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[โ€“] lemmysmash@beehaw.org 27 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The best option is to pay the hotels directly.

[โ€“] PheasantPlucker@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago

There'll always be a place for travel agents

[โ€“] Squizzy@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The only use of these sites is aggregation, then ring and book

[โ€“] Squirrelsdrivemenuts@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The booking page on small hotel websites so often just refers back to their bookings.com page.

[โ€“] Gonzako@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Its getting more and more common that you can only callโ€“in for a same day stay. Anything further the receptionist will just send you to their host website or whichever is their host booking engine

[โ€“] Squizzy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Ring them. "Hey, just about to press confirm on the room on booking bed and breakfast for 109, thought I'd check if there was a better rate direct before I clicked."

[โ€“] Kyouki@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 month ago

Damn. Wasn't aware of this while booking my recent trips. Hopefully someone can shed some light on EU alternatives.

[โ€“] noname_yet2077@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Hah! Sellouts.

[โ€“] NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago

I felt bad dropping โ‚ฌ600 on a German hotel thro Expedia but that was genuinely the cheapest place, by such a margin that I couldn't afford to buy direct. The hotel wouldn't entertain it at all.

What isn't helped is the extra discount thro sites like topcashback