Booking direct with a hotel vs online travel agent: What gets you a better hotel room rate?

By Michael Gebicki
Updated January 8 2017 - 1:08am, first published 12:29am
Australian hotels can offer a lower price than that on OTA websites such as trivago, but only to guests who make their booking by calling the hotel direct.  Photo: Michael Nagle
Australian hotels can offer a lower price than that on OTA websites such as trivago, but only to guests who make their booking by calling the hotel direct. Photo: Michael Nagle

When you book a hotel room through an online travel agent such as Expedia or Booking.com, their slice of whatever you're paying is between 15 and 25 per cent. It can even creep higher if the hotel wants more favourable exposure on the OTA's website.

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