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I look up hotels on booking.com and TripAdvisor and then head to the hotel’s own website to make the booking.
by checker659 8y ago
I look up hotels on booking.com and TripAdvisor and then head to the hotel’s own website to make the booking.
- te_chris 8y agoSame here. Also, often if you call the hotel they'll offer you a better deal as they don't have to pay the big booking agencies.
- rosege 8y agoI've found this hit and miss. Which I'm surprises by since they save 30% if I book direct
- Eridrus 8y agoPeople who call might be less likely to shop around, since calling is a pain.
- smueller1234 8y agoMore like 12-18% with booking.com.
- chippy 8y agoEvery time I've called a hotel they have offered me a more expensive rate, so now I don't.
- llampx 8y agoI've had good experiences with calling, but I upvoted anyway because I do believe there are hotels that are stuck in their ways and have no flexibility to offer a better rate to someone who is trying to price-match booking.com.
- dazc 8y agoI do the same except for a short diversion via Google maps reviews (because I find these are the closest to reality you can ever find).
- telesilla 8y agoI've been using HotelTonight a lot as it lets me pick a date I might want to go somewhere and it sends me updates on decent hotels as the price goes down. But I use TripAdvisor to check first if it's a good spot to stay.