S.P.A.M. - Discover America: Daily Getaways 2012 (Amex)

Just got the below email - mods, not sure if this is the place to post it or if it should move elsewhere...

As I recall there were deals on buying points, certificates etc last year

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I've been waiting for this to come back!

www.flyertalk.com/forum/s-p-m/1194225-discover-america-offered-again-spring-2011-a-5.html# preview April 2nd. Best not to start another thread on this?

www.flyertalk.com/forum/s-p-m/1194225-discover-america-offered-again-spring-2011-a-5.html# preview April 2nd. Best not to start another thread on this?

I don't see a problem with starting a new thread for a new year. Additionally, since many of the deals are points, I think the thread location here is more than fine.

Is there a comprehensive list somewhere of the deals that were offered last year? The thread from 2011 has mentions of some deals, but I'm wondering if there's a place to see everything they had a year ago?

Woo hoo! There were some good deals last year

Is there a comprehensive list somewhere of the deals that were offered last year? The thread from 2011 has mentions of some deals, but I'm wondering if there's a place to see everything they had a year ago?
Post #20 in the Discover America Offered Again This Spring (2011) talks about offerings last year.

Last year, was anyone able to use a non-USA based Amex? I have Visa and MC based in USA but my Amex is Australian.

Last year, was anyone able to use a non-USA based Amex? I have Visa and MC based in USA but my Amex is Australian.
+1 for me, I read about someone having problems with the address validation but have heard of workaround on the AA site of succesfully using a foreign CC even though data entry forces a US state and country code so wondering if they will work here.

Good to see this back. You can trick it into accepting some foreign Amex cards, I have bought before.

+1 for me, I read about someone having problems with the address validation but have heard of workaround on the AA site of succesfully using a foreign CC even though data entry forces a US state and country code so wondering if they will work here.

Hi Burmans,Do you have any details about workaround to use a foreign CC.Altough very interested int his I was never able to use a canadian CC.
thank you

Does anybody know of a virtual Amex CC like entropay offer it!?

Is an American Express card required for a purchase since this promo is put on by American Express. Or will they accept other cards. I have 5 AMEX myself - no worries there but I'm inquiring for my readers. Like to write on this promo since it is seem to be a big buzz last year.
Thanks!

Is an American Express card required for a purchase since this promo is put on by American Express. Or will they accept other cards. I have 5 AMEX myself - no worries there but I'm inquiring for my readers. Like to write on this promo since it is seem to be a big buzz last year.
Thanks!

Not required, but it saves 10%.

Not required, but it saves 10%.

and 10% can soon be 1,000s of $ ;)

Is an American Express card required for a purchase since this promo is put on by American Express. Or will they accept other cards. I have 5 AMEX myself - no worries there but I'm inquiring for my readers. Like to write on this promo since it is seem to be a big buzz last year.
Thanks!


And does it need to be an USA -Amex?

And does it need to be an USA -Amex?

no, also works with European Amex cards

Can we use the Amex prepaid/GC cards? I have other Amex cards but I have to spend 2k on discover card.
Tried searching in the 2011 thread but didn't find anything.

And does it need to be an USA -Amex?

no, also works with European Amex cards

And do you need to have a USA address??

And do you need to have a USA address??

last yr they said u need one but i was able to use my European address as well

Thanks everyone for the info. I'm really looking forward to seeing the deals in a few days.

Why wouldn't AMEX want Europeans to 'Discover America'?

looking forward to seeing preview on 4/3

will a prepaid amex work?

will a prepaid amex work?

yup...also AMex GC should work!

Why wouldn't AMEX want Europeans to 'Discover America'?

dunno, but Europeans also like cheap points n miles :p

I am a Canadian who tried to take advantage of some of the offers last year, but they said these were good for US residents only. We do have a US residence (winter home), and they wouldn't accept that either. I'll try again this year and hopefully it will work.

The preview is now live. They will have priority club points at about 6cpp with the amex discount on the first day. The other days will have some avis car rentals and vegas/atlantic city deals.

Daily getaway site can be found at

https://dailygetaways.ustravel.org/Default.aspx

First couple of weeks are super lame.

