Editing Obtaining the Best Hotel Rates

So it's time to book a hotel in certain foreign city that you have never been to before. <br>Like most people you'll visit TripAdvisor or booking. com, ratestogo. com and similar sites. The particular nagging question you'll have is "did I get the best deal? inch Sometimes the best deal is not just the price you pay, but the room place, a special offer that has nothing to do with price but everything to do with preserving 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 huge booking engines never give you the web address or e mail of the hotels they list, is immediately go to the nation's national tourist board website or the city's official website. These sites have always an amazingly complete list of all the hotels--and it gives their e mail and web address, not to mention their direct line telephone and fax. <br><br>If you have Skype ip telefoni or some other VOIP (voice more than internet phone), and you've examined the best offer on the booking service websites, it's time to call the hotel and simply TELL them what offer you have 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 usually 6-15% so you do the math concerning how much you can ask for--like a room upgrade, free meal at their particular restaurant, etc . ). <br><br>Last but not least there are a growing number of within city and in country hotel sites created by locals who don't get the commission but simply charge a list fee. Sites like these allow and encourage DIRECT booking to the resorts they list.