Deal of the moment

Jusqu'à -50% sur des hôtels de luxe

Save up to 50% on luxury hotels

lastminute.com offers an innovative approach to luxury hotel deals through their top secret hotels program.

The concept involves discounting high-end accommodations where the property name is only revealed after you book. Depending on the season, you can find discounts reaching 50% off standard rates at 4 or 5-star properties, all without sacrificing the quality of service or amenities.

By keeping the hotel name hidden until the transaction is complete, lastminute.com can negotiate special rates that these properties do not want to advertise publicly. This model functions much like a private flash-sale site.

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The original home of last-minute deals

The last minute approach was the spark that led two British entrepreneurs, Martha Lane Fox and Brent Hoberman, to launch one of the first websites to monetize unsold travel inventory back in 1998. They named it lastminute.com, a title that tells you exactly what they do.

The concept is straightforward. They offer unsold travel and leisure inventory from various operators at a discount. The catch is that you need to be ready to book on short notice and be comfortable with a bit of uncertainty, as demand is often high for a limited number of spots.

If you are the type who likes to travel on a whim or struggles to plan weeks ahead, lastminute.com is a solid resource. You can book flights, hotels, tours, train and hotel bundles, spa getaways, or ski trips, among the many options available on the site.

A catalog that has evolved

Be aware that the brand is not just for spontaneous travelers. They also cater to those who prefer more structured travel with pre-packaged or custom trips where every detail is settled in advance. They also target adventurous couples with their Top secret deals. This romantic option offers discounts of 10 to 30 percent, but the name of the hotel is only revealed to you after your booking is confirmed. It is a take it or leave it proposition.

One thing is certain, every type of traveler can find something here from this European brand that was a pioneer in the industry.

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Reviews of lastminute.com

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Interesting but not easy to book

The Lastminute.com site offers some really great deals. While there are always several trips available, it can be complicated to book. The dates are not really flexible. This requires having a lot of availability, which is not always easy. If you can head out on vacation whenever you feel like it, then go for it.

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Pleasantly surprised by my refund request

Hello everyone,

After getting in touch with customer service to cancel a reservation, the fees were, curiously enough, actually canceled!

So I have nothing bad to say about them. It is very professional of them to act this way. In any case, thanks to them for being so reliable.

Best regards

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Looks good on paper

I never actually managed to book anything with Lastminute.com. People have often told me good things about them, but every time I looked, just like with Voyages Pirates actually, I didn't end up choosing a trip. The concept is tempting: gorgeous hotels offered with flights included on certain dates. But looking closer, there is often a catch, either with the dates or the details of the offer. You really have to be super flexible to be able to take advantage of them.

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Rental prices too high

Hello, after buying a week-long rental on this site, I realized that the rental company charges prices 30% cheaper. I contacted them and they just told me "you should have been more vigilant, those are our prices, not theirs." No goodwill gesture, NOTHING.

Review imported on 11/04/2020 from our old site Voyage-Net.com

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Bad memory of Egypt

Booked a trip for early July to Hurghada. Everything went well on the way there, but the local representative was pathetic. After getting 3 hours of sleep, we had an information meeting where he pushed his excursions to Cairo!!! despite the unstable situation in the capital at that exact moment!!! Furthermore, our return tickets were given to us the day before our departure (Friday), and that is when we learned we weren't returning on the night between Saturday and Sunday as written on our e-tickets and our travel documents, but on the night between Friday and Saturday!! So we lost a whole day and only found out the day of! Finally, the flight was supposed to be direct, but for half the vacationers, it turned into a nightmare with a layover in Cairo, meaning a 10-hour trip, very convenient with 2 small children and a baby. Of course, there was no possibility of changing the flight with less than 24 hours notice, and a representative who didn't care and told us to call customer service, who couldn't do a thing. Bottom line, an exhausting trip, last-minute schedule changes, and a landing in Paris but not at the airport originally scheduled!!! Avis importé le 04/11/2020 depuis notre ancien site Voyage-Net.com
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