Is HotelXray for Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton & IHG — Live Rates, Points & Alerts safe to install?

What data it declares

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data:

• User activity such as clicks, scrolling, keystrokes or network monitoring
• Website content such as text, images or links on the pages you open

The developer also certifies that your data is not sold to third parties outside approved uses, not used for purposes unrelated to the extension's core function, and not used to decide creditworthiness or lending.

The listing links to a privacy policy.

This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

What Chrome asks you to allow

When you add it, Chrome asks you to allow it to:

• Read and change your data on api.hotelxray.app, hotelxray.app, and dev.hotelxray.app

Derived from the manifest by Chrome's documented rules; the dialog's exact wording depends on your Chrome version and language. Chrome asks again if an update requests more.

What it can reach

Specific sites only: 3 match patterns.

• https://api.hotelxray.app/* only api.hotelxray.app
• https://hotelxray.app/* only hotelxray.app
• https://dev.hotelxray.app/* only dev.hotelxray.app

Reaches your browsing data or every site

• Read and change cookies on the sites it can access cookies
• Watch the network requests your browser makes webRequest

Worth knowing

• Run its own code on the pages it can access scripting

Routine for an extension

• Act on the current tab, but only after you click it activeTab
• Open a panel beside the page sidePanel
• Store data in your browser storage

Pages it runs its code on

It runs its own code on specific pages only: 2 site patterns.

• https://hotelxray.app/* only hotelxray.app
• https://dev.hotelxray.app/* only dev.hotelxray.app

A content script is code the extension injects into pages matching these patterns. On those pages it can read and change what you see, whether or not a host permission is listed above.

What it may ask for later

Not granted when you add it: Chrome asks you the moment the extension requests one of these, and you can refuse.

• https://*.hyatt.com/* hyatt.com and all its subdomains
• http://*.hyatt.com/* hyatt.com and all its subdomains
• https://*.marriott.com/* marriott.com and all its subdomains

How usual this is for its category

In Lifestyle · Travel, 9% of extensions ask for access to every site. This one: Access to specific sites only.

The typical extension there declares 2 browser permissions; this one declares 6 browser permissions.

• Read and change cookies on the sites it can access (cookies): 4% of extensions in this category ask for it.
• Watch the network requests your browser makes (webRequest): 4% of extensions in this category ask for it.

Counted over the live extensions of the same category after our latest full pass of the store. A share is context, not a verdict: what is normal depends on what the extension is for.

Who uses it and how it is kept up

2k users

• Last updated in the store 3 days ago, on 2026-11-02.
• We have seen 10 new versions in the last 90 days.

What the store shows

• Established publisher The store's badge for publishers with a good record and no history of violations.

The listing says it offers in-app purchases.

Has it asked for more over time?

This is the question a permission list on its own cannot answer. An extension that shipped narrow and widened later is a different proposition from one that always asked for the same thing.

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Versions we have seen

1. 2026-11-03Version 4.3.7
2. 2026-11-01Version 4.3.6
3. 2026-10-31Version 4.3.5
4. 2026-10-30Version 4.3.3
5. 2026-10-28Version 4.3.2
6. 2026-10-28Version 4.3.1
7. 2026-10-20Version 4.2.1
8. 2026-10-20Version 4.2.0

Who publishes it

HotelXray. This listing has been in the store since 2026-06-08 and was last updated on 2026-11-02.

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How to check or remove it in Chrome

1. Type chrome://extensions in the address bar and find the extension in the list.
2. Open its details. The site access setting shows where it can run; set it to run only on click and it reaches a page only after you press its icon.
3. To uninstall it, choose Remove on the same page.

Questions people ask

What can HotelXray for Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton & IHG — Live Rates, Points & Alerts access?

Specific sites only: 3 match patterns. It declares 6 browser permissions.

What data does HotelXray for Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton & IHG — Live Rates, Points & Alerts collect?

The developer declares that it collects these kinds of data: User activity, Website content. This is the developer's own declaration in the Chrome Web Store. We cannot check it against what the extension does.

Has HotelXray for Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton & IHG — Live Rates, Points & Alerts asked for more permissions over time?

The permissions this extension requests have not changed since we started watching it.

Does HotelXray for Hyatt, Marriott, Hilton & IHG — Live Rates, Points & Alerts publish a privacy policy?

Yes, the store listing links to a privacy policy.