1. HOW TO BEAT THE RISING
COSTS OF HOTEL STAYS

2.  One of the most common and popular means
to save money on a hotel stay is to book your
hotel as part of a travel package, referred to as
bundling.
 This is most often done through hotel and
flight package deals offered by airlines and
online travel agents like Expedia and
Travelocity.
 By hiding their hotel rates in a bundle with
another service, hotels are able to drop their
prices lower than advertised originally.
 You can save up to 25% off the cost of buying
hotels and flights separately if you are able to
bundle them in to a package deal.
BOOK AS A PACKAGE

3.  Many of the large luxury hotel chains like Sheraton, Ritz and
Marriott offer exclusive hotel clubs promising a more
personal, exclusive and luxurious hotel stay with a raft of
additional extras.
 Whilst many dismiss these clubs as upselling tactics, many of
them offer exceptional value for money given what extras are
often included.
 Be sure to check what exactly is on offer for club level
upgrades – it may well end up saving you money.
JOIN THE CLUB

4.  There are rafts of online search tools and deal
tools allowing you to easily source bargains for a
hotel stay across the world.
 By aggregating hotel deals you are able to
quickly see which one is cheapest or offer the
greatest discount off its normal rates.
 Combine these search tools with review sites like
trip advisor to check the reputation and quality
of the hotels before you purchase.
 A quick review check can tell you easily which
hotel deal is a bargain and which is cheap for a
reason!
GET ONLINE

5.  When it comes to getting a good hotel deal,
loyalty is very important. Most hotel chains
and brands offer a form of loyalty
programme encouraging guests to return
time and time again to incur a range of
benefits and perks.
 Most programmes cost nothing to sign up for
initially and you can build a range of benefits
and cost savings over time.
 Loyalty programmes are now offering
partnership programmes with airlines and
car rental companies to allow you to extend
your range of membership benefits.
BE LOYAL

6.  When travelling internationally, particularly for business,
telephone costs can rack up.
 With most luxury hotels now offering free Wi-Fi to guests, take
advantage of online tools, such as Skype, which offers free
international Skype-Skype calls and a heavily discounted rate
on calls to landlines.
PHONE CALLS

7.  A number of online sites now offer security in the form of
refundable rates.
 Book a room through one of these sites and should the rate
drop before your stay you will receive an automatic refund –
guaranteeing you the cheapest deal possible.
CHECK FOR REFUNDS