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Trivago isn't always the cheapest

I usually use Trivago to find the cheapest accommodation and recently on holiday we needed to add rooms, I went on Trivago and DH went on Booking.com, Trivago was showing Hotels.com as cheapest and Bookings.com was cheaper than Trivagos cheapest. I have found Trivago usually shows Hotels.com as cheapest and now I am wondering if I could have got it cheaper and I am actually paying for the free night I have earned.
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  • richardw
    richardw Posts: 19,470 Forumite
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    Yes and hotels.com don't always include taxes and sometimes you get cheaper prices at the hotel's website and some websites use different exchange rates to convert to GBP.
    Posts are not advice and must not be relied upon.
  • balletshoes
    balletshoes Posts: 16,610 Forumite
    trivago is just a comparison site, I use it but only as a starting-point and I have other sites I use too, before I make any decision about which online agent I'm going to use to book.
  • peachyprice
    peachyprice Posts: 22,346 Forumite
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    9 times out of 10 the hotel's own website is the cheapest.
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  • Archergirl
    Archergirl Posts: 1,904 Forumite
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    Nothing is 'always' the cheapest, shop around............
    Even the pound shops are sometimes not the cheapest....
  • Doshwaster
    Doshwaster Posts: 6,406 Forumite
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    Archergirl wrote: »
    Nothing is 'always' the cheapest, shop around............
    Even the pound shops are sometimes not the cheapest....

    You also need to take into account of cashback rates, loyalty points, cancellation policies... nothing is ever as simple as being the "cheapest".
  • phatbear
    phatbear Posts: 4,064 Forumite
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    Archergirl wrote: »
    Even the pound shops are sometimes not the cheapest....

    Thats true i always find the 99p shop 1% cheaper than the pound shop
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  • skyscanner has a bigger choice of supplier than Trivago too,
  • Don't Trivago, Hotels and Expedia share an owner ...
  • FiFi_Mad_Mum
    FiFi_Mad_Mum Posts: 855 Forumite
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    edited 19 September 2016 at 12:25AM
    phatbear wrote: »
    Thats true i always find the 99p shop 1% cheaper than the pound shop
    Haven't they all been bought up by £land? We only had one in Scotland and I know it is no more.
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  • Moto2
    Moto2 Posts: 2,206 Forumite
    Havent they all been bought up by £land? We only ha one in Scotland and I know it is no more.

    No change there then?
    Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.
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