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What is the best Asia's hotel reservation network?
I often used Asiatravel.com about 10 years ago and found it very
reliable. Is it still good or are there better ones now? This time I am going to visit Taiwan and would like to make a hotel booking through the net. |
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What is the best Asia's hotel reservation network?
"Hiroshi" wrote in message ... I often used Asiatravel.com about 10 years ago and found it very reliable. Is it still good or are there better ones now? This time I am going to visit Taiwan and would like to make a hotel booking through the net. http://www.asiarooms.com/ is another alternative. Both sites are good. Gerry |
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What is the best Asia's hotel reservation network?
On 9¤ë13¤é, ¤È«á2:26, "Gerald Oliver Swift" wrote:
"Hiroshi" wrote in message ... I often used Asiatravel.com about 10 years ago and found it very reliable. Is it still good or are there better ones now? This time I am going to visit Taiwan and would like to make a hotel booking through the net. http://www.asiarooms.com/is another alternative. Both sites are good. Gerry Thank you, Gerry. I¡@have checked the asiarooms site. It seems alright. Hiroshi |
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What is the best Asia's hotel reservation network?
On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:58:39 -0700 (PDT), Hiroshi
wrote: On 9??13??, ????2:26, "Gerald Oliver Swift" wrote: "Hiroshi" wrote in message ... I often used Asiatravel.com about 10 years ago and found it very reliable. Is it still good or are there better ones now? This time I am going to visit Taiwan and would like to make a hotel booking through the net. http://www.asiarooms.com/is another alternative. Both sites are good. Gerry Thank you, Gerry. I?@have checked the asiarooms site. It seems alright. You might also want to look at http://www.agoda.com/ I use Agoda often and find they usually come out slightly cheaper than others when I compare prices. They also have a bonus point scheme which allows you to accumulate points and use them for discounts on future bookings. The only thing I don't like about them is they insist on charging your credit card in your home currency at a worse rate of exchange than you would have got from your credit card company. Chris |
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What is the best Asia's hotel reservation network?
On 9¤ë14¤é, ¤È«e10:15, Chris Blunt wrote:
On Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:58:39 -0700 (PDT), Hiroshi wrote: On 9??13??, ????2:26, "Gerald Oliver Swift" wrote: "Hiroshi" wrote in message .... I often used Asiatravel.com about 10 years ago and found it very reliable. Is it still good or are there better ones now? This time I am going to visit Taiwan and would like to make a hotel booking through the net. http://www.asiarooms.com/isanother alternative. Both sites are good. Gerry Thank you, Gerry. I?@have checked the asiarooms site. It seems alright. You might also want to look athttp://www.agoda.com/ I use Agoda often and find they usually come out slightly cheaper than others when I compare prices. They also have a bonus point scheme which allows you to accumulate points and use them for discounts on future bookings. The only thing I don't like about them is they insist on charging your credit card in your home currency at a worse rate of exchange than you would have got from your credit card company. Chris Thank you, Chris. I'll check your site. Cheers! Hiroshi |
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What is the best Asia's hotel reservation network?
Hiroshi wrote;
I often used Asiatravel.com about 10 years ago and found it very reliable. Is it still good or are there better ones now? This time I am going to visit Taiwan and would like to make a hotel booking through the net. While many of these travel sites offer competitive rates, don't you generally pay for the entire stay upfront? If your plans change, then you face the task of modifying or recovering the charges against your credit card, which was charged the full amount earlier. Expedia even has a deal where you can pay extra for cancelling for any reason but then if you read the fine print, you still have cancellation fees and fees on top of that. Watch the fine print. I find that many hotels will take your credit card information but will not charge unless you fail to show or fail to observe their cancellation policy. Cancellation policies are generally reasonable in my experience. Some hotels don't even require advance credit card information, especially if you press them, as was the case when I recently booked excellent accommodation for a stay in Hanoi. One other tip to negotiate a better rate at a higher rated hotel is to see what promotions they may have running during the period you plan to visit. They will often extend these promotion prices if you stay a for longer than a couple days. More and more, I am finding that hotels will match the best deal you can find on the net or come close to it. Alternatively, their specials and promotions will nearly get you the same rate. Happy travels. rg |
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On Mon, 15 Sep 2008 04:42:21 GMT, "Sharkbait"
wrote: While many of these travel sites offer competitive rates, don't you generally pay for the entire stay upfront? If your plans change, then you face the task of modifying or recovering the charges against your credit card, which was charged the full amount earlier. Expedia even has a deal where you can pay extra for cancelling for any reason but then if you read the fine print, you still have cancellation fees and fees on top of that. Watch the fine print. It varies. Some just make the booking for you and you pay at the hotel when you check out, others make you pay in full when the room is confirmed. The cheaper deals usually require you to pay in advance. I guess that's reasonable. If you need more flexibility, then expect to pay more. I find that many hotels will take your credit card information but will not charge unless you fail to show or fail to observe their cancellation policy. Cancellation policies are generally reasonable in my experience. Some hotels don't even require advance credit card information, especially if you press them, as was the case when I recently booked excellent accommodation for a stay in Hanoi. One other tip to negotiate a better rate at a higher rated hotel is to see what promotions they may have running during the period you plan to visit. They will often extend these promotion prices if you stay a for longer than a couple days. More and more, I am finding that hotels will match the best deal you can find on the net or come close to it. Alternatively, their specials and promotions will nearly get you the same rate. Happy travels. It seems to be the same trend as has happened with air fares. Several years ago you could only buy the cheapest airline tickets through a travel agent. Now you can normally get the same fares online by booking on the airlines web site. Chris |
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What is the best Asia's hotel reservation network?
Hiroshi wrote:
I often used Asiatravel.com about 10 years ago and found it very reliable. Is it still good or are there better ones now? This time I am going to visit Taiwan and would like to make a hotel booking through the net. A lot of the smaller hotels in Taiwan don't accept bookings through those web sites. Also, some of the major hotels often have special deals available only through their own site, i.e. when I stayed at the Formosa Regent in Taipei, they had a better deal on the Regent web site than on the other travel web sites--cheaper and it included breakfast. In March I reserved late for the Taipei Bike Show, and I ended up at the YMCA hotel in Taipei. I thought it was perfect. It's a real hotel, not a hostel. Clean, inexpensive, right near the subway, train, and bus stations and a gazillion restaurants, and it had a self-serve laundry. I took the air bus from CKS airport to the main railway station, and walked one block to the hotel. Plus you only had to walk across the street to buy stinky tofu! Internet access was about $3 per day, but actually they only charged for the first day. I met the CEO of a U.S. bicycle company (Breezer) who was staying a block away at the "One Star Hotel." He said it was fine. "http://www.taipeionestarhotel.com.tw/english/intro.html" You gotta wonder about a hotel that would name itself "One Star Hotel." |
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