Having the Best Hotel Rates

Therefore it is time to book a hotel in some 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 cost you pay, but the room location, 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 large booking engines never give you the web address or e mail of the hotels these people list, is immediately go to the country's national tourist board website or maybe the city's official website. These sites have always an amazingly complete list of all the hotels--and it gives their e mail and website, not to mention their direct line telephone and fax. <br><br>If you have Skype ip telefoni or some other VOIP (voice over internet phone), and you've examined the best offer on the booking service sites, it's time to call the resort and simply TELL them what offer you have got 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 as to how much you can ask for--like a room upgrade, free meal at their restaurant, etc . ). <br><br>Last although not least there are a growing number of within city and in country hotel websites 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 hotels they list.