Obtaining 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 particular 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 related to price but everything to do with conserving 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 huge booking engines never give you the website or e mail of the hotels they will list, is immediately go to the country'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 telephone 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 websites, 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 6-15% so you do the math as to how much you can ask for--like a room upgrade, free meal at their particular restaurant, etc . ). <br><br>Last although not least there are a growing number of in city and in country hotel internet 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.