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To avoid disappointments and to get best hotel rates, compare hotel rates and book your accommodation early during holiday seasons.  Check out some great tips on booking your accommodation to get best value for your money.

Book your hotel or accommodation early and before you arrive in Singapore or Malaysia to get lower rates. 

  • Early booking online usually get you the best rates. Booking can be done through your travel agents, through the Internet or a call the hotel.
  • Book early during the school holidays in Malaysia and Singapore. Hotels can be fully booked during the weekends and public holidays. Be sure to check the calendar of school holidays for Malaysia and Singapore. School holidays and public holidays of Malaysia are considered peak seasons. The days around Christmas and New Year are super peak season. Hotel rates are usually higher during holiday periods in Malaysia and Singapore
  • Promotions and non-peak seasons offer best rates. You get the better rates for hotel when the hotel is offering a promotion, usually during the non-peak season or non holiday period.
  • Special holiday package may be available if you book your flight together with hotel stay, and this sometimes includes local tours. Try local airlines such as Malaysia Airlines and budget airlines such as Air Asia for hotels plus air tickets that comes with their holiday package. Check local airlines for low budget airfares which you can buy online (links to Malaysia's budget airlines and airports)
  • Booking ahead by phone is often cheaper than walk in rates.
  • Internet rates are usually lower than rates offered directly by hotels on the web. Compare on-line rates before you book. Most websites require you to book at least 7 days before your booking date. Do a free search for hotel rates from multiple booking websites onlin - try this free tool that compare rates from at least 30 prominent hotel booking websites by HotelsCombined or other hotel websites.

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