It is the question thousands of holidaymakers ask themselves every day: Should I book a hotel break direct or through an agent? Powerful operators such as booking.com and hotels.com are hard to ignore ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Where to next? Price comparison and booking sites are a useful tool but research found that booking direct remained the best ...

Skip your travel agent and those comparison booking sites. That's what more hotels want you to do, and they're pulling out all the stops to persuade you to do it. But should you? Travelers like Tom ...

Booking direct with a hotel can actually offer a lot of huge benefits. When guests book direct, hotels don't pay a fee to online travel agents, so hotels are able to offer better prices and they can ...