Travel Surfing

[auntieam]

Why use the Internet for travel accodomations?... and why would a business want to advertise their hotel for example to bring visitors to their estabilishment?

[rampart]

I use the internet for travel information and booking flights and hotels because it is faster and easier than telephone. I detest telephoning a business and being greeted with electronic menus. I'd much prefer to click.

In addition, if I can see the establishment, I have a better feel for what I am booking. For a hotel, I want to see the exterior, lobby, dining room, and guest rooms.

Is this what you meant?

[dotjhawkes]

I work full time and it is great that in the evening I can chack out different options on here and then if it looks good I can go on teletext or one of the sky hols channels and see what the offers are there too

[spudqueen]

I know someone who has a pub/hotel in mid Wales. Their business was badly affected by the foot and mouth episode a few years ago, even months afterwards trade was no where near as busy as in previous years so they put themselves on a hotel booking web site and have had more bookings than ever before. It seems a good idea to me to use these websites, the people staying in their place not only have the room they've paid for on the internet but also buy drinks and meals in the pub and use other local businesses, which in a small place like where this particular pub is is good news all round.

[=rizla=]

The last couple of holidays we've had its all been booked online, from airport car parking, flights, car hire, hotels and trips, and not one mistake/problem. You get the chance to compair plenty of options, look at the place, find out whats covered/included etc and see what other people think of the place. Not to mention you can seriously take your time in deciding as well if you like.

The question should have been why go to the high street to book a holiday!!!!, get offered one or two hotels with little/no details about them feel presured to make a decision there and then, and in our case the last time we used one get to the hotel to find an error has been made by the travel agent, luckly they still had space for us!!