Things You'll Need:
- Internet connection and computer
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Step 1
Know that the best way to find the cheapest hotel available is to use Yahoo Farechase (site listed in resources.) You can do a hotel search for the location and dates of your stay. Yahoo Farechase searches different sites on the internet, such as hotels.com, to find the best hotel prices.
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Step 2
Use a hotel booking site like Hotels.com (site listed in resources). This will also pull up great hotel prices.
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Step 3
Find a great hotel price is to use RoomSavers. You can find these booklets in most travel rest stops in any state, or go to the website.
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Step 4
Take steps to get yourself extra discounts. The first thing to do is to find out if you can get any type of discount for having a membership such as with Triple A, the American Bar Association, or even an airline frequent flyer program. Call the hotel directly or look on the internet when going through the booking.
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Step 1
Pay less for your hotel room by booking directly through the hotel chain itself or hotel itself. You avoid any of the booking fees for using internet discount hotel websites.
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Step 2
Know that sometimes the prices on the Internet are better than those found at the hotel itself. There are web specials that can't be found by calling the hotel directly.
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Step 3
Find a web special on either a hotel discount site or the hotel's actual website, sometimes you can call the hotel and get them to match the price. When you do this, you can avoid having to pay up front for the hotel as you would with Orbitz, for instance. You would just have to give a credit card number that isn't charged until the date of your stay.
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Step 4
Find out if any other types of discounts can be had, such as by staying a whole week or staying only weekdays.
