Getting the Best Hotel Rates

Therefore it is time to book a hotel in some foreign city that you have never visited before. <br>Like most people you'll head to TripAdvisor or booking. com, ratestogo. com and similar sites. The nagging question you'll have is "did I get the best deal? " Sometimes the best deal is not just the cost you pay, but the room area, a special offer that has nothing regarding price but everything to do with saving money--like getting a free tour rather that may actually be worth more than the discount on a booking service. <br><br>What I do when I travel since the big booking engines never give you the website or e mail of the hotels they list, is immediately go to the state's national tourist board website or maybe the city's official website. These sites always have an amazingly complete list of all the hotels--and it gives their e mail and website, not to mention their direct line phone and fax. <br><br>If you have Skype or some other VOIP (voice more than internet phone), and you've examined the best offer on the booking service sites, it's time to call the hotel and simply TELL them what offer you possess on booking. com or whichever other site you used plus say that you'd like to book direct in order to save them the commission (which is definitely 6-15% so you do the math concerning how much you can ask for--like an area upgrade, free meal at their particular restaurant, etc . ). <br><br>Last however, not least there are a growing number of in city and in country hotel web sites created by locals who don't get a commission but simply charge a listing fee. Sites like these allow plus encourage DIRECT booking to the hotels they list.