Best kept secrets to book stays at low rates

5 best kept secrets to book stays at lowest price:

1.  Book in Off Season
2. Weekdays/Weekend Rates 
3.  Early Booking  Advantage
4.  Last Minute Deals. 
5.  Exit and revisit the Travel site

1. Book in Off Season

 It is natural that demand and supply works in vacation rentals pricing. This is why booking in off season helps to get best deals at low rates for your resorts or villas. This strategy can be used to book leisure holiday destinations like Goa, Lonavala, Hill stations. 

2. Weekdays/Weekend Rates

For business locations like Mumbai, Delhi and Pune, hoteliers offer cheapest rates on weekends. Weekdays are cheaper in Leisure destinations

3. Early booking

Like airlines hoteliers keep inventory open to attract early bookers looking for deals and offers on hotels at cheapest rates. This trick comes very handy especially for music concerts and events days.

4. Last minute deals

Hotel inventory is perishable unlike the manufactured goods. To ensure maximum occupancy, hotels reduce rates in the evening after 5-6 pm. 

5. Exit and re-visit the Travel site

Whenever you are booking online, log out or abandon the site before check-out page. Re-login or revisit. The will be a price difference. Few hoteliers offer a smart discount to complete the booking. It is in-built while listing the property on OTAs (Online Travel Agencies).

 When not to use these strategies to book: 

1. You should not apply the idea of last minute booking during high season at leisure locations. The move might backfire and you will be left stranded with family without any accommodation.
2. It is likely that business hotels near exhibition centre run out of inventory on conference dates. The large exhibitions extend in weekends too.
3.  Do not use the re-visit idea when the availability of rooms is low at the hotel selected. 
4. Early booking idea may not be fruitful while booking for holiday season.