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Benefits of Online Hotel Booking & Popular Hotel Search Engines

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If you book hotels through some travel agent or some third party, they will have their commission from hotels. When you book hotel online
6 years ago, June 29th 2017 No: 1 Msg: #201523  
Benefits of online hotel booking -

1)Options - You can find hundreds of hotels available online in one single city. You can choose one from them.

2)Comparison - You can compare their tariff, ratings and guest reviews on hotel search engines like Clear trip, Expedia, Agoda, Make my trip,trip advisor, Goibibo, Trivago, OYO Rooms,Red bus, Yatra, Hotelsyeh etc.

3)24 Hours Open - You can book any hotel in the world from anywhere at any time.

4)Online payment - Online payment is more convenient that traditional bank transitions.

5) Hotel Images - You can see hotel images and it’s premises on hotel booking websites. Some hotel websites offer virtual tour of their property. It ensures you that you are getting hotel rooms as you want.

6) Discounts - If you book hotels through some travel agent or some third party, they will have their commission from hotels. When you book hotel online, you actually cut down intermediates from booking procedure. Hotel management saves their commission and they can offer you some discount.

Popular Hotel Search Engines -

There are many hotel booking websites you can find on net. New hotel booking websites are also coming in market every day.Few names are given below

Expedia

Agoda

Make my trip

tripadvisor

Goibibo

Trivago

OYO Rooms

Redbus

Yatra

hotelsyeh.in

hotelsyeh.com Reply to this

6 years ago, September 13th 2017 No: 2 Msg: #202326  
Yes they will take commissions from hotels when booking online.

But let's be clear in here, it's more cheaper than booking through a travel agency. So when booking through an agency they will take more money from your pocket. Reply to this

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