Free salons to discounted room rates: Hotels go all out to lure guests

French hospitality major Accor that operates hotels under Pullman and Novotel brands in India, is offering flat discounts on bookings

With research showing that 70 per cent of Indian travellers will be more price-conscious when planning a holiday, hotels are offering discounted rates, complimentary salon and spa treatment, exotic gastronomical delights and anything else that can persuade customers to make a booking.

A study ‘Future of Travel’ by Booking.com found that 64 per cent of those surveyed were looking for special promotions, discounted tariffs, and attractive packages.

As a result, even large luxury hotel chains, hit hard owing to their dependence on business travellers, are prepared to do whatever it takes to bring in the punters to help make up for the