Opinions about Booking – Comparator hotels
For a few days or for one night, booking accommodation is not always a small business. In the face of an abundant offer and a real source of stress for travellers, hotel comparisons (and other types of accommodation/activities in the travel sector) occupy a prominent place on the market. In real guides, they illuminate the consumer lantern by offering them the best offers available on the market. As a leader of the genre, the Dutch Booking is the pioneer who revolutionized the market, to the great dam of some hotel establishments.
Who's Booking? How does it work and most importantly, what do you need to know before you book? The horizon of the small start-up has become a heavyweight in the travel industry.
What is Booking?
Booking is a story that starts in Amsterdam. We are in 1996 and Geert-Jan Bruinsma, web developer, founded Booking.com, a website with clean technology, which compares the best booking offers to find the accommodation of his dreams:
“Through the “www.booking.com” website, Booking.com provides an online reservation service where all accommodation providers, including hoteliers, and other providers, can offer their products and services to the reservation, and thanks to which visitors to the site can make a reservation. »
An intermediary between hotel establishments and travellers who are very fast, is worth an ascent to Booking. In 2005, the company was purchased by Priceline for $133 million. Since then, the American group lives mainly from the activity reported by Booking. It must be said that the figures speak of themselves...
At more than 20 years of existence, the website has accounted for more than 1 billion users since its creation. Available in 40 languages, it offers almost 30 million accommodations in 230 different countries. Its 198 offices are located in 70 countries and comprise 170,000 employees worldwide. A plethoric offer, a DNA that weighs around $64 billion alone today.
How does it work?
First, go to the Booking.com website or download the app on your mobile. The suite is simple as a hint: just enter the destination of your choice, select the desired dates and inquire the number of travellers. Booking then compares the offers of a large number of merchant/institution sites and lists you with a list of establishments available for booking. The results are classified by default (recommendations) but you can choose other classification types: Rates, comment notes and number of stars. For further research, do not hesitate to use the many filters offered by the site that allow you to refine the results according to the budget, booking conditions or equipment.
Once your establishment is chosen, take the time to read all the page on the offer, especially those three most important points : the description of the rooms and the options it integrates and the boxes “Important, to read” and “Learning” at the bottom of the page.
After selecting the room, you only have to book. For this last step, consider checking all the information before making the payment. A confirmation email is sent to you, you only have to wait for your stay!
Good to know. : - Professionals can from the start check the "I'm traveling for work" box to allow Booking to target its search more effectively. – Booking has several types of establishments: apartments, hostels, hotels, villas, guest houses, holiday homes and other unusual accommodations are also listed.
Advantages and disadvantages of Booking
Benefits
- Free access – Gain time - Plethoric offer – Possibility of targeting his research – Great flexibility - User reviews - Free cancellation – Badge member « Genius » : after 5 reservations, get 10% more on the prices displayed
Disadvantages
- Some options not included in the price - Less availability in high season – Variable price
Booking: the opinion of the editor
With a more extensive offer and an almost unbeatable number of establishments, Booking remains the reference if you are looking for a hotel. Undoubtedly, its advantage lies primarily in its simple and effective principle that saves you the ungrateful task of research. In just a few clicks, you access a whole list of establishments. A great choice, real reviews, a customizable offer, regular discounts and certified expertise that make Booking one of our indispensables of the trip.
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