| When you are planning your next holiday there are a | | | | independent travel website that is offering a lower |
| number of ways in which you can save money, and | | | | price then you can contact the hotel directly with the |
| one of these is to look at the early booking hotel | | | | details, and they will match this offer for you through |
| discounts. Hotels are keen to secure early bookings as | | | | their own online or telephone booking system. |
| not only does this ensure they have full occupancy | | | | Additional Discounts |
| and so are optimizing their accommodation potential, | | | | Early booking saver discounts can often be combined |
| but by securing bookings well in advance they can plan | | | | with additional offers, so it is important you take the |
| resources much more accurately and ensure they | | | | time to look around and see if there are any more |
| have the right staffing levels and amenities on offer for | | | | savings you can make before you book your stay. |
| the number of guests expected at any time of the | | | | Other discounts that may be available to early |
| year. This is one of the reasons why hotels offer such | | | | bookings can include: |
| good discounts for those travelers that are in a | | | | - Room Upgrades - some hotels may be able to offer |
| position to book well in advance. | | | | you a free upgrade to one of the executive rooms or |
| Online Offers | | | | suites as an incentive to book early, and this can be a |
| Most of the larger hotels (both independent and chain | | | | great way to secure a luxury, top of the range hotel |
| groups) have websites and this is a good place to find | | | | room even when you are on a tight budget. |
| out more about the early booking savings offered. | | | | - Free Nights - early booking discounts can often |
| Independent price checker websites can also be a | | | | include additional nights stay for free, which is a great |
| good resource and have the additional benefit of | | | | deal and means you may be able to afford a much |
| making it easy to search a large number of hotels by | | | | longer holiday than you first thought. |
| a number of different categories such as location or | | | | - Car Rental Discounts - larger hotels often have deals |
| price range. For example provides information on a | | | | in place with car rental companies, and may even |
| number of hotels and offer a graded level of | | | | have a desk in the actual hotel, and one incentive |
| advanced booking discounts of up to 30% for hotels. | | | | offered to early bookings is reduced rates on car |
| On top of that you can get up to $100 in rebates for | | | | rental. |
| extended stays. Don't forget that hotels will only offer | | | | - Club Discounts - a number of clubs, organizations and |
| a limited number of early booking saver discounts and | | | | financial products such as bank accounts and credit |
| these will be on a 'first come, first served' basis, so if | | | | cards offer a number of travel deals such as |
| you do want to take advantage of these great deals | | | | discounts on hire cars and hotel rooms that can be |
| then you will need to book as far in advance as you | | | | used in conjunction with early booking savers discounts |
| can. Even though independent price checker websites | | | | as well as credit card providers such as Visa, |
| can make searching for deals quick and easy many of | | | | MasterCard, Discover, and American Express. You |
| the best discounts are still to be found on each | | | | can usually find these discounts detailed on the |
| individual hotel's own website, and many hotels also | | | | promotions page on each hotel website. |
| offer 'price match guarantees' so if you do find an | | | | |