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Booking a hotel can be expensive. But there are a few ways British tourists can save money on a stay.<\/p>\n
Some travel experts recommend booking directly with the hotel instead of through a third-party provider to get a better price.\u00a0When I tried this tip, I found the results were mixed. Tourists can also try booking out of season to get a cheaper price.<\/p>\n
But there could be an easier way to save a few pounds. I looked at some of the UK\u2019s biggest hotel brands to see if tourists could save money through membership schemes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Booking.com offers a mix of holiday rentals and hotels, so you can often book big-name hotel brands via their platform. But, if you make use of their Genius scheme, you could end up getting a decent percentage discount, free breakfast or even a free room upgrade.\u00a0<\/p>\n
By signing up for\u00a0Booking.com\u2019s Genius scheme<\/strong>, holidaymakers can enjoy\u00a0access to exclusive deals and offers on the platform. And the best bit is, it’s entirely free to become a Genius.\u00a0<\/p>\n There are over 390,000 properties participating around the world in the Booking.com Genius scheme, with bigger discounts applied the higher up the scheme you climb.<\/p>\n The key to unlocking a new level is simply by booking. The more stays you book with the platform, the more discounts you get.<\/p>\n Travellers who achieve level three of the scheme can expect discounts of as much as 20%.<\/p>\n When I put this to the test with Booking.com, in the case of one hotel, I found that I could bag a stay for\u00a0\u00a332 cheaper than if I had not used the Genius scheme.\u00a0<\/p>\n It\u2019s free to join the Hilton Honors scheme<\/strong> and doing so guarantees holidaymakers the best rate and helps them earn points towards free stays. One of the perks of joining is that it is completely free, and all you need to do is book hotel stays through Hilton in order to accumulate points.\u00a0<\/p>\n The more points you have, the higher up the tiers you climb.\u00a0 If tourists stay at a lot of Hilton hotels, they could get even more perks when they stay at a Hilton.<\/p>\n When I put this to the test, I discovered holidaymakers can get discounts of at least 10% on rooms in some cases.<\/p>\n Accor Hotels is one of the world\u2019s biggest hotel groups. Ibis, Novotel and The Hoxton are just a few of the brands within the group.<\/p>\n One of the great things about\u00a0Accor Life Limitless is that it is a free scheme<\/strong> and tourists could save 10 percent on their booking by being part of it. Holidaymakers can also earn points towards extra stays and access exclusive offers from the brand.<\/p>\n As you can expect, the key is loyalty to the brand – but with so many hotels under the Accor umbrella, there are a lot of options to choose from.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n
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