booking hotels: four common mistakes

Thanks to the internet, it is now possible to be your own travel agent! All the major hotel chains have booking engines on their websites. If you know what brand of hotel you want to stay in, just surf to their site, plug in your dates, choose your room type and rate, enter your credit card information, and click, you’re done. You’ve booked your own hotel room.
The internet also has more elaborate booking engines through which you can buy air, hotels, cars, cruises, or other kinds of travel. Orbitz, Expedia, and Travelocity are the big three. (Note: you are actually doing business with a travel agency when you book on these sites). Type in your destination city, select the class of hotel you want (choose the number of stars from 1 to 5), plug in your dates, and click, you are presented a list of available hotels with prices. Make […]

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