Guest being throw out of Hotel in Hong Kong....

Read this from Yahoo Hong Kong News....

http://hk.news.yahoo.com/080618/318/2vyh3.html

Be careful when you book your hotel through the internet.. You will never know if this hotel is in finiancial crisis.. or your voucher is not reconised by the hotel.. or worst still the hotel do not have your reservation... after you have booked and paid full via the (bogus) website...

My advice is to book through the travel agency, even if the price is a bit high.. Usually travel agency book hotel through local operators or directly deal with the hotel.. As Travel agency are the insider in travel, we will get the first-hand market talk about the suppliers (Hotels, Airlines & Land Operators). Travel agency DO NOT deal with suppliers that have lots of customers complaint or in a bad financial state... If a local operator or hotelier is not trustworthy, words will spread quickly among the travel agency staffs.. and everyone will black list this local operator or hotelier....

Of course many will argue that some travel agency are not trustworthy. There are some cases of "Hit & Run" Bogus travel agency in Singapore. They will start selling their packages and airticket at a very very unbelivable fare.. When the customers book and paid up fully.. these travel agency will take all the money and closed down.. then dissapeared....

So my next advice is to be careful when u compare prices.. if that particular travel agency qoute u at a unbelivable fare (30% - 50% more cheaper than the market selling fare).. Never let out your greed and book immediately.. Beaware.. This travel agency is preparing for a "hit & run"... I have seen many such cases before.. and all operate on the same "hit & run" mood...