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How To Avoid Paying Single Supplements
ingle supplements are a If you book your travel at the
premium charge that you pay last minute, ask to have the
when you occupy a room by single supplement removed.
yourself when traveling. The Sometimes vendors would rather
price of many travel tours is fill a tour than charge the extra
based on “double occupancy.” If fee.
you prefer to room by yourself,
you usually pay double the price. Do your best to negotiate a lower
There are ways to avoid paying fee if you can’t eliminate it. It
single supplements. never hurts to ask.
Booking Travel Book your travel with hotels that
don’t charge a single supplement.
You may be able to avoid paying Most UK hotels charge the same
single supplements if you ask the room rate whether one or two
right questions when you book people stay there.
your travel. Ask if single
supplements are charged Booking with a singles tour may
year-round. Sometimes you can get also eliminate single
a break during the off season. supplements. The tour vendor will
usually book a block of rooms,
Ask if there are other options and may be able to negotiate a
where you wouldn’t be charged a lower fee based on the number of
single supplement. Sometimes you rooms paid for.
can avoid a single supplement by
being flexible with your plans. Sharing the Cost
Maybe you can stay an extra day
or two at one place, or use a If you can’t eliminate a single
different cruise ship. supplement, maybe you can find a
way to share the cost.
pretty well.
Consider taking a friend. That’s
your best option for making Advertise for a travel companion.
reasonably sure you have a You can place an ad in a local
compatible travel companion to newspaper, on an electronic
share accommodations with. bulletin board, or in some other
Traveling with a friend is venue. Try to place your ad in a
usually fun, and you get to know medium that will be read by
each other better. It is people you want to travel with.
important to make sure your This is probably the riskiest way
friend is someone you can room to find a travel companion. If
with and spend a lot of time you choose this method to find a
with. traveling companion, you may want
to consider asking them for
Use a matching service. Matching references and a background
services help you find a travel check.
companion to share expenses with.
They use the same kind of If you prefer to travel alone—and
compatibility surveys that dating especially to have your own
services do. There is always some room—it may be worth it for you
risk in traveling with someone to pay a single supplement. If
you don’t know, and compatibility you want to save the money,
surveys don’t identify every however, you can either try to
possible area of conflict, but eliminate the charge or find
these services usually do work someone to share it with.
About the Author:
Article written by Mark Hammond of National Hotels UK Accommodation Directory and Travel Resource.
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