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Tipson how to save money in visiting Canton Fair
I Hope that thefollowing tips will do you a favour
Many peoplecomplain the hotel in Guangzhou would double or triple the room rates duringCanton Fair. In fact, it is still possible to find hotels which do notincrease the rate during Canton Fair, but the key is: you should know what yourkey buying criteria are.
How to save thehotel expense when visiting Canton Fair?
1. Do not limit your choice by staying incity center 2. Try to stay in hotel which is close toCanton Fair venue, Pazhou, which is at Guangzhou suburb 3. Try to stay in hotel which is not wellconnected by public transport, not close to metro station
If you wouldlike to find a bargain, first of all, figure out our key buying criteria.
Tip 1: Analyze your key buying criteria
The key error in finding a hotel is:tend to look for a normal hotel, in good location, such as close to shoppingcenter, central business district, or metro station, etc. Yet, the fact is: Canton Fair venue islocated in Pazhou, which is in southeast part of Guangzhou, far from citycenter; while it’s adjacent to several highways, through which you can fastaccess to Guangzhou suburb, esp. Panyu (south next to Pazhou), or northern partof Guangzhou, as well as other cities in Pearl River Delta.
In fact, under most circumstances, the time you need to spend on trafficcongestion by go back to city or go to hotel which is far from city center isthe same, but the room rate would make a total difference. So, ask yourself these questions: Am I going to spend most of the time onCanton Fair venue? Or I always spend the evening in citycenter and come back to the hotel in late hours? If you would spend all the day time inCanton Fair, and in the evening just stay in hotel room, go through thecatalog, use internet to check email and communicate with your business partneror family members, definitely, you should try to find a hotel with goodfacilities including internet access of course, and good environment; yet, notnecessarily very close to Pazhou, no need to live next to metro station. So far as you can hire a van or taxi,and get on highway to go back and forth between Pazhou and your hotel within30-45 minutes, you can find a 3 star hotel with decent facilities, 30 minutesdrive from Pazhou, at the rate below US$40 during Canton Fair period.
Thus, to findbargain for accommodation during Canton Fair, it’s better to examine what youare really looking for, in other words, to understand your tolerance level.
Your criteriawould lie in: 1. Location ofhotel, Transportation It is possible for you to find hotel roomsnot in very bad condition, within 30 minutes drive from Pazhou, at below US$20per night during Canton Fair. However, most likely these hotels arelocated in towns close to Pazhou, that means they are not located in Guangzhoucity, so generally they are not well received by foreign buyers. Some of thesehotels are located along metro lines, which are built after these towns alongare set up. In order to avoid compensation for development and make sure thearea on top of the metro station can be sold at a high price, usually, themetro stations are built far from the towns/villages along. In this case, you should not be able tofind any hotel on top of metro station, esp. on No. 4 metro line, the linesouth next to Pazhou. Therefore, you have to take bus or motorbike for 5to 10 minutes to link up between metro station and the hotel, which is not veryconvenient. The other areas where you can findbargains are those without metro nearby. Geographically, they are far fromCanton Fair, yet, are conveniently link by highway, and the commuting timebetween Canton Fair venue and the hotel may be just within 15 to 30minutes. For instance, hotels shown on: http://cantonfairbudgethotel.com/hotel-listings/5195.html So you should ask yourself: is itnecessary to live next to the metro station? Just think carefully if it is amust for you, which would limit your choice for bargain. Also, what kind of metro station are youtalking about? Those in city center or the ones mentioned above in the suburbanarea?
Also, many hotels would offer free shuttlebus linking Canton Fair and the hotel, so it would not be a big problem if youwould go back to the hotel right after the fair is closed. So, unlessthere is special reason, limit your choice by staying in hotel next to metrostation would unnecessarily reduce your selection.
2. Is itreally that critical for you to live in hotel with English speaking staff?
Of course, it is nice to have Englishspeaking staff in the hotel, so you can communicate easily. Yet, the fact is: usually, you can onlyfind bargain in the hotels where they are not aware that they can capture theopportunity of Canton Fair, therefore, they do not increase the rate duringCanton Fair. That means, they would not try to prepare for the arrival offoreign tourist. They would not think from the foreign client point ofview. Naturally, very few foreign tourists would come to stay in thesehotels and of course, that means they would not have English speaking staff. Actually, it is not that critical for youto have English speaking staff.
Many people would emphasis, they have tofind a hotel with internet access. Of course, this is nice to have. Yet,unfortunately, most of the hotel which you can find bargain do not haveinternet access. The key reason is: most likely the main clientele those hotelsare local clients, and internet access is not that important for them. And the hotels are so scary of increasing the investment, so usually, it is noteasy to find internet access in cheap hotels.
Thus, it is important for you to find outif you are looking for a place to have internet access, so you can check emailor surf some websites from time to time, or you have to communicate with yourbusiness partner or family member with time difference in real time, therefore,it is necessary for you to have internet access in your room, so you cancommunicate with them at midnight? It is totally different, since internetbar/internet cafe is very common in China, which very likely that you can findan internet bar close to your hotel, no matter how remote is your hotel, whichthey would charge around US$0.5 per hour. So, if you are just looking for a place tocheck email or visit some website, it is not that important for you to find ahotel with internet access in room. Besides, there are many non-official tradefair held at the same time, most of which would have free internet access andeven free meals offered. So, you would have plenty of time to check email insuch non official trade fair. (Details of non-official trade fair,
visit http://cantonfairbudgethotel.com/content/view/110)
Tip 2: Making use of the ignorance of hotels
The thumb of rule in finding bargain is:usually, the more ignorant your business partner is, the easier for you to finda good deal. In the case of finding bargain in hotelroom, it is easier for you to find bargain in hotel which the hotel owner donot aware that it is convenient for the guest to go back and forth betweenPazhou and their hotel. That is: they do not try to target overseas buyers whocome for Canton Fair. So, therefore, they do not raise the price of thehotel during Canton Fair, therefore, you can pay the normal rate i.e. withinUS$30-40 for a twin room during Canton Fair.
Tip 3: No need to book in advance
Is it necessary to book in advance? Itdepends. If you are those people who feel very insecure if you cannot book thehotel in advance, of course you should do so.
But the rule is: it is easy for you to find bargain if you dare to book thehotel in last minute.
Especially when we are talking about theAutumn trade fair in 2008. Due to the worldwide economic downturn, nobody canestimate the number of foreign buyers coming to Canton Fair. But verylikely, it would be significantly less than previous session of CantonFair.
on http://cantonfairbudgethotel.com/content/view/106 | 
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