Category: Travel

Double The Deals For You

Double The Deals For You.

Due to competition between the two principal and giant hotel booking aggregators, I can now display deals from both the competing giants which both are my partners. It is much trouble to add retrospectively, though.

The deals from Booking dot com are traditionally shown as a vertical banner for each city. Agoda dot com’s smaller banners, or what they are called dynamic banners, are shown as a sample above (circled in red).

Adding one more set of deals not only doubles the options and choices, ideally, but some frequent travelers have their own preferred login credentials or preferred middle men. Deals aren’t a precise science and it depends on the prevailing occupancy, demand and season, I speculate. Is controlled by the hotels according to their own algo and formula. In fact some cities, deals wont show up for some unknown technical reasons. I shall ask them at their webinar this Friday.

If no hotels are shown on the banner, just click on it and it will take you to the city. I am adding the second option to more cities as we go along. Use the generic Hotel Search (http://www.mycen.my/hotel/) and it should unravel any hidden deals or flash prices. I complained about some banners not rotating and they now have added up down arrow keys to cycle through manually.

Thank you to regular users for your valued support and I hope to improve your experience and value. Please PM me or e-mail me, should you have questions. Thank you. Hotel Deals Finder Index is here: http://www.mycen.my/hotel-deals-finder/

Krabi

Krabi.

Krabi Town and Province on the South Western part of Thailand is an area characterized by craggy, sheer limestone cliffs, dense mangrove forests, and more than a hundred offshore islands.

Some of its most popular beach destinations include the Phi Phi Islands, which jut from the sea like giant rainforested boulders, and Railay Beach, accessible only by boat and a prominent rock-climbing spot. Koh Hong or Hong Island is another one of the more popular islands.

The bustling town is another sun and sea destination popular with Malaysian and international tourists. Picture used with permission from my friend Pamela Lee (https://www.facebook.com/pamela.lee.71653318) who visited Krabi recently. Pic of where she was at Phi Phi Island.

Krabi is a bustling town with a bewildering choice of hotels. Find a good hotel deal in Krabi here:

http://www.mycen.my/krabi-hotel-deals-finder/

Let’s Go Cameron’s

Let’s Go Cameron’s.

A ball of hydrangea in front of the the lake in front of the Lakehouse Resort, Ringlet, Cameron Highlands. This upcoming school holidays take your kids and family for some fresh strawberry jam and hot scones, served on cozy antique armchairs with fireplace in view.

Many things I experienced as a school kid such as giant rhinoceros beetles, giant Rajah Brooke birdwing butterflies and giant jungle leaves are now hard to find. You owe it to your kids to let them experience it while still possible.

Mycen Hotels have many hotels with deals listed. Start here: http://www.mycen.my/cameron-highlands-hotel-deals-finder/

Or search for any other hotel you know by name or town.

#nature #cool #highlands #mountains #holiday #hygrangea #cameronhighlands #schoolholidays #ringlet #tanahrata #brinchang #vacation

Salcombe Harbour Hotel and Spa

It was widely reported that Rod Stewart and wife Penny Lancaster stayed at the beautiful Salcombe Harbour Hotel and Spa during his Plymouth concert.

Salcombe is a resort town in the South Hams district of Devon, south west England. The town is close to the mouth of the Kingsbridge Estuary, mostly built on the steep west side of the estuary.

On the waterfront, Salcombe Harbour Hotel offers a luxurious Spa with five treatment rooms, indoor pool, hot tub, sauna and fitness area and features free Wi-Fi and free parking at a secure off-site location. In the beautiful coastal town of Salcombe, the hotel’s lounge has stunning views from every window.

The spacious and modern en suite rooms all have a TV and facilities for making tea and coffee. Most rooms also have balconies and sea views.

The popular market town of Kingsbridge is 15 minutes’ drive from Salcombe Harbour Hotel. Dartmoor National Park is just a 30-minute drive away and Plymouth city centre can be reached after 50 minutes’ drive.

Pic by my freind Lynn Lynn Thirtle, a Salcombe resident posing with Rod on 11 June 2016 in Salcombe.

View or book the hotel here:

http://www.mycen.my/salcombe-harbour-hotel-and-spa/

Finding A Hotel In An Emergency,

Finding A Hotel In An Emergency,

Some taxi hailing services were criticised for exploitative surge pricing following the London Bridge terror attack. I am curious as to how hotels in an affected city respond to a crisis. After all, in a modern booking system, where rates are adjusted dynamically this can be monitored. This is not a scientific test as no business will show their price before increase or the upward percentages, if any. Price increases are understandable during a natural disaster though.

For example, I saw many hotels shuttered during the annual monsoonal floods. Price surged when supply was reduced. Some continue to operate by hiring electric generators. Online booking becomes unavailable with internet services cut off. Many staff were also stranded at relief centers or stuck at home when roads became inaccessible. In some places the lobbies were covered or submerged in mud. How can they accept credit cards when there were no phone lines to do authorization or how can they provide you with potable water when everything is cut? It was strictly walk in or boat in,

So who goes to a hotel in a city facing a terror attack or disaster? Many journalists, first responders, investigators, emergency rescuers and public who got caught up unexpectedly or were stranded due to lack of transport, curfew and other unforeseen circumstances.

In a war, a hotel can be a temporary safe haven or shelter. But not always as hostile forces may target it. Melbourne was under terror-linked siege a few hours ago. since deals and offers are dynamically generated according to current day, let’s see how Melbourne hotel prices fare here:

http://www.mycen.my/melbourne-hotel-deals-finder/

Please send link or book for a friend, colleague or relative who may need your assistance, IF phone contact is available. Stay safe.

http://www.mycen.my/melbourne-hotel-deals-finder/

#shelter #emergency #melbourne #city #australia #city #terrorattack #hotels #safety #mel

*pic of great southern hotel melbourne by booking dot com