How to find the best hotel discounts
As any extended holiday weekend approaches, we would be all
about finding the best hotel rates and if we are able to get any discounts,
then we count ourselves lucky. Staying at 5-star hotels is a huge hole in the
pocket as you need to shell out money for literally everything that you do in
the room. Finding a hotel room on any budget is a tedious task and needs a lot
of research. Hotels can add up to large sums which you sometimes cannot
control.
Here are some tips for finding the best discounts on hotels-
* Compare prices online: There are various travel websites
such as Expedia, Kayak, Orbitz among others which offer a range of hotels all
with a variety of prices. We can also find that some website may have
discounted hotel rates on a particular hotel than any other website. This may
be because that website may be offering a site-only discount on hotel prices.
Always research well on all such websites before booking a reservation and make
use of such discounts. If you do
comparisons on sites such as Kayak you will notice that most prices across all
sites are the same and that is because hoteliers are trying to put a end to
price competing which makes it easier for the traveler to determine if they
have the best rates. Keep in mind, when you book via a public site you are
paying public rates and not necessary getting the best hotel discount.
* Be flexible on your travel dates: this is very important
because the hotels won’t have the same room rates at each time of the year and
keeps changing according to the any holidays. Also the rates on weekends will
be higher than on weekdays. Thus we must take all these things into
consideration before we book any hotel. Travelling on an off-season will be a
lot cheaper than travelling and staying at the hotel during Christmas,
thanksgiving or any such holidays. Membership clubs seem to provide the best
discounted hotels now.
* Association membership: if you are a member of any
professional group such as American Medical Association as the AARP or Hotels
Etc. you will be entitled to receive hotel discounts on many famous hotels
located at convenient locations. Such organizations will often demand hotels to
give them the best hotel discounts on their websites, thus you must be a member
of one of these membership programs in order to access the cheap hotel rates
that they can provide you with.
* Hidden discounts:
you may find or get discount codes for hotel bookings on website such as
expedia.com or hotels.com which can be used to get amazing hotel discounts.
Also you may watch out for the advertisements of the hotels which offer many
deals and packages which may be cheaper than the price that the particular
hotel normally offer. So you must be looking out for such deals and packages
and you can travel on the dates when the hotels may be discounted. However keep in mind that the discounted hotel
rates you see advertised are typically still higher than what a private
membership club can get you.
* loyalty programs: there are various loyalty clubs
available which will earn you points if you visit hotels. And upon the maturity
of these point, you will be able to exchange these points to get discounts on hotels
at major locations. Furthermore, you will be entitled to get various other
things such as free city sight-seeing or complementary food at the hotel. So
with only a little amount of investment, you will be able to get good rewards
if you are a frequent traveler and want to enjoy staying at good hotels. Companies such as Hotels Etc. not only provides
members with the deepest travel discounts but also provides members with a
loyalty program which will allow you to earn free vacations. To learn more
about Hotels Etc. loyalty program visit www.hotelsetc.com/membership
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