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If you'vedecided you willbe more comfortableon yourholiday withhotelreservationsin handbut also needbudgettravel, thenyou'regoingto havesomedecisions to make. How are you goingto get those reservations? Let's lookat the options.

You could use a travelagent. If you'replanninga tripto an exoticlocation, this might be yourbestbet.Travel agentsknowthe hotels;and lodging in the areasof their expertise,and theycan giveyou goodguidance and advicefor budgettravel.

You could use one of the big Internetbooking agencies. Those can helpyou get pretty gooddeals. It's worthwhile to checktwo or threeof themto see how theyrate different hotels;, so you'll get whatyou want. Whenever you'relookingat hotels;and bed-and-breakfasts on the Internet, remember, any place can lookgoodwithsomecreative photography. Werecommend avoiding;the companies thatdon't tellyou the name of the hoteluntil after you makeyourreservation.Also rememberthatwhen hotels;are tiedto booking agencies,theylose a cut to thatagency. You might be justas welloff booking directlywiththe hotel.

It pays to find a goodbudgettravelguide. If you liketheir philosophy,you willprobablylikethe hotels;theyrecommend.You can callthe hoteldirectly. Chances are you willbe ableto talk to someone;who speaks English. You can contactalmostall of themover the Internetthesedays,eitherby e-mailor by contacting;themthroughtheir own web site.

Although budgettraveltips are on top of the agenda, you needto takeso many other points into considerationto avoida disappointing vacation, so makea note of the followingguidelines...

If you e-mailthe hoteldirectly, tellthemthe numberof rooms you wantand how many peopleper room. Theywillneedto knowthe dateof yourarrival and the dateof yourdeparture...so the numberof nights you willbe staying.

Remember thatin mostplacesin the world,dates;are written withthe day/month/year,not withthe month/day/yearas it is in the U.S. To avoidconfusionon any continent,we write the month out rather thanusingnumbers;.

Once you hearbackfrom them,if theyhavea room at the price you want, accept the reservation.You may haveto sendyourcreditcardnumber.We're reluctantto sendour creditcardnumberin e-mail. You can calland givethemyourcreditcardnumber.

If you haveused the hotel's own site to contactthem,makesureit is a secure site before you sendyourcreditcardnumberto themthatway. Besureto read the hotelcancellation policies carefully before you makea reservation.

If you makehotelreservationswithone of the big travelbooking sitesor withthe hotelitself, bewareof non-refundablereservations.

When you makeyourhotelreservations, you willreceive a confirmation by e-mail. Printit, and takeit withyou.Don't deletethe original e-mailuntil you havecompletedyourtrip,and you knowyou havebeen billed correctly.

If yourtraveldates;are firm,you'll find thatto get into the mostpopular and bestvalue hotels;, it's worthwhile to makethose hotelreservationsahead.

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Author: Brad Alexzander