[philliphaydon]

Agoda often offers discounts to hotels you've viewed if you're browsing around and I always get the hotel cheaper than what's on offer at the hotel directly. For example the hotel I'm currently staying at in Taiwan cost 2500 NT, booking directly with the hotel is actually 4100 NT...

I don't understand how this is possible but this is how it seems to me.

I don't use things like flight scanner because booking directly with the airline is always cheaper from experience.

[philliphaydon]

Actually. Google flights usually has prices that match the airline. I sometimes use that to compare. Then go to the airline site directly to do the booking.

[abandonliberty]

I haven't seen Google offer booking.

[philliphaydon]

Flights.Google.com doesn't offer bookings but it's good for comparing.