Many people want to travel, and the more the more obstacles there are: a pandemic with isolation, insufficient income, health problems. But from time to time the situation changes, health stabilizes, new opportunities appear, and then a solemn moment comes - planning a vacation.
Vacation planning starts with a dream and ends with calculations: the cost of the flight, accommodation, visa. It is better to start doing this in advance, then you will be able to save at least on something, or even on everything. Many avid travelers keep track of discounts on air tickets all the time. A sudden gigantic discount on air travel can point you in the direction of a memorable trip.
Usually, the biggest expense item on a holiday abroad is the accommodation fee. In order not to overpay for accommodation on a trip, you need to follow 4 rules:
1. Refer to the best booking services
Tours are often rejected for various reasons: due to the high cost, inconvenient location of hotels. Therefore, thrifty tourists themselves book their favorite hotels via the Internet. However, booking on the hotel's website does not guarantee a really low price for local rooms. Hotels build their reputation as an elite establishment by raising prices for their services, and through booking services they sell services cheaper.
The best services for booking hotels:
- Agoda
- Booking
- Hotellook
- Hotels
- RoomGuru.
Each of them has its own advantages: some have a secure booking system, others always have more recent information, discounts for regular customers. Before choosing one of the services, you should familiarize yourself with all of them. It's also a good idea to read reviews about the services themselves, tips on how to use them.
In addition to hotels, you can search for rental housing: an apartment or a room. Special services are also working on this, the best of which are:
- 9 Flats
- Airbnb
- HomeAway
- Interhome
- "Daily".
Airbnb has the largest base of apartments, Interhome cares more about the safety of tourists, and Sutochno is the main specialist in the selection of apartments in Russia.
2. Start selection of a hotel or rental accommodation long before departure
In any case, rental housing needs to be planned in advance. Until the high season arrives, hosts often agree to book seats at a reasonable price, as they do not yet know how large the flow of tourists will be during the peak season.
In addition, cheaper rooms are occupied immediately, by the high season only the most expensive ones may remain: suites, junior suites, rooms for newlyweds.
3. Don't chase status
Even for tourists who can afford to pay for an expensive vacation, there is no point in paying for what they do not need. Having seen 5 stars after the name of the hotel, it is worth asking why the hotel received these stars. As a rule, guests are primarily interested in the comfort of the rooms and the quality of service, and not in the presence, for example, of 5 swimming pools or a golf course. Those who are going to lie on the beach for the whole vacation do not need to pay for golf.
4. Friendship with your favorite hotel will bring its bonuses
Many hotels (and the owners of the apartments) will gladly give a discount to guests who want to come again. Guests are different, some can cause trouble or trouble, so the return of tourists who made a good impression on vacation is a joy for the hotel staff, a high assessment of their work.
