Having the Best Hotel Rates

Therefore it is time to book a hotel in certain foreign city that you have never visited before. <br>Like most people you'll visit TripAdvisor or booking. com, ratestogo. com and similar sites. The 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 location, a special offer that has nothing to do with price but everything to do with saving money--like getting a free tour instead 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 these people list, is immediately go to the country's national tourist board website or the city's official website. These sites always have an amazingly complete list of all the hotels--and it gives their e mail and web address, not to mention their direct line cell phone and fax. <br><br>If you have Skype ip telefoni or some other VOIP (voice over internet phone), and you've checked out the best offer on the booking service sites, it's time to call the hotel and simply TELL them what offer you have got on booking. com or whatever other site you used and 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 an area upgrade, free meal at their 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 the commission but simply charge a listing fee. Sites like these allow plus encourage DIRECT booking to the hotels they list.