| Hong Kong is one of the premier tourist | | | | most hotels require cancellation to be done at |
| destinations today. The country has hundreds of | | | | least 1 day before the check-in date. They also |
| hotels that cater to all kinds of visitors for | | | | charge some cancellation fees. Reservations can |
| business as well as tourism. | | | | also be made via e-mail. Another way to make a |
| Hong Kong hotels require reservations, especially | | | | reservation is by phone. Many hotels have toll-free |
| during peak season. Reservations can be done | | | | numbers from many major countries. |
| either directly at the hotel or through an agent. | | | | Corporate and group bookings can also be done |
| These agents have a few member hotels where | | | | online. These online forms also accommodate |
| they would provide accommodation. | | | | different reservation options such as |
| Today, Hong Kong hotel reservations can be | | | | entertainment cards, AAA memberships, club |
| easily made over the Internet. Many of the hotels | | | | memberships, government /military rates, reward |
| have online reservation forms that can be readily | | | | nights, etc. Some online forms also contain |
| filled. These forms contain basic information such | | | | different optional amenities required such as an |
| as the number of rooms, number of guests, | | | | indoor pool, beach access, pets allowed, breakfast |
| check-in date, check-out date, and any promotion | | | | included, high speed internet access, laundry |
| codes. The availability can be checked at the click | | | | facilities, airport shuttle, kids suites, kids eat free |
| of a button. The customer would get an | | | | and others. Depending on these requirements, the |
| immediate confirmation if the rooms are available. | | | | room in a particular hotel can be reserved. |
| Some online forms also have the option to check | | | | Other modes of reservation are by WAP devices, |
| out different kinds of rooms (one bed/two beds | | | | browser-based phones with support for XHTML, |
| suite/smoking/disability), and different prices, | | | | CHTML and WML 1.1 or 2.0, pocket PC devices, |
| before making a reservation. Modification or | | | | palm devices, Treo, Blackberry and other forms |
| cancellation can also be done online. However, | | | | of wireless technology. |