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Avoiding hotel booking scams

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The internet has made it far easier to compare all sorts of hotels in far flung parts of the world. Unfortunately, it’s made it all too easy to fall for scams, especially when you’re looking at places to stay in parts of the world that you’re not familiar with. Fortunately,

Finding the best place to stay

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The internet was supposed to make finding and booking high quality hotels far easier than it had ever been before. In reality, it’s been rather more of a mixed blessing than that. Yes, it’s easier than it ever has been to compare a vast number of accommodation options and decide

How to be sure your boutique hotel is right for you

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You’ve found a boutique hotel that looks just perfect for that romantic getaway that you’ve been planning but you want to be absolutely sure that it’s everything that it’s cracked up to be before you commit and decide to make that booking. While boutique hotels can be great, you also

These Hotel Booking Tips Will Save You Money

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It's not just you! Every traveller worries about hotel expenses and wishes to book a hotel room which doesn't burn holes in their pocket. It is a good thing, as we can use the money we save from hotel room expenses, to fulfil some other travelling wishes. That's why we've

Discover the Cave Hotels of the Cappadocia Region

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Going to a luxury hotel at an authentic edge of the world destination, and enjoying the stay might sound relaxing for many people. However, have you ever thought about staying at a cave hotel, surrounded by a magical landscape full of fairy chimneys, centuries-old churches, and hot air balloons hanging

What makes boutique hotels special?

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Ask any regular traveller about their experience of hotels and you'll probably hear a common complaint about how similar many international hotels are. Whether you're in London, Rome, New York or Jakarta, your hotel will probably have the same bed, wallpaper and television. Extremely regular travellers even report waking up

Major chains launch their own boutique hotels

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After facing years of bad press for building endless ‘clone hotels’ across the world’s major cities, many of the biggest hotel chains are waiting up to the criticism and starting the fight back. This means that for travellers who enjoy the benefits and loyalty perks of staying in a chain

Should you pay in advance for hotels online?

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When you’re booking hotels online, you’ll often find that the booking website tries to tempt you with a saving if you pay in advance and select a non-refundable rate. Often, this will look like a very attractive thing to do as the non-refundable option will generally be a fair bit

Where have all the hotel rooms gone?

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A major event has just been announced in a place that you’re hoping to visit and suddenly all the hotel rooms have disappeared. What should you do? Often, you’ll find that an event like the Eurovision Song Contest causes hotel room rates to skyrocket. What’s often less obvious is that

Off the beaten track accommodation options

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If you can’t face the idea of staying in yet another boring chain hotel and even apartments and bed and breakfast accommodation are yesterday's news for you, then you’ll be glad to hear that there are still plenty of other options available for you. In this article, we’ll look at