Yes I agree , hope the other weeks better.

First couple of weeks are super lame.

That is how I would characterize it too. I find nothing in the first two weeks of interest to me.

Why wouldn't AMEX want Europeans to 'Discover America'?

Because many Americans have not discovered America, beyond their local city, county or state, or fishing or hunting area!!!

AMEX is encouraging Americans to really and truly DISCOVER America.

it seems no impresive deal for the first week

it seems no impresive deal for the first week

Make that the first two weeks.

it seems no impresive deal for the first week
I agree. I checked the IHG offer against Singapore rates. Even with the AE discount, the Holiday Inn Atrium is the equivalent of $150. For July, the paid non-sale price is $156 weekday, $112 weekend.

I am a Canadian who tried to take advantage of some of the offers last year, but they said these were good for US residents only. We do have a US residence (winter home), and they wouldn't accept that either. I'll try again this year and hopefully it will work.

Not sure what you mean by "they wouldn't accept that", what specifically was the error given this is an online application, do you mean the Canadian Billing address on your credit card payment wasn't allowed?

damn soooo weak deals in the first 2 weeks :(

The points is I think (quick math) worse tha
The 50% bonus offer of IHG.

Calendar to help you track the rest of the deals - https://dailygetaways.ustravel.org/Calendar.aspx?week=1

I don't remember this ever lasting 5 weeks, so at least that's a good thing. Discounts the first 2 weeks are a little lean, but typical. I recommend not buying the Avis days because the rate isn't that cheap and their certs are a PITA to actually use. The Alamo deal is actually good (albeit unexciting) and most flyertalkers would probably find some use for it (bascially, when you don't have another applicable coupon). The SeaWorld ticket deal is good if you're heading to SeaWorld -- this is about the lowest ticket price you can find.

Obviously, most folks are waiting for good points deals at the hotels and such.

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I don't remember this ever lasting 5 weeks, so at least that's a good thing. Discounts the first 2 weeks are a little lean, but typical. I recommend not buying the Avis days because the rate isn't that cheap and their certs are a PITA to actually use. The Alamo deal is actually good (albeit unexciting) and most flyertalkers would probably find some use for it (bascially, when you don't have another applicable coupon). The SeaWorld ticket deal is good if you're heading to SeaWorld -- this is about the lowest ticket price you can find.

Obviously, most folks are waiting for good points deals at the hotels and such.

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I got 3 of this same Alamo deal last year, and I regret doing so. I keep finding better car rental deals elsewhere that save me more money and my coupons will expire at the end of this year.

Is there a hidden catch on the NYNY deal from MGM that people have run into in the past?

https://dailygetaways.ustravel.org/OfferDetails.aspx?pid=20861D6d-a580-4e1a-bdac-5580e3365b01

That actually doesn't look so bad, given that there's no date restriction/"promotion availability" terms on that. Your typical Vegas strip room in that quality of hotel usually runs $150+ on a busy weekend. You're getting a room plus show tickets and $150 dinner credit.

I don't remember this ever lasting 5 weeks, so at least that's a good thing. Discounts the first 2 weeks are a little lean, but typical. I recommend not buying the Avis days because the rate isn't that cheap and their certs are a PITA to actually use. The Alamo deal is actually good (albeit unexciting) and most flyertalkers would probably find some use for it (bascially, when you don't have another applicable coupon). The SeaWorld ticket deal is good if you're heading to SeaWorld -- this is about the lowest ticket price you can find.

Obviously, most folks are waiting for good points deals at the hotels and such.

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I do not think seaworld ticket is a great deal

the listing price at website for San Antonio seaworld is about $60 fro 2 entries (go two different days), with the xbay purchased coupon code you can take about $10 off each, which mean u spend about $50 for 2 entries to SAN Antonio seaworld, that is what I got and did on 2011

I need to top off my PC points. Better to use this or the trick?

I need to top off my PC points. Better to use this or the trick?

The trick is cheaper but those points do not count towards status while these might count (it is not clear though if they count or not).

The trick is cheaper but those points do not count towards status while these might count (it is not clear though if they count or not).

Thanks, I bought some last year, and did count towards my status.

