Save Money and Time on Accommodation and Flights with RatePunk
As summer vacation planning begins, searching for affordable accommodations can be a struggle. Consider trying out Ratepunk, the best travel tool available to simplify the process. Experienced travelers often use hacks like following sales or joining loyalty programs, but with RatePunk, you can achieve similar results. This travel tool compares prices across multiple hotel booking sites and displays the lowest available price for the same hotel and dates. Moreover, it eliminates the need for manually comparing prices across numerous tabs, saving time and effort. Want to know how it works? Keep reading!
Building upon its success in helping travelers find the best accommodation prices, RatePunk has expanded its services to include flight deals. With RatePunk Flights, you can receive handpicked flight offers delivered directly to your inbox.
How It Works:
- Select Your Departure Airport: Choose your preferred home airport, and RatePunk will also consider nearby airports to ensure you don’t miss out on any deals.
- Receive Deal Notifications: Based on your preferences, RatePunk will send you flight deals via email, allowing you to stay updated without constant searching.
- Book the Best Deal: Each notification provides detailed flight information and a booking link, making it easy to secure your tickets promptly.
By subscribing to RatePunk Flights, you can save up to 90% on airfare, making your travel planning more affordable and efficient. This service complements the existing accommodation tools, providing a comprehensive solution for travelers looking to maximize their savings.
How to use RatePunk Browser Extension
First things first, you’ll need to install RatePunk on your computer. Once you’ve sorted that, head to your favorite hotel booking site and enter your vacation dates and destination as usual. When you hit the search button, a list of hotels will appear with a little RatePunk icon next to each one. Simply click on the icon, and you’ll be taken to the hotel’s page, where RatePunk will do all the hard work. It will search all the other hotel booking sites and show you the prices for the same hotel. If you find a great deal, click the link, and you’ll be redirected to book your room. For example, you want to stay at the 5-star Hotel Algarve Casino. If you have RatePunk, it shows Hotels.com offers the same deal for £313 cheaper than Booking. So this is one of the reasons why you should try RatePunk and make booking your next vacation a breeze!
Have you ever experienced the frustration of booking a hotel to discover that the price dropped significantly (£100) just a few days later? Luckily, if you have a RatePunk account, you can activate the rebooking feature to avoid this situation. With this feature, RatePunk will send notifications on all cancellation-free bookings when the price drops below your initial booking. Again, it means you don’t have to check the prices constantly. And once again, it ensures you always have the lowest available price for your hotel.
RatePunk has recently introduced RateScore, which is a solution to the frustrating problem of different ratings for the same hotel across multiple booking websites: Booking shows 8.2, Expedia 7.6, and etc. RateScore compiles ratings from all major hotel booking websites and calculates a final, accurate rating for each hotel. This rating is displayed alongside the list of hotels, allowing you to easily compare and choose the best hotel for you.
But wait, there’s more! RatePunk has recently introduced a new feature that focuses on Airbnb – price match- and it works like the original one. When you search for your destination and dates on Airbnb, the RatePunk extension pops up automatically when you click on your preferred rental. It’s incredibly helpful because it finds exact property matches for a lower price. So, for example, you could save £159 on the same accommodation (picture below). Additionally, the tool can identify if the same property is listed on hotel booking sites for lower prices, which may not be visible on Airbnb due to hidden fees such as cleaning charges. Furthermore, RatePunk provides a list of alternatives that allow users to explore other options, including hotels. This feature can be handy for travelers who prefer the comfort and reassurance offered by professionally managed hotels, complete with amenities like room service.
RatePunk App – Travel Savings at Your Fingertips
For those who prefer booking on the go, the RatePunk App makes tracking flight deals effortless. Available for iOS, the app lets you browse and manage your RatePunk Flights deals straight from your phone. Instead of waiting until you’re at a computer, you can receive notifications, check flight offers, and book directly wherever you are.
With hotel price tracking coming soon, the RatePunk App is set to become a one-stop travel savings tool for both flights and accommodation, ensuring you always book at the best price.
Wrapping Up the Pros
RatePunk is a completely free travel tool with no hidden fees or mandatory sign-ups—unless you want to access additional features like rebooking or cashback. It provides an unbiased accommodation rating and seamlessly works with Airbnb, often finding the same or better deals at lower prices. Users who choose to log in can unlock rebooking and cashback benefits at no extra cost, making it an even more valuable travel companion.
What about the drawbacks? The only downside is that RatePunk is currently available only for desktops and iPhones, meaning Android users can’t access the mobile app just yet. However, with all the savings and features it offers, this small limitation hardly outweighs the huge benefits. So why not give it a try? Test it out, see how it works, and decide for yourself if this travel tool is the game-changer you’ve been looking for!
