Many people think they will not get the best price from their hotel when booking a day or other type of tour. If you stop and think for a moment, you will realize this is not the case. Even the most budget and discount hotels still really care about their guests. This article looks at reasons why you should be booking your day or night tours through your hotel while visiting Sydney.
If you are going on a holiday to Sydney, or anywhere, for that matter, booking any tours in advance with your hotel will always make sense. Many people think it is better to arrange the day or other tour they want to go on directly. The fact is that is not the case. There are a number of reasons why it is better to book through your hotel or paid accommodation. This article looks at some of the issues.
● Price. Even though the hotel will be making a commission on your booking fee, you are probably still getting a better price than what you would pay direct. The reason is the hotel or other accommodation you are staying at has many customers over the course of a year. Tour operators and hotels negotiate their prices based on this total volume. Hotels negotiate hard to get better prices because they are referring so many customers.
● Service. The tour operator will be very concerned about your experience because you are a referred guest from their major client – the hotel where you are staying. This makes a big difference, especially if something goes wrong. Remember, the hotel is looking after you, and wants to make sure all their guests are treated with the same service, if not better than, they get in the hotel.
● Better Product. Hotels do not just pick their tour products at random. They do research and regular check ups on quality. For example, the hotel may even send a ‘secret shopper’ as one of the guests on a blue mountains tour, to make sure it is up to standard. Tour companies want the business from the hotels, and they will compete to get the business.
● Variety of Products. Different people have different tastes. Some people are looking for a more high-end tour. Other people are happy with a simple lunch and roughing it. One tour operator normally does not offer a range of standards, instead they will offer a few of their own tours. Your hotel will have several suppliers they recommend for different reasons. With a little help from the hotel, you can get the standard you are looking for.
● Safety and Care. Because this issue is so important, we have listed here as a separate category. Because you are the client of the hotel, and the client of the tour operator’s client, you know that all the right safety measures have been made. Tours can turn out to be dangerous, especially when vehicles are involved. Another reason to go with the tour operator recommended and booked through your hotel. If anything happens you know you will be compensated.
Don’t be fooled into thinking you can negotiate a better price and getting a better tour by going it alone. Hotel management knows you are not stupid, and it would not make sense for them if you found out, they were making a fat commission on your business.
