dealchecker, the online travel price comparison website, offers helpful tips to Brits that are too bashful to barter, but want to master the art of haggling ahead of their travels in 2019.

While bartering and negotiating over items is much more commonplace outside of the UK, even seasoned holiday-goers aren't always confident to haggle over souvenirs.

Rosie Panter, travel expert at dealchecker commented: “Haggling is not only a great way to spend less for more when abroad, it is also key when getting to grips with local culture and getting to know the locals themselves. This handy guide to haggling, in some of the most popular holiday hotspots around the world, will help Brits bag a bargain that even David Dickinson would be envious of.”

European capitals are not automatically associated with haggling or bartering, but in the most popular tourist areas, stallholders are used to getting more than they should for their wares and Rome is no exception.

• The best places to practise haggling include: Porta Portese, Mercato delle Stampe, Lungotevere Castello and Via Sannio Flea Market.
• If the price is not stated, ask the stallholder 'quanto?'
• When you settle on the stall to buy from, try knocking off around 30-40% of the marked price.
• If you get stuck when haggling, walk away from the stall and return an hour or so later. You are more than likely to find the price has fallen significantly!

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India is the mecca for multi-coloured market stalls, and Goa in Western India, is the perfect place to give haggling a go. Stallholders will rarely expect you to pay the asking price for an item, and relish a little spirited banter and boisterous back-and-forth.

• The best places to try haggling: Mapusa Market, Anjuna Flea Market, Calangute Market Square, Arpora Saturday Night Bazaar, Mackie's Night Bazaar and Margao.
• Knowing a few phrases in Konkani (the language spoken in Goa) is an incredibly useful tool. The vendors will immediately hold you in higher esteem, and therefore will be less likely to take advantage.
• When you notice an item on a Goan stall that takes your fancy, begin by asking the stallholder 'kit ke jaale?' (how much?). Other phrases like 'khup saangta tu' (the price is too high) and 'naaka' (no thanks) are also very useful.
• Your starting offer should be about 50% off the vendor's stated price.

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The Canaries are popular with tourists all year round, and some of market stallholders, shopkeepers and craftspeople of the Canary Islands are used to getting a lot more from visitors than they would from local people. Whilst bartering in supermarkets and chain stores is not commonplace, in smaller, independent shops and markets it is encouraged.

• The best places to try haggling: Torviscas Market and Los Cristianos, as well as any knick-knack or antique shops.
• Use shock value to manoeuvre and knock off about 65% of the asking price. When it comes to negotiating over prices in Tenerife, silence is often your most powerful tool. If you seem to be considering and distracted, the vendor will work even harder to get your business.
• As well as this, playing down the item you are interested in will work wonders – if you point out any 'flaws' you might find it has, you're in a much better position to agree on a lower price for it.

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