What is the secret of hotel reservation discount?

Business travelers and "self-help tourists" are generally used to booking hotels before going out, but now there are various channels for booking hotels, and the prices booked through different channels are also very different. According to a newspaper report, a Guangdong tourist went to Beijing on business and wanted to book a standard room in a four-star hotel in Beijing. The retail price of his phone call is nearly half the price he finally booked through a hotel reservation website in China!

In fact, this kind of example is not uncommon. It is an open fact in the industry that hotel prices have different discounts on different occasions. There are many reasons, such as special periods (trade fairs) and business dealings between guest companies and hotels. Sometimes, the same money, the hotel grade may be different. Therefore, mastering some tips for booking hotels can often make you enjoy a satisfactory discount when you travel.

Make a reservation at the front desk of the hotel

The room at the front desk of the hotel is the most expensive of all. The front desk price shows the value of a hotel, that is, no matter how discounted by other channels, it is worth the price itself. In order to promote sales, according to different seasons or situations, the front desk price sometimes has a certain discount, but the range is very small. The higher the star rating, the smaller the front desk discount.

Make a reservation in the reservation department of the hotel.

Hotel management is different. Some reservation departments offer prices similar to those discounted at the front desk, and the reservation department only plays the role of reservation. And some hotel reservations departments can give cheaper prices than the front desk. According to Liu, general manager of Ramada Triumph Hotel, the reservation department of the hotel was granted the right to give discounts within a certain range.

It is reported that there is no advance time limit for booking hotels. It can be said that as long as there are vacancies, you can book them. Some hotels need to pay a certain handling fee for booking in special periods. Take Ramada Triumph Hotel as an example. When booking a room in our hotel during the fair, you must pay one night's room rate in advance. If the guest wants to cancel the reservation, he must inform 72 hours in advance, and the hotel will refund all the handling fees, but the notice within 72 hours will not be refunded.

Booking through a travel agency

Big travel agencies have hotel reservation departments, which mainly serve the reservations of teams in the system and also face individual travelers. Hotels signed by travel agencies generally do not emphasize individuality and are very popular. Hotels are relatively fixed and there are not many choices. Not suitable for business trips or leisure backpackers.

Book through a hotel reservation company.

The well-known booking company in China is Ctrip. Com, Golden Holiday, E Dragon, Hengzhongyuan, Business Travel and so on. There are generally two channels for booking tickets through such booking companies. One is to book through 800 toll-free telephone; Second, customers can book directly online. Most booking companies make final confirmation by phone, and some companies have to make final confirmation by fax. It is understood that booking through these booking companies can often get more favorable prices, and the price of online booking is generally 3-7 fold lower than that of hotel front desk.