found no messages or disclaimers or fine print. If they would have had a message that said, "You are purchasing an economy ticket designated for Peruvian residents and will be subject to a fee of $178 a ticket..." Do you think I would have bought the ticket?  I mean, I do love paying a over a thousand dollars in fees... Said no one ever.

Actually the Priceline website only details the following when booking flights. Example below is for Lima to Cusco...
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"Prices are per person and inclusive of taxes and fees with the exception of baggage" I don't think this is a baggage fee issue, but I'm sure if I call again they may try to convince me it is. I could be blind so help me out do you see anything about a differentiation of resident and nonresident tickets on Priceline's website? 

Google Flights seems to have a designation for Priceline but Priceline themselves do not... I found this online.  I've never used Google Flights. At least they specify for travelers. ​

Avianca's policy from Lima to Cusco states...
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Definitely put this on your "I need to go" list, even if it's only for their drop dead amazing onion rings, which you won't get anywhere else on earth (probably :).  There are other items on the menu that warrant repeat visits, but the onion rings are just so freaking good.  
I love everything about this place.  They have great ideas and I think once they fully hone in on what they do really well and what the customers like they will be one of the best places in Traverse City.  

I first started coming here when they opened a few years ago.  They had some creative dishes that were filled with flavors and unique touches.  It's a mix up of a variety of different types of food from sandwiches to Thai to pizza to gourmet entrees.  

The first time I sampled the bacon wrapped pork medallions and the duck quesadillas.  They were delicious! The pizzas and sandwiches were excellent as well.  I want to rate them a five in my book, but I just can't. They have a couple inconsistencies with food and though I really do love them and the ambiance I just can't look past that.  

Let's talk about the positives first.  They do have excellent food when it's good.  They also have various different week day events such as Thursday Korean night, Tuesday Seafood night with great lakes perch and other seafood items, Wednesday Italian night for couples and so on. They also are located in a remote area, which is good and bad.  Bad that maybe new comers won't know where they are, but good in that you can easily find parking, go visit the Inside Out Gallery for art and cocktails or walk next door to the Brew Pub to have some organic microbrews.  All of this is in their little creative 'art district' hub.  It's really a nice setup, but I do hope that they are advertising like crazy to make sure people know where they are at.  

Harvest reminds me of the 2014 movie Chefs with Jon Favreau.  You know? The movie where Favreau goes a little crazy, gets himself a food truck, makes delicious food and lives happily ever after.  I don't know if Simon went a little crazy, but I'm sure hoping that they have a happily ever after because their food is awesome.  These guys are changing up what eating is and how you see food AND more importantly they are having a lot of fun doing it. 

If their clam chowder is an indication, then Harrington's by the Bay serves good seafood- but since I went there for happy hour I can’t vouch for this. I was pulled in by their all day happy hour prices, a good idea for an expensive restaurant that I might otherwise never make it to. My first irritation was that the prices and menu online didn’t match the menu inside- not great business practice, since most new customers read up before visiting nowadays. Actually, it wasn't just an irritation as it is a peev.  If you boast that you have a $5 bites happy hour menu and then you make it there specifically for that and realize it's a range of 5-8 dollar bites with only 4 of the 11 items actually being $5 it's a huge let down.   I don't mind paying more money, but I specifically chose them to eat at for their online menu.  They also didn't have some of the items they advertised such as the mushroom tempura and the nachos.