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How to get the cheapest hotel bookings

Here's our advice on how to get the cheapest bookings on hotel only - be that apartments, hotels or a villa rental.

1) Decide where you want go - Where you choose to go on holiday will have a big impact on how much it costs.
Right now, with the Euro so high against the Pound many people look to Egypt and other non Euro countries for cheaper deals.
However the fact is there is still many hotels and apartments in Spain that need filling up so hoteliers in the Eurozone are having
to drop their prices to increase their occupancy. This is especially true of resorts that traditionally cater mostly for Brits.
2) Compare Prices - Trawling various hotel booking websites can take an age, what makes it even more annoying, if you are
comparing hotel prices is that eaxh site may have a different policy on things like taxes so you sometimes have to go deep into
the booking before you get the final price. We like RoomWizard.co.uk for comparing hotel prices. The search is very fast considering
it checks around 15 of the leading hotel websites. Just be aware that not all sites are included - we think it's better for comparing hotels
for city breaks than beach holidays.

3) Use a cashback site - Cashback sites let you earn a % rebate each time you shop online - and not just for hotels you can earn
cashback at all sorts of online retailers including M&S, Tesco and many more and sometimes you don't even have to buy anything to
earn you can just sign up or join a new website. We like Rpoints.com for cashback as the tracking is reliable and there are useful forums
with money saving tips. There are a lot of hotel websites available on Rpoints so you can earn cashback at expedia, lastminute.com,
and many more.

4) Use a best price guarantee - Many sites offer a "best price guarantee" these days. Typically you have to go ahead and make your booking
and then email them a screenshot of the cheaper price on their competitors website and then they will refund the difference. Of course if
you can see that the other website is cheaper before you book then you will probably book at the cheapest but sometimes when taking into
consideration the cashback (point 3, above) it makes sense to book at the more expensive and then make a claim!