I got 3 of this same Alamo deal last year, and I regret doing so. I keep finding better car rental deals elsewhere that save me more money and my coupons will expire at the end of this year.

Wow. Everyone's travel needs are different, but I bought several of those Alamo certificates last time and I've used them all. And, frankly, my first preference would be to use another discount at one of the more business-oriented outfits (Hertz, Nat'l, Avis) where I have club membership. Sometimes, though, Alamo is significantly cheaper, and this cert made it exceedingly so.


I do not think seaworld ticket is a great deal

the listing price at website for San Antonio seaworld is about $60 fro 2 entries (go two different days), with the xbay purchased coupon code you can take about $10 off each, which mean u spend about $50 for 2 entries to SAN Antonio seaworld, that is what I got and did on 2011

San Antonio SeaWorld may be cheaper. I know for Orlando, you're not going to easily find a way to get in for $40 (with the AMEX discount). In fact, I bought these certs two years ago (I think it was about the same price), and when I couldn't go, I sold them for a small profit on ebay to an appreciative buyer who told me I "saved" her vacation (which means there's little risk in buying them if your travel plans are uncertain).

Marriott GC deal seems pretty good

The could be the only stuff that I plan to buy the first two weeks

I don't remember this ever lasting 5 weeks, so at least that's a good thing. Discounts the first 2 weeks are a little lean, but typical. I recommend not buying the Avis days because the rate isn't that cheap and their certs are a PITA to actually use. The Alamo deal is actually good (albeit unexciting) and most flyertalkers would probably find some use for it (bascially, when you don't have another applicable coupon). The SeaWorld ticket deal is good if you're heading to SeaWorld -- this is about the lowest ticket price you can find.

Obviously, most folks are waiting for good points deals at the hotels and such.

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I love to purchase some good deals last year, like Wyndham, Radisson, Hyatt, SPG last year.

The only stuff that I feel regret to buy is the Avis cert

I finally used it on Dec 30th, and 31st which was right on the expiration date.
Becuase I always found the better deal (than using this coupon) during the whole year.

I need to top off my PC points. Better to use this or the trick?

Better to use this if you have an Amex. The price is the same as the trick but you get status points through Discover America purchases

I love to purchase some good deals last year, like Wyndham, Radisson, Hyatt, SPG last year.

The only stuff that I feel regret to buy is the Avis cert

I finally used it on Dec 30th, and 31st which was right on the expiration date.
Becuase I always found the better deal (than using this coupon) during the whole year.

Right: almost NOBODY should buy the Avis certificates. There's blackout days, high taxes, etc. Just not worth the trouble. The Alamo certificates are easy to use and, if they repeat it, the Hertz points are valuable too.

First two weeks of the offer is a complete disappointment, I must say.

IHG deal is available all year long for the same price with the AmEx discount, eg 1000/$6 (and if you use your priority credit card, you get 10% of the points more).

All the rest - you can surely find better deals online as well. And I was actually waiting for it, I must replenish my points...

No airlines offers? No choicehotels?

Burmans, sorry I was so vague. When I entered my Canadian address, some sort of message came up stating the offer was only good for U.S. citizens. I can't enter my U.S. address, since it won't match the address attached to my cc.

Better to use this if you have an Amex. The price is the same as the trick but you get status points through Discover America purchases



Yes, last year I bought 60K PCs points on April, never stay once, I am still the platium till next year

Sucks that they require Facebook in order to access the presales. :td::td::td:

I love to purchase some good deals last year, like Wyndham, Radisson, Hyatt, SPG last year.

The only stuff that I feel regret to buy is the Avis cert

I finally used it on Dec 30th, and 31st which was right on the expiration date.
Becuase I always found the better deal (than using this coupon) during the whole year.

...last yr there was no SPG deal!

The trick is cheaper but those points do not count towards status while these might count (it is not clear though if they count or not).Only marginally cheaper ($67 per 10K less 10% = $60.30)

The upside is
- no risk of you account being cancelled as some have reported with the trick
- it would appear these qualify for status, i.e. 60K would get you Platinum

But really, happy for all to decide this is a bad deal!

...last yr there was no SPG deal!

that was the year beforel

This is truly ironic to me.

