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WaCKy-Angel
post Jun 5 2012, 12:02 PM

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QUOTE(stimix @ Jun 5 2012, 10:00 AM)
Most booking websites are reliable.. and all having their price war and very competetive. It's just like comparing Tesco to Giant & Carrefour..

This week, certain goods, carrefour is cheaper but on certain time, Tesco cheaper & vice-versa.
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Not exactly.

I just booked last week thru www.agoda.com/maybank and after done booking, i went to check the hotel's own website and found the room rate are actually cheaper than what shown in Agoda.com
Well i guess thats they "fee" (around RM50 lol) for using their website service..

And just for tips for u guys, if u didnt know Agoda gives extra 6% discount via Maybank Credit Card but only applicable to Visa/Master.
I used Amex card but didnt know that earlier so i contacted Agoda customer service ask them and later received refund to my card..

But 1 thing about Agoda.com website is that if you choose to pay using Credit Card, u wont see the TOTAL price instead only see "1 day" price.
Coz i was only intended to check the price for 3 days, but one entered Amex details it straight went to processing and success...
Though if u pay via paypal/visa/master it has no problem.

WaCKy-Angel
post Jun 5 2012, 11:28 PM

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QUOTE(jenli_84 @ Jun 5 2012, 10:12 PM)
u mention that book thru agoda.com, wont see the TOTAL price instead only see 1 day price. I'm aware of that too...however, wanna query how bout the service n gov tax indicate there...is it total for example 3 days tax or also perday?
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If you are using Amex, confirm it only shows 1 day price (room & tax)...
But if Visa/Master u should able to see the total price (if you have enabled Visa/Master Verified , the thing that will send TAC to your mobile phone for verification...
As for paying thru Paypal, it will automatically shown total price on the bottom of the daily price, right after u selected Paypal option.
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post Jun 5 2012, 11:32 PM

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QUOTE(MilesAndMore @ Jun 5 2012, 06:46 PM)
Which is why it is advisable for one to compare the room rates before making a payment, be it through a travel agency, online travel agency or directly through the hotel's website.
Accor Group of Hotels (Sofitel, Pullman, Novotel, Ibis etc. are all under Accor) regularly have a sale and Le Club Accorhotels members are always the first to know about any promotion they are about to have. The best thing about the Accor Hotels sale is that we can get the same deeply discounted promo price through travel agency.

So, assume you book through Agoda and you pay using Maybank VISA/MC (6% off room rate) or HSBC Premier/VI (7% off room rate), you'll actually save more instead of booking directly at Accor Hotels website. However, booking your room through a third party website makes your stay ineligible for Le Club Accorhotels points accumulation. So it depends on the individual which one is more important... Le Club Accorhotels points or discount...

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Actually the hotel i booked was showing 20% early birds discount so i didnt bother to check their own website coz i thought its Agoda exclusive... Sigh..
Its coz i was trying to check the room price anyway, i seriously didnt expected it to process without final verification.. Agoda Amex payment sux cant check total price!! vmad.gif vmad.gif

So complicated didnt know hotel also got points..
But atleast i used Amex get 5x TP (coz its not weekend so no 5% cash rebate) + Agoda Maybank promo 6%.... If weekend i would have gotten 5x TP + 5% + 6% rebate lolz

Ended up final price also almost similar to the own hotel's website price..

This post has been edited by WaCKy-Angel: Jun 5 2012, 11:33 PM

 

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