{"id":72970,"date":"2015-10-09T14:20:06","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T13:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/?p=72970"},"modified":"2016-03-29T13:33:47","modified_gmt":"2016-03-29T12:33:47","slug":"travel-tip-how-to-find-the-lowest-hotel-price","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/2015\/10\/09\/travel-tip-how-to-find-the-lowest-hotel-price\/","title":{"rendered":"Travel tip: how to find the lowest hotel price?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friday <a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/follow-me\/\">newsletters<\/a>\u00a0always feature luxury travel <a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/contests\/\">contests<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/tips\/\">tips<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/category\/travel-series\/\">series<\/a>, or\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/category\/travel-news\/\">news<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Today (October 9, 2015):\u00a0Travel Tip:\u00a0where to find\u00a0the cheapest rate for a hotel room?<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>If you are like me (and I think you are since you are following my blog), then you are passionate about luxury travel and the world&#8217;s most exclusive hotel properties (such as the Mandarin Oriental Bodrum Resort in Turkey, pictured below).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_72980\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-72980\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyalwan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/mandarin-oriental-bodrum-junior-suite.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"72980\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/2015\/10\/09\/travel-tip-how-to-find-the-lowest-hotel-price\/mandarin-oriental-bodrum-junior-suite\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyalwan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/mandarin-oriental-bodrum-junior-suite.jpg?fit=1365%2C911&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1365,911\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"MANDARIN ORIENTAL BODRUM JUNIOR SUITE (TURKEY)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;MANDARIN ORIENTAL BODRUM JUNIOR SUITE (TURKEY)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyalwan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/mandarin-oriental-bodrum-junior-suite.jpg?fit=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyalwan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/mandarin-oriental-bodrum-junior-suite.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-72980\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/turkeyalwan.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/mandarin-oriental-bodrum-junior-suite.jpg?resize=660%2C440&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"MANDARIN ORIENTAL BODRUM JUNIOR SUITE (TURKEY)\" width=\"660\" height=\"440\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-72980\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">MANDARIN ORIENTAL BODRUM JUNIOR SUITE (TURKEY)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For most people, hotel stays account for the largest portion of their\u00a0travel funds, as a couple of days in a 5-star hotel can easily set you back a few thousands dollars, if not more.\u00a0I previously published\u00a0the following travel tips to help you save money while traveling around the globe:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/2014\/07\/11\/travel-tip-how-to-book-the-cheapest-room-rate-at-a-luxury-hotel-and-save-money\/\">Tips for getting the best deal at a luxury hotel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/2015\/08\/14\/travel-tip-how-to-stay-for-free-at-a-luxury-hotel\/\">Tips for\u00a0staying for FREE at a luxury hotel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When I dream about staying at a particular luxury hotel without breaking my wallet, then I always start with an online search for the lowest room rate at that hotel. When I am convinced that I found the cheapest rate, then I proceed with booking a room at that price using a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/best-rate-guarantee\/\">Best Rate Guarantee<\/a>\u00a0(to receive an additional discount). The question remains where you can find the lowest rate for a hotel room without spending too much of your precious time searching the worldwide web. Well, it turns out that this is not difficult at all, since <strong>two aggregator websites<\/strong> will do the job for you in just a few clicks! \u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/click-7603513-10789184\" target=\"_blank\">Hotelscombined<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-7603513-11662161\" target=\"_blank\">Trivago<\/a>\u00a0are two very helpful\u00a0websites that check at once\u00a0the price of a hotel room at hundreds of other sites (e.g.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dpbolvw.net\/click-7603513-11040567\" target=\"_blank\">Booking.com<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/awclick.php?mid=3755&amp;id=222229\" target=\"_blank\">Onhotels.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/7603513\/type\/dlg\/http:\/\/www.otel.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Otel.com<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqzyfj.com\/click-7603513-10772148\" target=\"_blank\">Hotels.com<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/awclick.php?mid=3456&amp;id=222229\" target=\"_blank\">Expedia<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/click-7603513-11113590\" target=\"_blank\">Hotelopia.com<\/a>,\u00a0Ebookers, etc\u2026) and then show you where you can book the cheapest rate. Try it out for yourself here (and find out how easy it is):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-7603513-11662940-1427705140000\" target=\"_top\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ftjcfx.com\/image-7603513-11662940-1427705140000\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dpbolvw.net\/click-7603513-12321546-1440523615000\" target=\"_top\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tqlkg.com\/image-7603513-12321546-1440523615000\" alt=\"Find the best deal with HotelsCombined.com\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It makes sence to <strong>always check both Hotelcombined and Trivago<\/strong>, since somehow, they do not always display the same rates.<\/p>\n<p>So stick to my advice, and book the cheapest rate\u00a0at a hotel following the next\u00a0steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 1<\/strong>: Search for the cheapest hotel price on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/click-7603513-10789184\" target=\"_blank\">Hotelscombined<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-7603513-11662161\" target=\"_blank\">Trivago<\/a>, but do not book your hotel yet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 2<\/strong>: If the hotel does not belong to a large hotel chain: book your hotel at that cheap rate on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kqzyfj.com\/click-7603513-10772148\" target=\"_blank\">Hotels.com<\/a>\u00a0using a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/7603513\/type\/dlg\/http:\/\/www.hotels.com\/customer_care\/pillar\/price_guarantee.html\">Best Rate Guarantee<\/a>; this will enable you to collect free hotel nights (read <a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/2014\/08\/15\/travel-tip-8-reasons-why-we-love-hotels-com\/\">here<\/a>\u00a0why I love Hotels.com so much)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: If the hotel is part of a large hotel chain (Starwood, Hilton, Marriott, IHG,Hyatt):\u00a0make the booking directly on the official hotel website using a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/best-rate-guarantee\/\">Best Rate Guarantee<\/a>\u00a0programs; this will get you an additional 10-25% discount and enable you to collect <a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/hotel-loyalty-programs\/\">loyalty points<\/a>\u00a0that you can redeem for free hotel nights.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Enjoy the weekend and stay tuned for Monday when we reveal a new <a href=\"http:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/other-top-10-lists\/\">top 10 travel list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>*** Follow me on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LuxTravelExpert\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/luxurytravelexpert\/\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LuxuryTravelExpert\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for a daily <\/em><em>moment of travel inspiration ***<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Friday newsletters always feature luxury travel contests, tips, series, or news <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/turkeyalwan.net\/2015\/10\/09\/travel-tip-how-to-find-the-lowest-hotel-price\/\" title=\"Travel tip: how to find the lowest hotel price?\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":79965,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[63706],"tags":[406799919,406799921,106159,596069341,417585420,200,596069339,294535352],"class_list":{"0":"post-72970","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-travel-tips","8":"tag-cheapest-hotel-rate","9":"tag-lowest-room-rate","10":"tag-luxury","11":"tag-luxury-travel","12":"tag-slider-14","13":"tag-travel","14":"tag-travel-tips","15":"tag-travel-tips-2015"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n<title>Travel tip: how to find the lowest hotel price? 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