Best Money-Saving Hotel Tips

2013-07-15

Which country has the highest-priced hotels? The immediate answer is the Maldives, according to Hotels.com’s recently released Hotel Price Index. But the real takeaway is that for the past few years hotel prices have been rising across the globe, no matter which country you choose to visit.

The average room rate rose by an average of 3% in 2012, according to Hotels.com. Thankfully, there are plenty of savvy ways to save money on a hotel room today — you just need to know the insider tricks. Many have to do with navigating the increasingly complex landscape of online booking. You’ll find start-up websites such as Tingo, which offers automatic refunds when a room rate drops. DealAngel, meanwhile, will help you decide if that online find is really such a steal. And all the major booking sites are embracing “bundling” as a way to drop rates.

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