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Consumer expert Martin Lewis explains 'rebook' trick to cut cost of hotel for your holiday

Martin Lewis has shared a clever way to save money on your hotel if you are going on holiday.

The consumer guru hosted a special holiday edition of his Money Show Live this week, offering tips for holidaymakers to cut the cost of their trips. And he revealed a "rebook" trick for those booking travel and hotels separately.

Martin explained that if your hotel is cheaper now than when you booked and you’ve got free cancellation - that’s the crucial bit - all you have to do is cancel your existing booking and make a new one. He told ITV viewers: “That means if you’ve got a hotel with free cancellation, you should regularly be checking the comparison sites for the prices. It’s as simple as that.”

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And the savvy hack doesn’t just work on hotels, one viewer got in touch to share their success story on rebooking car hire abroad, reports the Daily Record. In a tweet to the show, Sylvaine said: “Back in March, followed tips on car rentals and booked for July hols in the USA with a cancellation up to 48h before.

“Checked back a couple of weeks ago and found the identical car/rental company on same website at half the original price, saved over £600 THANK YOU.” Martin responded: “I love it, that’s a proper success.”

Martin has also shared 18 ways to save money on your holiday before you leave the UK on the MoneySavingExpert.com website here.

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