I-Hotwire iye yathandwa kakhulu e-US isikhathi esithile futhi yafika emakethe yehhotela lase-UK ngonyaka ka-2011. Ungakwazi ukubhuka ihhotela ngokukhetha yonke imigomo ejwayelekile: ukulinganisa izinkanyezi, intengo, indawo, njll kodwa futhi banikeze amahhotela 'emfihle Linganisa '. Lezi zivumelwano eziyimfihlo zisho ukuthi ungenza ukubhuka kwehhotela ngentengo ephansi ngaphansi kwesilinganiso eshicilelwe.
Faka izinsuku zakho zokuhamba futhi ungakhetha isilinganiso sezinkanyezi zehhotela nendawo kodwa ngeke kuboniswe igama noma ikheli lehhotela kuze kube ngemva kokubhuka.
Kukhona imephu ukuze uhlole ukuthi uthola indawo oyifunayo futhi ungabona uhlu olulinganiselwe lwezakhiwo zehhotela ngaphambi kokubhuka futhi nakuba kungekho zithombe ezitholakalayo njengoba kungcono kunokunikeza izinto, akunjalo?
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Ukutholakala kunqunyelwe Amanani Amasha Ayisimfihlo njengoba amahhotela angafuni ukulahlekelwa amakhasimende abo avamile kepha angafuni namakamelo angenalutho. Ngeke uhlale uthola amadili afanayo njengoba amanani ekamelo ashukumisayo futhi ahluke ngokususelwa ngosuku lokubhuka, ubude behambo, kanye nesilinganiso sezinkanyezi zehhotela.
Uzame futhi uvivinywe
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Ngakhetha ihhotela ngezinga lezinkanyezi ezingu-5 futhi ngabona i-TripAdvisor ibe nesilinganiselo sokubuyekezwa okungu-500+ it 4.5 ku-5.
Ngisho noma ngingaboni ukubuyekezwa lokhu ngitshele ukuthi kwakusekelwe kahle futhi kucatshangwa kahle kwehhotela.
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Isilinganiso samakamelo sanikezwa yi-£ 171 ngehora elilodwa elihlukile kwihhotela lezinkanyezi ezingu-5 eLondon.
Ngangibona uhlu lwamahhotela ehhotela ngaphambi kokubhuka futhi ngabona ukuthi ibinezibhuku zokubhukuda okuyilokho okwakhiphe isivumelwano sami ngakho ngacindezela ku 'Book Now'.
Lapho isiqinisekiso sokubhuka sifike ngathola ukuthi ngizohlala e- The Landmark London - ngandlela-thile ngangihlale ngifuna ukuvakashela. (Funda ukubuyekezwa kweTiye ye-Landmark yasekuseni lase-London .)
Qhathanisa ama-Rates
Ngabhalela ukuhlala kwamabili ebusuku eThe Landmark London nge Hotwire ku:
£ 342 ubusuku obubili (£ 171 ebusuku).
Ngibheke izinga elingcono kakhulu uma ngilungisele kuwebhusayithi yehhotela futhi ukubhuka okufanayo bekuyoba:
£ 562 ubusuku obubili (£ 281 ebusuku).
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- I-Booking.com ingahlinzeka ngokubhuka okufanayo nge £ 575.
- I-Lastminute.com inganikeza ukubhuka okufanayo ku-£ 515.
- I-Expedia.co.uk ingahlinzeka ngokubhuka okufanayo ku-£ 515.
- I-Laterooms.com ingahlinzeka ngokubhuka okufanayo ku-£ 515.
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Isiphetho
Ngangazi kahle ngalezi zindlela eziyimfihlo zehhotela kepha ngangingakaze ngibe nesibindi sokuzama eyodwa. Kodwa manje sengingabanquma ngenhliziyo yonke njengoba usenakho ukulawula phezu kwemikhakha esemqoka yokuhlala kwakho futhi ungathola amabhaga emangalisayo. Ngesikhathi ngithola u-39% ngesonto elilodwa ukuhlala kungakakhulumi ukuthi amakhasimende ase-Hotwire akhokhe ama-50% ngaphansi kangangokuthi kufanele nakanjani uhlole uhambo olulandelayo oluya eLondon, e-Oxford , e-Edinburgh , e- Manchester , kulo lonke elaseYurophu nasemhlabeni wonke.
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