Hotel/Accomodation sites that let you pay off a booking leading up to booking date?

tommynolips on 03/12/2018 - 10:42

Hi all

I'm planning a trip to Asia next year and I'd like to start booking my accomodation and paying it off as the booking gets closer. Are there any sites that let you pay in advance, but don't enforce payment at booking time?

Thanks

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  • QW3RTY on 03/12/2018 - 10:50
    +5

    Some of the online travel agency websites, such as Booking.com, allow you to pay at the property with no deposit at booking time.
    Have never heard of sites that allow you to make instalment payments.
    You could get your itinerary sorted out with a travel agent who might be able to work with you on a payment plan.

    • Munnday on 03/12/2018 - 11:54
      +3

      This would be the best suggestion - book the hotel at a website that allows you to pay at the hotel upon check in. Then put money aside each week.

  • jimbobaus on 03/12/2018 - 11:00

    A lot of hotels in Asia dont let the third party sites take the funds for reservations, which means you need to pay at time of arrival (very common in Asia)

    Saying that, Jetstar has AfterPay so you could maybe book through their hotel site and use Afterpay to pay off the accomodation.

  • altomic on 03/12/2018 - 11:30
    +1

    book with a credit card and then pay off the credit card as the booking gets closer.

  • JimmyF on 03/12/2018 - 12:31
    -4

    So much fail here……. Can't save, wants a payment plan. Life isn't about payment plans. Try saving up for something.

    • tommynolips on 03/12/2018 - 12:34
      -4

      Thanks for your valuable input, peanut.

      • JimmyF on 03/12/2018 - 12:35
        -2

        haha yes I'm the peanut who needs a payment plan for life……. Oh wait, no I don't!

        • tommynolips on 03/12/2018 - 12:36
          -1

          i don't need anything - merely asking a question surrounding payment options allowed by different accommodation providers.

          • JimmyF on 03/12/2018 - 12:42

            @tommynolips:

            i don't need anything

            Your question here would say otherwise.

          • JimmyF on 03/12/2018 - 12:46
            -2

            @tommynolips: I see by your rate of applying neg votes, you're one of those people. Enjoy life, its going to be a bumpy ride!

            • tommynolips on 03/12/2018 - 12:49

              @JimmyF: amazing what some people choose to expend their energy on :)

    • Tech5 on 03/12/2018 - 12:50
      +3

      Both you and OP, for different reasons, need to get some perspective and stop acting like kids

      • tommynolips on 03/12/2018 - 12:58
        +1

        i am a kid, hence asking if it's possible to pay off accommodation for my first big overseas trip.

        • Tech5 on 03/12/2018 - 15:29

          On a different note, yes. Many hotels on agoda/booking.com allow you to book now, pay later/at hotel. So just do that and put some money away every week. You can also do that with certain airlines for tickets. E.g. afterpay with jetstar

        • HighAndDry on 03/12/2018 - 15:37

          I think your main issue is not knowing that there are places that let you pay on arrival.

          Other than that - budgeting and saving tend to be good life skills to have.

        • [Deactivated] on 03/12/2018 - 15:59

          Do your parents know you're going to Asia?

    • airzone on 03/12/2018 - 13:08

      Although I'd have approached the message slightly differently, I agree. Even if you can get the accommodation on a later payment, flight tickets are typically up-front, and insurance certainly is..

      Op - You are going to buy travel insurance, right?

  • Gotchas on 03/12/2018 - 12:47
    +1

    Never pay upfront for anything in life unless you have to.
    You might have to cancel, they give you crappy service, or you find a better deal etc etc

    Also you’ll be losing interest by giving them money

  • blonky on 03/12/2018 - 15:34

    Expedia had an option a while back to defer payment on accom - you couldn't do part payments as it was either up front or on arrival

  • Prince K on 04/12/2018 - 01:36

    Recently booked a hotel on Agoda for mid feb and it lets me pay in early feb. so yes as others have mentioned you definitely don’t have to pay up front and have time to save :)

  • smalltime0 on 04/12/2018 - 08:04

    If you book using a typical bricks and mortar travel agent (getting price match as much as possible) you can usually pay in installments. AFAIK you need to put up about 1/3 within about 2 weeks.

    Otherwise using booking.com, as others have mentioned, allows you to pay when you arrive. If you're doing this, make sure you have a no-forex fee card as you'll be paying in local currencies.

    • kiitos on 04/12/2018 - 21:37

      I didn't realise that, whenever we book though Flight Centre (on price match), we have to pay the total within a day, or are we just rubes?

  • dane45 on 04/12/2018 - 14:23

    I think it's always a good idea to try and pay upfront, because payment plans either make you pay interest or have lots of tricky fees.

    However, if you can be conscientious about paying you may want to look at Skye Mastercard. It will allow you to set up an interest free payment plan, no international transaction fees, and no annual fee for the next year. Make sure to pay your bill off in the interest free period though, and carefully read all terms and conditions.

    https://www.skyecard.com.au/SKY10?utm_source=Finder&utm_medi…

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