Booking.com - one of the oldest and most popular services to find hotels, hostels and other temporary accommodation. The platform has a simple interface that lets you quickly find the number on the soul and means. But if you dig deeper, and spend a little more time, we can well spare.
1. Become a member of the bonus program Genius
When you make five different bookings, you will become a member of the Genius program. This will give a 10 percent discount on accommodation in hotels-partner Booking.com.
Participation in the program brings other benefits - such as free shuttle service to or from the airport and a late check-out and check-in. Moreover, you can meet with free drinks.
2. Use free cancellation booking
In the search results, filter the hotel so that the reservation can be canceled free of charge and no need to make a prepayment. Too many users from booking of several rooms and later abandon them, to find the most suitable offer.
When you arrange a booking, the hotel sets a deadline for its free cancellation. The day before this date, try to look for other rooms - perhaps you will be able to find something more profitable. Order the new version and safely discard the old.
3. Please return the difference in price
Booking.com guarantees the refund of the price difference if you find another site such as accommodation option, but cheaper.
Open your book and click on "Got room for less at another website?". You will have to confirm that the accommodation conditions are identical: stay, cancellation policies, and so on. Soon you will get back the difference in price.
To find less expensive rooms on other sites, use the extension for Chrome called Gopher. When you find yourself on the hotel's page, the plugin will automatically find more advantageous options.
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4. Check the card to save on transport
Usually hotels outside the popular tourist destinations much cheaper. But in the end you will still pay the money - not only for living, and for transport. Therefore, the housing nearer to the center can be more profitable. Directly on Booking.com, you can open the map to check where there are certain hotels, and sort them by location. Most likely, you will be able to find a place that suits your needs and is not located in any wilderness. By the way, right on the map, you can view the information about hotels.
5. Check the full price and keep the search filters
Typically, the site shows the cost of housing from the tax into account. But sometimes the hotels may charge an additional fee at the entrance - for example, the city tax. Chrome-extension Booking.com Power Tools will show the price, taking into account any additional payments.
Also, the plugin allows you to save your search filters. You can choose presets for different situations - for example, to travel alone and with children.
see also
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