There is an emerging trend that I have noticed in my many months of travel and its that most people like to give up on great bargains even before they start. It looks as if bartering as an art seems to have been forgotten as is the idea of comparison-shopping. Most people do not realize that for every cent that they save while on vacation that they use to buy food, accommodation or transport is money that they can spend on adventure and entertainment.
In the awesome city of New York, there is much that you can do as you go about your business here and a vacation in this city is like an Alice’s adventures in wonderland. This city has so much to offer that its hard to know where to start from. One of the things that i would strongly recommend is to make arrangements to save some cash before landing in New York. You can do this by taking time each evening to reflect and take notes about whom you’ve had a chance to talk to and what they offered you in terms of price & perks for accommodations.
Due to high competition, many hotels in New York are willing to offer perks to their clients in order for them to sleep in their hotels. The managers of these hotels are aggressive in selling the properties they manage since they know the more rooms they fill the more money they will make for the hotels resulting in secure jobs for themselves.
For those that are aggressive enough and take the time to make notes of the hotels that they have visited, they will most likely work out a deal with the managers and get a better offer in terms of price than what they were being offered originally.
If you try to secure the deal on a weekend that is popular for travel, it might probably not work out very well so it wouldn’t be a wise idea to look for accommodation in New York on popular holiday dates or an extended weekend for your trip. On the other hand, the rest of the weekends are easy to get unless some popular event is taking place on that particular weekend that will pull in a huge crowd to the local hotel industry.
Remember when I said that lots of folks don’t like to bargain and would rather give up on good deals? Well, not only are you able to get better deals by doing a comparison of different hotels in New York, but can be lucky to get free perks such as tickets, meals, tickets to shows or even spa packages at hotels and gift certificates at the hotel gift store. Don’t be surprised at the length at which hotel managers will go in order to have you stay at their New York hotel. The manager are willing to incur small losses because they know that they will be will make up more money in add-ons and other purchases that you will make.
Please remember to tip generously coz after all you are getting a lot in terms of price bargain. Some New York hotel managers can feel let down if you turn out to be frugal or cheap. Being cheap is one thing and frugal another. Its not a good idea to treat the staff badly because the will remember your actions long after you have left. The idea here is to be nice and polite when dealing with New York city hotel managers over the telephone and going presenting your best deal.
Do remember that getting the cheapest room does not necessarily mean that you are getting the best deal. There are other ways of looking at it. For example, if you are getting 1 or 2 meals every day that you stay at the hotel, and yet you are only paying five or 1o dollars more, then this might turn out to be a good deal, particularly if one of those meals turns out to be dinner.
