Book with the supplier direct if you want the best available rate for either airfares or accommodation, you could save hundreds of dollars, while there are big discrepancies between the prices charged by Online Travel Agents.
That is the overwhelming message from a brief pricing survey conducted by TravelTrends.biz that involved online retailers Jetabroad, Wotif.com Agoda, Webjet, Zuji and Expedia – comparing the rates they offered to Raffles Hotel Singapore and Thai Airways.
Hotel Survey Results: Raffles Hotel Singapore – one night accomodation in a state room for November 10, 2011.
- Raffles.com = S$753.28 for 'state room' including taxes and fees
- Expedia.com.sg = S$812 for 'state room' including taxes and fees
- Agoda.com = S$799.67 for 'state room' including taxes and fees
- Wotif.com = is not selling the 'state room' but is charging S$960 for 'courtyard suite' which can be obtained for S$870 on Raffles.com
- Zuji.com.sg = not selling 'state room' but retailing 'courtyard suite' at S$753.28 including taxes and fees
Full story:
www.traveltrends.biz/ttn555-online-travel-agents-more-expensive-than-supplier-direct 