Last 2 years we were on board a cruise ship going over Atlantic ocean and had no access to internet for the most part of the promotion, let alone be there at the bid opening time...

This year our cruise is not until April 28 so I have been in anticipation of this year's promo and hope to get some choice points...

The first 2 weeks offering is truly a big yawn, even the Marriott Travel Card is just barely interesting with 20% combined discount. Sigh.

I still have my Marriot cards from last year. I still am glad I got them. 2011 was the year of the credit card deals for me and hotels. Most all our night were from bonuses. I, too, find the first 2 weeks unattractive for me. Hopefully some better choice will appear for my money.
Good luck to all, as we can see, "different strokes for different folks"

- no risk of you account being cancelled as some have reported with the trick


ahum, never saw those reports, are those real? since I am a heavy user of point breaks

ahum, never saw those reports, are those real? since I am a heavy user of point breaks

No such report from US pc accounts, though some foreign accounts may have such issues

Sucks that they require Facebook in order to access the presales. :td::td::td:

What, you're not in on the revolution? ;)

They have posted the offers for the week of the 23d. Wyndam and Hilton.

The deal for April 11 at New York, New York in Las Vegas is a repeat from 2010. Well, except I snagged it for $250 the last time it was offered. Even at $345, it's a great value.

Apart from Priorityclub are there some other hotel-chains where you can gain status through points?

I saw HHonors, but apparently they do not give it for points.

They have posted the offers for the week of the 23d. Wyndam and Hyatt.

I see Hilton there, no Hyatt yet.

I'm not sure I find the Hilton that enticing this year given the massive devaluation of points that has come about with the "premium rooms for premium points" pricing system where there is no guarantee that 50k points will get a room even when relatively low rates at a property are available for money.

Wyndham deal is great if you would like to top your air miles

I see Hilton there, no Hyatt yet.

Sorry, Hilton not Hyatt. I will edit.

I seen that some people were able to use in past a non-US credit card to pay for dailygetaways.I wasn't able to do this and I am coriuos if somebody is willing to share the trick?
Thank you

Wyndham deal is great if you would like to top your air miles

I don't know a lot about Wyndham but I noticed they had a hotel on Kauai that is 30K points and usually sells for $270 a night ++. Might try to grab this offer and use it for an upcoming trip we have....figure if there turns out to be no availability then I am sure we can use it somewhere for the weekend!

OK, the math on the Wyndham offer using it as a mileage transfer, assuming that you use AMEX for the 10% discount, and, unlike 2011, there is no transfer bonus from any airline (US had a 50% transfer bonus last year)...

$543.60 nets you 190,000 Wyndham points, which can be cashed into 75,200 US/AA/UA/DL/CA/AB and random assorted other mileage plans (and leaves you with 2,000 Wyndham left over).

That's ~.72 CPM (yes, I have the decimal point in the right place, less than a penny a mile).

There are some who would argue that the value's better leaving the points in Wyndham- if you look at some of their overseas properties, I wouldn't necessarily disagree (their resorts in Bali are good point value, for instance). But anything where you're netting mileage at less than 1 cpm is pretty good these days if you ask me, considering that mileage runs are regularly clocking in at 3+ CPM. Another way of looking at this is this deal gets you within spitting distance of an AA J Oneworld Zone 4 award of up to 9,000 miles (http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/2012/02/03/the-amazing-value-of-americans-oneworld-distance-based-awards/comment-page-2/#comment-617993), with plenty of stopovers.

Have fun, folks.

man this might be the first time i actually buy points....and i'll probably just keep them in wyndham...if only because they have some cheap options at where i'm at.

man this might be the first time i actually buy points....and i'll probably just keep them in wyndham...if only because they have some cheap options at where i'm at.



Wyndam deal so far is the best for the first 2-3 weeks

...$543.60 nets you 190,000 Wyndham points...


Not sure how you can get more than 50k, given the T and C state: "Max. Quantity per Purchase: 1. No more than 1 set of points purchased through this offer are allowed per Wyndham Rewards number."

