5 Reasons to Book Direct for Your Next Hotel Stay
SACRAMENTO, CA [September 28, 2020]—The pandemic has caused hotel occupancy rates to plummet and forced countless changes with regard to travel. But some small boutique hotels and bed and breakfast inns in California have found a silver lining with hotel reservations: a rise in direct bookings. Instead of booking a hotel room with a few clicks with an online travel agency (OTA) website like Booking.com or Expedia, more travelers seem to be contacting hotels directly to book their rooms. Christine Forsyth, the general manager of The Ballard Inn and Gathering Table