Why Book Direct?
Why Book Direct? Booking direct with the Hotel or Holiday company providing your service enables them to keep costs to a minimum. This in turn means they can offer you a lower price. Also you only deal with the company you are staying with so no payments are taken by any third party to be passed on, giving you extra peace of mind.
What about price comparison sites...they must be cheaper? Contrary to popular belief comparison sites are not consistently cheaper than booking direct and can often cost more. They tend to take a fairly large commission from Hotels and Holiday companies and these cost can filter down to the paying customer. Several of the large comparison sites are actually owned by the same parent company so the prices quoted are surprisingly not standard across the sites. Because of concerns regarding alleged price fixing among some comparison sites, the OFT (Office For Fair Trading) is currently investigating the industry.
Will I get extras by booking direct? Possibly...Hotels often offer incentives for customers who book direct such as a complimentary room upgrade or bottle of wine. Our LateRooms special offers do this. But probably more important is the fact that special offers and last minute price reductions are often only found on the Holiday or Hotel company website. Our direct link always takes you to the very latest and best offers available.
How is Best Book Direct different? We are a small IT company with a passion for finding and delivering great value for customers. We help hotel and holiday companies maximise thier online bookings by driving customers to thier booking sites directly. We recognise that the most appropriate way to buy a service, be that your next holiday or a short hotel stay, is to do so directly with the company you are staying with. Why complicate things with middlemen? We specialise in web design for travel sites which ensure customers arrive at the cheapest deal for their stay, which means getting them onto the right site first time. Our overheads are low and we are not greedy, so we only take a tiny fraction in commission for any sale we generate. This means we are good for you and good for the businesses we represent. Great value comes with cutting out the complications and proves it really is better to book direct.
What about price comparison sites...they must be cheaper? Contrary to popular belief comparison sites are not consistently cheaper than booking direct and can often cost more. They tend to take a fairly large commission from Hotels and Holiday companies and these cost can filter down to the paying customer. Several of the large comparison sites are actually owned by the same parent company so the prices quoted are surprisingly not standard across the sites. Because of concerns regarding alleged price fixing among some comparison sites, the OFT (Office For Fair Trading) is currently investigating the industry.
Will I get extras by booking direct? Possibly...Hotels often offer incentives for customers who book direct such as a complimentary room upgrade or bottle of wine. Our LateRooms special offers do this. But probably more important is the fact that special offers and last minute price reductions are often only found on the Holiday or Hotel company website. Our direct link always takes you to the very latest and best offers available.
How is Best Book Direct different? We are a small IT company with a passion for finding and delivering great value for customers. We help hotel and holiday companies maximise thier online bookings by driving customers to thier booking sites directly. We recognise that the most appropriate way to buy a service, be that your next holiday or a short hotel stay, is to do so directly with the company you are staying with. Why complicate things with middlemen? We specialise in web design for travel sites which ensure customers arrive at the cheapest deal for their stay, which means getting them onto the right site first time. Our overheads are low and we are not greedy, so we only take a tiny fraction in commission for any sale we generate. This means we are good for you and good for the businesses we represent. Great value comes with cutting out the complications and proves it really is better to book direct.