Not sure how you can get more than 50k, given the T and C state: "Max. Quantity per Purchase: 1. No more than 1 set of points purchased through this offer are allowed per Wyndham Rewards number."

Last year, I think this meant you could buy 1 of each package.

Correct. You can buy one of each package- "this offer" refers to each package (note that you're allowed two of the Super 8 packages). Of course, they'll go fast... ;)

I am trying to catch up with all of this and I had a question about the "presale" option. I went ahead and "liked" all the Wyndham packages from the Daily Getaway pages. So from what I read I will see a code on Facebook that will allow me to be part of the presale....is this code going to be on the Wyndham pages I liked? I checked my Facebook account and it shows that I have a "shared link" with everything I "liked" with Daily Getaways...but the actual Facebook pages for Wyndham, Days Inn etc are not showing up on my Facebook as something I have "liked"...

Just a little unsure of where these codes will show up. It would be great if all I have to do is log into my Facebook account and see them posted because I "liked" the pages. As you can tell I am not a big "Facebook" person!!!!

Correct. You can buy one of each package- "this offer" refers to each package (note that you're allowed two of the Super 8 packages). Of course, they'll go fast... ;)

Last year the Wyndham deals were gone within 15 minutes. This year they could be gone even faster.

OK, the math on the Wyndham offer using it as a mileage transfer, assuming that you use AMEX for the 10% discount, and, unlike 2011, there is no transfer bonus from any airline (US had a 50% transfer bonus last year)...

$543.60 nets you 190,000 Wyndham points, which can be cashed into 75,200 US/AA/UA/DL/CA/AB and random assorted other mileage plans (and leaves you with 2,000 Wyndham left over).

That's ~.72 CPM (yes, I have the decimal point in the right place, less than a penny a mile).

There are some who would argue that the value's better leaving the points in Wyndham- if you look at some of their overseas properties, I wouldn't necessarily disagree (their resorts in Bali are good point value, for instance). But anything where you're netting mileage at less than 1 cpm is pretty good these days if you ask me, considering that mileage runs are regularly clocking in at 3+ CPM. Another way of looking at this is this deal gets you within spitting distance of an AA J Oneworld Zone 4 award of up to 9,000 miles (http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/2012/02/03/the-amazing-value-of-americans-oneworld-distance-based-awards/comment-page-2/#comment-617993), with plenty of stopovers.

Have fun, folks.

Thank you for this analysis. This made things much easier for me to process (and decide to opt-in for the madness). :)

I am trying to catch up with all of this and I had a question about the "presale" option. I went ahead and "liked" all the Wyndham packages from the Daily Getaway pages. So from what I read I will see a code on Facebook that will allow me to be part of the presale....is this code going to be on the Wyndham pages I liked? I checked my Facebook account and it shows that I have a "shared link" with everything I "liked" with Daily Getaways...but the actual Facebook pages for Wyndham, Days Inn etc are not showing up on my Facebook as something I have "liked"...

Just a little unsure of where these codes will show up. It would be great if all I have to do is log into my Facebook account and see them posted because I "liked" the pages. As you can tell I am not a big "Facebook" person!!!!

Yeah I'm not getting this presale thing. When is this presale supposed to happen?

Good to see this back. You can trick it into accepting some foreign Amex cards, I have bought before.

Care to elaborate? :)

:mad:Clearly the people at Discover America hate me!:mad:

I've been waiting for the offer for months, but I'll be away on vacation the day that the Hilton points go on sale. :(

The United ticket is not available this year. It was a great deal last year... :(

Yeah I'm not getting this presale thing. When is this presale supposed to happen?

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Yeah I'm not getting this presale thing. When is this presale supposed to happen?

WATCH FOR PRESALES Be among the first to learn how to get Early Access to some of the amazing offers below. Click on one of the brands offering a presale and like their page on Facebook. On the morning of the sale, a code will be posted on their wall that can give you access to the presale from Noon to 1 PM ET.

I am curious if the shift from noon to 1 p.m. EST for the bulk of the sales is going to make things tougher or easier to get in on the action than would otherwise be the case. Of course with all the blogosphere attention on these deals, this is going to be a more difficult period to get in on the action even as the deals seem to be no better than they were last year -- and that is putting it generously.

