Travel season is upon us, and I'll be the first to say I have champagne taste, but am confined to a beer-sized budget. Finding deals on hotels and flights has never been so important, especially with gas prices and travel costs through the roof! So lately, Priceline's "Name Your Price" feature (you know the commercials — William Shatner is the "Priceline Negotiator"?) has been looking more and more attractive, but I've heard a story or two about users who have been less than thrilled with their room once they've arrived.
My girl Petsugar has been there and told me about a site she found that deconstructs the rules and ways of Priceline's hotel selection process. Dubbed BiddingForTravel, this site schools you on some sweet tips and tricks to using Priceline, and now Petsugar can even guess (correctly!) which hotel she is bidding on!
Go through BiddingForTravel's helpful FAQ's first to learn how Priceline chooses your hotels and flights, then start bidding. If it's all too much and you need further help, request for bid assists from the pros to help you get the room and location you want for your next vacay. That's what I call full service!
Robert Clergerie
Aftershock
Cheap Monday
I love the quote you used about champagne tastes and beer budget. I heard it on a show on hgtv..I just cant remember if it was My First Place or House Hunters. Im always watching those shows
1I gave up booking through these 'discount' sites altogether. I was sick of getting the smallest ugliest room in the hotel, and then being told that I didn't pay for a 4 star room, I paid for the room I have. Now I book directly with the hotels, pay maybe $10 more, and I get to save loyalty points for free nights. And the rooms are as advertised.
2I am so into this site. I use it to figure out what to bid, then I laugh and laugh as I get a crazy deal on my hotel.
3...just be prepared to get banned from her site, if you do not 'click-thru' her affilaite links. Rather than run that risk (I have already been banned), I suggest using a much friendlier, much more community-feel site like Bidlesstravel (www.bidlesstravel.com).
Just do a Google search for banned biddingfortravel and you'll see what I mean. Never again.
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