{"id":5450,"date":"2016-05-15T11:29:02","date_gmt":"2016-05-15T05:59:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.manahotels.in\/traveller\/?p=5450"},"modified":"2021-06-04T19:56:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T14:26:51","slug":"best-travel-deals-offers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/best-travel-deals-offers.html","title":{"rendered":"The Best Travel Deals and Affordable Hotel Bookings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you thought that a small discount was the best you could rustle up when planning a vacation, here&#8217;s an eye opener. To the eagle-eyed searcher, hotels and airlines can both be &#8216;gamed&#8217; by using tactics that frequent tourists have honed over the year. Here are some that you can apply instantly, to score some great travel deals.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Page Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/best-travel-deals-offers.html\/#Booking_in_Advance_vs_Last_Minute_Booking\" >Booking in Advance vs. Last Minute Booking<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/best-travel-deals-offers.html\/#Look_for_Cashback_Options_and_App_Deals\" >Look for Cashback Options and App Deals<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/best-travel-deals-offers.html\/#Check_at_the_Hotel_for_travel_deals\" >Check at the Hotel for travel deals<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/best-travel-deals-offers.html\/#Be_Wary_of_Room_on_Request\" >Be Wary of Room on Request<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/best-travel-deals-offers.html\/#Be_Adventurous_with_%E2%80%98Secret_Hotels\" >Be Adventurous with &#8216;Secret&#8217;\u00a0Hotels<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/manahotels.in\/traveller\/rajasthan\/best-travel-deals-offers.html\/#Sign_up_with_Hotels_Airlines_and_Travel_Services_Provider_Memberships\" >Sign up with Hotels, Airlines and Travel Services Provider Memberships<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Booking_in_Advance_vs_Last_Minute_Booking\"><\/span><strong>Booking in Advance vs. Last Minute Booking<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As a rule of thumb, book airlines as soon as your vacation dates are confirmed. Don\u2019t even\u00a0wait to get home to your computer &#8211; begin your search on mobile immediately, decide your\u00a0flight budget, and within the day, get your tickets. With volatile ticket prices, even an hour\u2019s\u00a0delay can cost you a cheap ticket.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Just like airlines, bookings should be done quickly if a hotel stay is part of a package.\u00a0However, there are often great sales for unsold hotel rooms, which you can keep an eye out\u00a0for, especially if you&#8217;ve made a spur of the moment getaway plan instead of something\u00a0you\u2019ve been planning for months. You might score great discounts on unsold rooms that the\u00a0hotel is having a hard time selling.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Look_for_Cashback_Options_and_App_Deals\"><\/span><strong>Look for Cashback Options and App Deals<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A host of hospitality sector start-ups and online hotel booking portals, which are dedicated\u00a0to affordable travel, keep advertising great packages. You&#8217;ll have to be quick to grab these\u00a0deals, which include cashback options and other incentives.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Check_at_the_Hotel_for_travel_deals\"><\/span><strong>Check at the Hotel for travel deals<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">While hotel reservation sites like to position themselves as providers of the best deals,\u00a0sometimes the hotel&#8217;s website itself has great offers you might be ignoring. These include\u00a0early booking promotions, 3-for- 2-night deals, and other freebies that comparison sites\u00a0often don&#8217;t register. If you&#8217;re checking the hotel website for prices, don&#8217;t make up your mind\u00a0until you hit the final booking page, which shows the true cost, inclusive of taxes and other\u00a0charges.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_Wary_of_Room_on_Request\"><\/span><strong>Be Wary of Room on Request<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Don&#8217;t assume that rooms &#8216;on request&#8217; mean a free room you can request &#8211; it often means\u00a0you can pay for an extra room, or that you need to check for availability.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Be_Adventurous_with_%E2%80%98Secret_Hotels\"><\/span><strong>Be Adventurous with &#8216;Secret&#8217;\u00a0Hotels<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Hotel sites often leave out hotel names while showing off prices. This happens when hotels\u00a0are attempting to sell off unused rooms, without eating into their existing customer base&#8217;s\u00a0ability to pay for hotels. \u00a0All you need to specify the star level, see the hotel description that\u00a0comes up, and maybe Google it to get an idea of the hotel&#8217;s name. This way, you&#8217;ll score 5-\u00a0star hotels at 3-star prices.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sign_up_with_Hotels_Airlines_and_Travel_Services_Provider_Memberships\"><\/span><strong>Sign up with Hotels, Airlines and Travel Services Provider Memberships<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can sign up for regular email alerts from airlines, hotels, and deals websites in the travel and hospitality sector. Airlines provide frequent flyer miles, and these can often be combined with discount fares especially if they&#8217;re part of a larger group of airlines. Similarly, hotels often advertise rush deals and other freebies on Facebook, Twitter, and emails when they&#8217;re hard pressed to sell rooms. Credit cards often provide membership benefits, so it&#8217;s great if you have 2-3 cards between you and your significant other.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you thought that a small discount was the best you could rustle up when planning a vacation, here&#8217;s an eye opener. 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