How can I reserve a room?
A room can be booked calling the hotel directly, through a traditional vendor (travel agency) or through an Internet travel portal (accommodation portal). The same hotel room is then offered by different channels and vendors, and each of them can autonomously decide the selling price. Rates can noticeably vary from seller to seller, and in the most of the cases the most competitive rates are found on the Internet travel portals. It therefore proves fundamental to compare the different portals in order to get the best deal.
What is Comparior
Comparior is a search engine belonging to the category of the comparison�s portals. To be precise it is a meta-search engine (it retrieves a result interrogating multiple search engines or portals). Comparior compares the rates of thousand hundreds hotels worldwide, sold by the principal Internet travel portals in the market.
Why using Comparior I can save money?
Because Comparior gives you the list of hotels in your desired location and date, and for each hotel compares the rates offered by the various on-line selling portals. Such a thing allow you to always get the best available deal.
May I get a better rate if I directly call the hotel or reserve a room through a travel agency?
No, as we said, apart for a very few exceptions. The reason is because on-line travel portals are like wholesalers, intermediating large quantities of rooms, and therefore being allowed the best rates in the market. Try to double-check what we say: perform a search with Comparior and choose an hotel, then call the hotel itself and a travel agent and ask for the rate. You�ll see that reserving through the on-line portal is cheaper.
Why using Comparior I can save time?
Because it permits you to reach all the on-line suppliers with just one search, and compare their selling rates for the same property. Hence you will not be forced to search them individually before making your choice.
Is Comparior free?
Yes. Completely free of charge, there are no hidden costs nor commissions.
Which are the on-line travel portals Comparior compares?
These are the main on-line travel portals in the market, hence the ones with the best availability and offers. These portals negotiate and sell hotel rooms worldwide, and each day new properties are added to their databases to expand your possibility of choice. You�ll find the list in our home page.
Are there differences if I book a room on-line or through a travel agency or directly?
None. The room is the same.
What happens if I decide to reserve a room? Who manages my booking?
When you select your favourite option in the Comparior page of results (pressing the �book� button), you will be re-direct to the relevant on-line travel portal website. Here you will able to complete the transaction. Remember that Comparior only helps you to identify all the possible options, but does not manage reservations and transactions at all.
Can I cancel or modify my reservation?
Yes but you could be asked for a penalty fee (cancellation policy). It depends from portal to portal and from hotel to hotel. Check the cancellation policies on the travel portal�s page dedicated to the hotel you are interested in.
I lost my voucher, how can I get a copy?
Enter the portal�s website and access the clients� area with the id and password the portal provided you with. Here you will find all the info and documents you need.
How shall I pay the room?
The most of the portals require the room to be paid with a credit card right at the end of the booking process. Others allow the user to pay upon his arrival in hotel. All portals features forefront security tools to protect the electronic transactions.
What shall I bring to the hotel?
It is mandatory to show the hotel the printed voucher and a valid ID document. The voucher can be printed at the end of the booking process. A copy can be found entering the clients area with the id and password provided. The voucher cannot be modified.
Yesterday I run a search with Comparior and found an hotel for 50 euro. Today the very same hotel, in the very same date, sold by the very same travel portal costs 70 euro. Why the rate has changed?
Hotel rates have become dynamic and reflects the number of rooms still available in the selected date (the rule is: less availability=higher rate), therefore the selling rate can change if some rooms are sold in the meantime. Here is another advantage of using Comparior, a tool working in real-time enabling you to take advantage of all the best currently available and bookable options. Tips: not all the hotels work with dynamic rates but, in those cases, the best deals can be found when the booking is made with good advance (early-booking) or last minute.
I need an invoice. How can I get it?
The printed voucher is a fiscal document ready for all uses.