I am also curious if the shift to pre-sales for those who use Facebook will make things tougher or easier to get in on the action than would otherwise be the case for the bulk of the sales.

I am curious if the shift from noon to 1 p.m. EST for the bulk of the sales is going to make things tougher or easier to get in on the action than would otherwise be the case. Of course with all the blogosphere attention on these deals, this is going to be a more difficult period to get in on the action even as the deals seem to be no better than they were last year -- and that is putting it generously.

I really do wish the blogosphere would shut up about the Wyndham deal and keep it under ther radar like the first year.

The United ticket is not available this year. It was a great deal last year... :(

I think there are still some more offers that haven't been revealed yet.

The United ticket is not available this year. It was a great deal last year... :(

I was one of the 20 who got this deal last year and if I remember correctly it was offered on the last week of the promotion.

I am curious if the shift from noon to 1 p.m. EST for the bulk of the sales is going to make things tougher or easier to get in on the action than would otherwise be the case. Of course with all the blogosphere attention on these deals, this is going to be a more difficult period to get in on the action even as the deals seem to be no better than they were last year -- and that is putting it generously.

I am also curious if the shift to pre-sales for those who use Facebook will make things tougher or easier to get in on the action than would otherwise be the case for the bulk of the sales.

If the idea of liking Facebook for this is to track loyalty, why can't they offer presale to those that purchased last year w/out the Facebook rqrments?

I really do wish the blogosphere would shut up about the Wyndham deal and keep it under ther radar like the first year.

I agree. I don't get why they are all egging on their readers for this deal. Don't they understand that the more people who are online trying to get one makes it harder for all of us (including themselves as it seems some of them also buy hotel points)? It's one thing to post that there is "Discover America" deals and link to the website but then they have to blow it all out of proportion and get people excited about it when many of their readers would have been happy for the Vegas hotels and Sea World passes and spell it out in minute detail how to clog up the website when the deals go live.

What's really in it for them? I can understand why they are touting the credit card affiliate links as they get paid for it, I understand how bidding sites profit from links to Priceline but there is no way they can profit from Discover America. Is a few cents from Google ads really worth messing up the good deals for those of us who have been "under the radar" for years?

Do the US Travel people behind this realize that they're not spurring any new tourism with these offers?

They are just making money off of FT - not that it's a bad thing, but certainly not what is intended. 20 UA coupons, 20 point offers, or whatever is on sale, is most certainly going to be snatched up by someone here.

EDIT: Someone is definitely going to buy the 40k PC points thinking they can get a night at the IC Times Square shown in the offer :)

What's really in it for them? I can understand why they are touting the credit card affiliate links as they get paid for it, I understand how bidding sites profit from links to Priceline but there is no way they can profit from Discover America. Is a few cents from Google ads really worth messing up the good deals for those of us who have been "under the radar" for years?

They're just pretending like they know what they're talking about, but really they're just taking stuff posted on FT and using it for their own financial benefit.

really hope the spg deal will be back this year though it looks may not

I am trying to catch up with all of this and I had a question about the "presale" option. I went ahead and "liked" all the Wyndham packages from the Daily Getaway pages. So from what I read I will see a code on Facebook that will allow me to be part of the presale....is this code going to be on the Wyndham pages I liked? I checked my Facebook account and it shows that I have a "shared link" with everything I "liked" with Daily Getaways...but the actual Facebook pages for Wyndham, Days Inn etc are not showing up on my Facebook as something I have "liked"...

Just a little unsure of where these codes will show up. It would be great if all I have to do is log into my Facebook account and see them posted because I "liked" the pages. As you can tell I am not a big "Facebook" person!!!!

Anyone that can help-I will be greatly appreciative. First of all- it may be the early hour, but is there more than 1 Wyndham package being offered? I only see one. The other question, how do you get the option to like? I understand the concept, and I see the option to like those offers for the first week, but the subsequent weeks (when I choose the calendar to view them) just states which ones will have a presale offer- but none of these contain hyperlinks to go to another page or anything. Thanks in advance.:confused:

The wyndham deal is now being posted on non travel focused sites like slickdeals and fatwallet.
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The wyndham deal is now being posted on non travel focused sites like slickdeals and fatwallet.
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Are we somehow more deserving? Do we own these deals? Pure selfishness is what I see.

