As I have previously posted, Travala is a new startup company pushing itself as a Next-gen Online Travel Agency (NOTA). Although only just entering the space, it already has over 567,000 hotels in 210 countries. The website & hotel load is still in Alpha phase, but is already showing some huge savings. They have started there will be another million properties added soon, so if you are searching and cannot find a specific property, that is why!
Seems they are on average 10-15% cheaper than booking.com in all my searches, however if you search for hotels within the next 2 months, that is when you can really get some huge savings.
I've done some short time frame searches for April/May, hopefully someone has an upcoming last minute trip in which they can make use of them!
Tip - change to AUD in top right hand corner before searching
Italy:
Hotel XX Settembre: $1067.65 for 4 nights. 65.7% saving compared to booking.com on the same dates - Travala vs Booking.com proof
USA:
Hilton Orlando: $943.46 for 4 nights. 40.2% saving compared to booking.com on the same dates - Travala vs Booking.com proof
Trump International Las Vegas: $992.31 for 5 nights. 30% saving compared to booking.com on the same dates - Travala vs Booking.com proof
Bahamas:
Meliá Nassau Beach – All Inclusive: $2351.35 for 4 nights. 39.4 % saving compared to booking.com on the same dates - Travala vs Booking.com proof
Turkey:
Celal Aga Konagi Hotel: $407.54 for 4 nights. 55.6 % saving compared to booking.com on the same dates - Travala vs Booking.com proof
Australia:
Four Points by Sheraton Perth: $618.56 for 4 nights. 29.5% saving compared to booking.com on the same dates - Travala vs Booking.com proof
Dubai:
Nikki Beach Resort & Spa: $2103.26 for 4 nights. 21.1 % saving compared to booking.com on the same dates - Travala vs Booking.com proof
You can receive up to a further 10% saving on these prices, but I won't go into that here, as it will simply sound like an advert. If you are interested, you can read up on the SMART program here
They have a great referral system up and running as well, which should appeal to all OzBargainers. For every person you refer that spends $50 in on a booking, you will receive $20 of their travel credits (AVA) to use on your next booking. Make sure you help your fellow bargain hunters out by using a random referral code so we all prosper.
Although Travala.com might not be the cheapest for every single hotel (I’m not making that claim), it’s a brand new company where it is cheaper to book through than some of the largest booking sites in the world. This post is specific to a handful of hotels which show genuine savings.
Thanks.
I was getting all excited with the prices when I searched until I realised it was US$. When I changed to AUD$ the few places I recently stayed at were more expensive than going to the hotel direct. 🙁 (Australia, Orbost, Wollongong, Newcastle)