Traveling FiGs,
Staying at a hotel abroad? Did you ever think to negotiate the price on your room?
I found out yesterday that you can actually negotiate your room rate at most hotels in big cities such as, for example, Geneva.
The receptionist at the hotel I stayed at was booked for the next night and so she recommended that I stay next door. As I was getting ready to gather my bags and head to the Hotel Astoria next door, she mentioned: "Don't forget to negotiate the price with them". I thought this was a bit strange since you could not really expect to get away with this in the USA, but it worked!
I got a room that should have been CHF185-200 for CHF150. This is about $126 - not bad for a room in the center of everything. Considering this was in the centre, directly across from the Train Station, and all hotels in the area were booked for a Medical Conference, I was happy with the price!
Passing it on to you now, so when you're abroad, you can pull yet another trick out of your bag of travel savvy.
Happy Travels!
Your Traveling fiG,
- Professor Gary
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Gary Plourde is an independent author. He writes about Traveling, Sailing, Inventions and the Patenting process. Patent your new idea and explore an opportunity to generate revenue for your business, scholarship, study abroad, or sabbatical.Labels: budget travel, cheap hotel, cheap travel, hotel, hotel price negotiation, International travel, student travel |
