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Book Hotel Rooms Direct and Save?


SYDNEY, July 25/Medianet International-AsiaNet/ --


Book Hotel Rooms Direct and Save? 


Book direct and save, best available internet rate, best price guarantee, best rate publicly available, best

online rate guarantee … these are words that hoteliers use on their hotel website to persuade customers to

book direct. 


These influential words can save hoteliers paying up to 35% commission to online travel agents. But are

hoteliers living up to their price guarantee? Hotel price comparison website HotelsCombined.com conducted

research in four metropolitan cities to determine if randomly selected hotel chain websites and independent

hotel websites offer the best available rate*. 


City: New York City


Hotel: Hilton New York 

Best Available Rate on Hotel Website: $433.21

HotelsCombined.com Provider Best Available Rate: US $316.00 AsiaTiv.com




City: London


Hotel: Le Meridien Piccadilly

Best Available Rate on Hotel Website: GBP £222.07

HotelsCombined.com Provider Best Available Rate: GBP £163.47 GtaHotels.com


City: Paris


Hotel: Best Western Opera Saint Lazare

Best Available Rate on Hotel Website: EUR €109.00

HotelsCombined.com Provider Best Available Rate: EUR €87.61 BookinHotels.com


City: Sydney


Hotel: Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel

Best Available Rate on Hotel Website: AUD $289.00

HotelsCombined.com Provider Best Available Rate: AUD $274.00 AsiaRooms.com


To see full results of 24 hotels visit:


 

* Rates are in full amount which include taxes and service changes. Best available rate is for the cheapest

available room for check-in 29 August 2008 and check-out 30 August 2008. Rates are true and accurate as

at 21 July 2008. 


The results indicate that hotel websites do not always offer the best available rate. What’s more consumers

cannot count on hotel price guarantees as most guarantees must be carefully documented if consumers are

planning to file a claim. Even then it can be difficult to extract the guarantee. Without this guarantee,

however, it leaves loyal customers no choice but to book through online travel agents which offer better

deals. And how are online travel agents offering better deals? They make hotels sign a lowest rate

guarantee contract. 


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About HotelsCombined.com


HotelsCombined.com is a hotel price comparison website that helps travelers’ worldwide search for hotels

across a multitude of hotel websites. HotelsCombined.com searches established online travel agent sites

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such as Booking.com, Priceline.com, Hotels.com, Orbitz.com, ReserveTravel.com and hotel chain sites

including Intercontinental.com. Searching is done in real-time so that results show the latest pricing and

availability and travelers’ are redirected through to partner websites to book. HotelsCombined.com is

headquartered in Sydney, Australia and was founded in 2005 by former executives from HotelClub.com,

RatesToGo.com and Stella Hospitality Group. For more information, please visit www.HotelsCombined.com.


Contact:

Vicki Byrne

Business Development

Phone: +61 2 8011 4192




SOURCE: HotelsCombined.com


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