Agoda is owned by the same company as Booking. The former has a larger number of hotel options and greater discounts, but most of them cannot be canceled, and the prices displayed are pre-tax prices, not the final prices. It is recommended to choose as many options as possible. Pay in US dollars (the exchange rate is better); the number of hotels in the latter is smaller, but most hotels support in-store payment, cancellation is flexible, and the price displayed is the final payment price. If the itinerary is not determined, it is recommended to choose the latter.
Comparison between agoda and booking:
1. Regarding payment methods (booking is better than agoda)
1. agoda requires immediate payment.
2. The booking is guaranteed by a credit card, and the payment will not be deducted immediately.
2. Regarding price display (booking is better than agoda)
1. The price found by agoda in the first step does not include tax and needs to be seen when paying. Of course, if you check through a price comparison platform, it will all include tax.
2. The price of the first step of booking includes tax.
3. About points (agoda is better than booking)
1. agoda has points. Agoda's points are claimed to be between 4-7%, but the premise is that you must have 12,500 points before you can use it, and you will not get the points until you stay for one month. Valid until the calendar year in which points are earned.
2. No points for booking
4. About bugs (agoda is better than booking)
1. Bugs rarely occur in agoda hotel room rates, but registration will give you points Many bugs occurred. And all admitted.
2. There are many bugs in booking hotel room rates. My personal experience is that they are rarely recognized.
5. About the settlement currency (agoda is better than booking)
1. All agoda hotels use RMB for settlement (that is, even if you choose US dollars, you have to use RMB to deduct the payment) Many people here say that the exchange rate is tricky. I personally think that as long as you choose a suitable credit card and use RMB when making inquiries, you can definitely solve this tricky problem. If there is a loss, you can also ask the bank or agoda to get it back, although it is more troublesome) .
2. Booking is settled in local currency (this must have an exchange rate conversion fee, that is to say, for the same room, for example,
booking is 100 US dollars, calculated according to the exchange rate of 6.3, then It will definitely cost more than agoda’s price of 630 yuan (provided you solve the so-called tricky issues with agoda).
6. Regarding the lowest price guarantee (agoda is better than booking)
1. Agoda can be requested at any time before check-in.
2. Booking must be made within 24 hours after booking.
7. About customer service (booking is better than agoda).
1. agoda does not have a customer service phone number in mainland China.
2. Booking has a customer service hotline in mainland China
8. About E-Travel Network rebates (agoda is better than booking)
1. After agoda rebates 3%, E-Travel Network still has a small income.
2. After the 3% rebate from booking, E-Travel.com basically stayed flat or suffered a small loss. Therefore, it is proposed to adjust the proportion.
9. About hotel listings (agoda is good in Southeast Asia, booking is good in Europe)
1. Agoda is headquartered in Thailand, and hotel prices in Southeast Asia are relatively advantageous.
2. Booking European hotels has relatively advantages.
10. About cancellation policy (agoda=booking)
1. agoda has a free cancellation policy. How far in advance can you cancel for free? Or whether you can cancel for free depends on the hotel.
2. Booking also has a free cancellation policy. Specifically, how far in advance can you cancel for free or whether you can cancel for free depends on the hotel.
11. About promotions (agoda is better than booking)
1. agoda will have half-price promotion information every Friday. Of course, it’s hard to say whether it’s really half price. However, on E-Travel.com every Monday and Tuesday you will be able to find all the new promotions in popular cities last week (currently on a trial basis).
2. Booking also has a half-price promotion, but updates are less frequent. And this half-price promotion is exclusive to accounts and cannot be rebated.