Did you know that every time you make a booking for a hostel or a hotel through a booking site, you are increasing the cost of your room and damaging local tourism. That might sound a bit absurd to you, but let me explain… Almost every single booking site charges commission to the hotel or hostel when you make a reservation. Now you’re probably thinking, well that’s pretty obvious isn’t it? The booking sites have to make money, how else are they supposed to do it? Partially true. The commission model isn’t necessarily the only way that booking sites can make money, but obviously it works for them. But does it work for you? Obviously there is massive convenience in using booking sites to search, being able to compare different accommodation, including different types of accommodation, quickly and easily. The problem is that most booking sites charge anywhere between 12-25% commission on every single night booked. This commission is kept by the booking site and the hote...
