Last year I booked through Qantas holidays for the Padma cause at the time they were cheaper than booking with the hotel direct.However when booking for this August it was the other way around,now I find that Qantas has a special on and it's cheaper, wonder if it's worth it to ask the hotel to match the price? And how much have others found is the difference between what the cost on line when booking differs from the actual cost given the AUD exchange rates.