subject: How to Book and Find a Hotel with Last Minute Deals [print this page] How to Book and Find a Hotel with Last Minute Deals
If your travel plans are flexible then last minute hotel deals are the way to go. Budget hotels to 5 star luxury mega resorts are often competing day in and day out and usually issue special discounts and room deals to lure guests into their rooms. And the only place to find these last minute deals are on Internet based hotel reservation agencies.
Most people do not know that hotels periodically need to fill their rooms just to make up for day to day operational costs. If there are no guests it's hard to do that. So hotels team up with online hotel booking agencies to promote their special rates.
Online hotel booking agencies are proficient at marketing especially on the Internet because that's what they specialize in and not plane tickets or car rentals. But you shouldn't just choose any hotel agency because there are so may.
What travel insiders do is to find a hotel agency that is based in the region you need a hotel in. The more specific the better. For example if you need a hotel in Japan it's best to visit Rakuten Travel Inc., a very popular hotel agency headquartered in Tokyo.
For hotels in the United States one of the best companies to reserve hotel rooms there is called CheapOstay.com and I found that they consistently offer the best rates for hotels throughout the country. Take a look at their website for hotels in Canada and South America too which also has special room rates.
To round out this article I recommend Booking.com if you want the best hotels deals in Europe. I have also noticed they offer very competetive rates throughout the Middle East and Africa too.
The online hotel agencies mentioned in this article offer guests instant room confirmations. Some of these websites even tell you how many rooms are left available for last minute hotel deals. But most importantly none of these companies charge any fees at all.