Ha, maybe posters on those sites are complaining about us.

Get it if you can. If you can't, find another deal.

The wyndham deal is now being posted on non travel focused sites like slickdeals and fatwallet.
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so we all have less chances to grab this deal

so we all have less chances to grab this deal

Great...just great...I wonder how you can get ahead of people? Is it all about internet speed or is it something more?

The only thread I've seen mentioning it isn't getting very much attention though. And the SD crowd isn't really into airline miles...

The only thread I've seen mentioning it isn't getting very much attention though. And the SD crowd isn't really into airline miles...

True. From my experience with SDers most of them are those crazy "Cash Only" people :D

Great...just great...I wonder how you can get ahead of people? Is it all about internet speed or is it something more?



internet speed is one of the important factors

Are we somehow more deserving? Do we own these deals? Pure selfishness is what I see.

Ha, maybe posters on those sites are complaining about us.

Get it if you can. If you can't, find another deal.

+1.

While I don't like the idea of "liking" anyone or "anything" on Facebook (and don't even have an account), I agree that it makes no difference where else the deals are posted.

+1.

While I don't like the idea of "liking" anyone or "anything" on Facebook (and don't even have an account), I agree that it makes no difference where else the deals are posted.

I stay away from social networking sites like to plague and this whole business of "liking" someone of Facebook for promotional offers has me at a disadvantage. I hope this is just a passing trend.

I stay away from social networking sites like to plague and this whole business of "liking" someone of Facebook for promotional offers has me at a disadvantage. I hope this is just a passing trend.

I see it as something sticky for the foreseeable future. Twitter and Facebook deals and staffing for it are increasingly part of the corporate picture so it's going to have more staying power than a lot of fads.

About the concern about the deals being posted on more sites and getting a lot of blog attention, it is an understandable concern. Who likes to go shopping for an advertised sale only to have no possibility for even getting a rain-check for the item at the advertised price because it sold out despite being there at the opening? Saints aren't many if any.

I see it as something sticky for the foreseeable future. Twitter and Facebook deals and staffing for it are increasingly part of the corporate picture so it's going to have more staying power than a lot of fads.

About the concern about the deals being posted on more sites and getting a lot of blog attention, it is an understandable concern. Who likes to go shopping for an advertised sale only to have no possibility for even getting a rain-check for the item at the advertised price because it sold out despite being there at the opening? Saints aren't many if any.

I am all in favour of Facebook and Twitter promos because it is free to join both these sites and we can all make the choice to join or not join. It's not like limiting participation to some mysterious targetted only group and no one else has a chance to do it.

When promos that have a limited number of prizes go viral and you have more people competing for fewer items there is going to be a lot of resentment directed towards anything that decreases your chance to get the desired prize-in this case the bloggers who attract more competition. The odds won't be equal for everyone, some people will have faster internet connections, some people won't be able to get online at the precise time as they will be at work, on a plane or someplace where internet isn't available. Yet many will make a huge effort to be there at 12 noon ET or 1pm ET for non-Facebookers whether it is taking time off, asking your boss to switch your lunch hour or getting up at ridiculous hours if you are overseas (yes there are Americans who live overseas). Whoever runs this promo isn't really thinking it through very well. Yes, the people who get through will be very happy but for each one who does there will be 5-10 people who don't and will be upset with the brand that they rearranged their schedules to comply with the timing, maybe spent half an hour frantically refreshing their screen only for nothing. I don't get why the quantities have to be so limited in the first place. Why not allow EVERYONE who logs in at the specified time and for 30 minutes afterwards to buy ONE package of their choice? They should also limit it to one package per supplier (Wyndham, Hilton, PC, whatever) and not let people buy one of each package. I have a good idea how they are doing it but don't want to post it to give others ideas. It's not fair for some people to get 3 or 4 packages and others to get none at all. They would have a lot more happy customers, get positive free publicity and encourage more people to stick with the brand in the future.

