| If you're planning to travel to Asia soon and | | | | spend for a hotel stay. |
| looking for a hotel reservation company than | | | | You can either use up those points or save them |
| you've most likely come across There are many | | | | up like I do for an even bigger discount and free |
| other popular companies offering the same | | | | nights. |
| services, but what makes Agoda better than the | | | | The benefits of using Agoda doesn't end there. |
| rest. And are their services reliable? Find out the | | | | You can earn an easy 500 reward points for |
| answers in this article. | | | | submitting a review of the hotel you you stayed |
| If you've never heard of Agoda before than it's | | | | in. Agoda heavily relies on guest reviews so they |
| no surprise. However you must have at least | | | | want to give them an incentive. It's easy to |
| heard of Priceline.com, the Internets largest travel | | | | submit a review and wouldn't take more than five |
| agency. Well Priceline is the parent company of | | | | minutes. You usually get an email from Agoda |
| Agoda. However Agoda only handles hotel | | | | within 2 weeks after check out, asking for your |
| reservations world wide but they particularly | | | | review. As you can see as a frequent customer |
| specialize in the Asian hotel marketplace. | | | | of Agoda, your points can quickly add up. |
| So what makes so special? | | | | What I like best about Agoda is their ability to |
| After using so many different hotel reservation | | | | quickly confirm room availability. Agoda's |
| companies, I've noticed that all the hotel rates are | | | | competitors require you to wait a few hours or |
| on average are roughly the same give or take a | | | | maybe a day because of the time zone |
| few dollars. Agoda's room rates too are on par | | | | differences to find out if a room is available. |
| with the rest of their competitors. However, | | | | Agoda's reservation systems are always up to |
| Agoda has a rewards point system which you | | | | date with the latest deals, special prices and of |
| can earn for room discounts and free nights. | | | | course instant room availability. |
| This is the biggest advantage Agoda has over | | | | Finally don't you hate it when researching a hotel |
| their competitors. You can earn points | | | | online and you don't know exactly what types of |
| automatically. From 4% - 7% of your room price. | | | | attractions or other hotel options are in the area? |
| Sometimes there are special offers where you | | | | Agoda has a great hotel map feature that uses |
| can earn more. The minimum points you need for | | | | Google Maps to pinpoint your hotel's location and |
| example a $25USD discount is 12,500 points and | | | | reveal nearby landmarks, attractions and hotel |
| that's easy to make if you spend about $625 | | | | alternatives. |
| USD, which is easy what most people already | | | | |