In my experience most of the packages offered do NOT get sold out instantly. A few actually linger for days. Certainly many are available for hours.
And the Wyndham deal (and some of the others) were heavily publicized last year as well.
Personally I am surprised that Wyndham doesn't raise the prices on their packages, since they know they will sell out within minutes. But who knows just what their motivation (other than publicity) for doing these deals.

Will Citi "Amex" cards, like the Citi AAdvantage Amex, qualify for the 10% discount, or is it limited to cards issued by Amex?

Will Citi "Amex" cards, like the Citi AAdvantage Amex, qualify for the 10% discount, or is it limited to cards issued by Amex?

Isn't a CITI Amex an Amex card...

Hello,

I just checked but did not see the Wyndham deal. what day is it?

Transferring it to AA as in the example before, does this count towards status?

Are we somehow more deserving? Do we own these deals? Pure selfishness is what I see.

Ha, maybe posters on those sites are complaining about us.

Get it if you can. If you can't, find another deal.

Quoted for truth. I find it particularly sad to read people who use words like "fair." What does that word mean? I've always found that anytime I hear that word in negotiations to pay particular attention to my wallet, as people who use the word are never interested in my interests.

the increased attention brought to this program watered down the offers and at the same time made them harder to get. The deals available the first go round got me hooked. I had to fight for the second year points I bought, with the added attention came massive response and they had a bug in getting member numbers recognized without a workaround (found here last year BTW)
This year with additional bloggers and facebook advertising it, they will get to data mine the facebook profiles in addition to making you fight for a less than great offer.

I put up a facebook page just to get promotional stuff from companies, keep it anonymous and use it just to get access and offers.

The offers (like last year) are lackluster and some are downright lame.
You can get choice IHG points with the trick for less, and if you have the CC you now have easy plat forever, so buying points for plat is dumb.

The vegas deals are sad also...anybody who gambles in vegas can get comp rooms, show tickets are often comped or half off, there are auction sites and coupon books that offer 50% off a lot of things the "package" includes.

The palazzo suite is barely bigger than the ones across the hall that have a single entranceway door and a smaller foyer, the same amenities, and commonly run on sale for $129 a night. The only way to pay the price they want and get value is to use it on a FRI_SAT at a peak time, which will no doubt be capacity controlled (unavailable)

Marriott $1000 for $890.....20% discount for spending a grand on your amex...blah....I will have a hard time using the free certs earned in the last megabonus promotion before they expire in 6 months
Hilton points are overvalued and you can sign up for 50-70k CC bonuses with amex, BOA, BOH, and others...so why spend $1000+ for a chance at severly overpriced or limited availability top award rooms.

omni repeated it's lame promo like last year....most of their hotels have package rates that are lower if you shop their site.

wimpy car rental certs that dont allow true discount codes.

I'm waiting to see if they actually have any deals worth trying for this go round. I still have tons of points from the first year that I need to use before they expire for choice. (i got 300k to spend on Barcello' AI rooms)

wyndhams points expire in 4 years, but reading the T&C reminded me that they can die after 18 months if you have no activity....I may have to buy a gift card or get an award night.

I guess if you have a need or specific award that makes sense you can find a use for some of these, but if you share that plan, you will have 10 bloggers parroting it as a good use for the points, causing competition not only for the points, but for the increasingly limited uses for them as well.

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I'm waiting to see if they actually have any deals worth trying for this go round. I still have tons of points from the first year that I need to use before they expire for choice. (i got 300k to spend on Barcello' AI rooms)


This was my intended use for them as well.

I don't know if anybody else saw it, but there was a full page ad for the offers in Friday's USA Today.

what are your thoughts on today's ICH hotels Priority club points deals? I might bite, if only to upgrade to Platinum on the cheap while gaining some points which I can use during their points break.

what are your thoughts on today's ICH hotels Priority club points deals? I might bite, if only to upgrade to Platinum on the cheap while gaining some points which I can use during their points break.

But if they don't acknowledge Platinum status on award stays what difference does it make to get the status?

Does anyone have any idea where the pre-sale code is going to be posted? I "liked" the links they provided for today, but I'm curious if a notice will show up on my Facebook page, if I have to go to the hotel Facebook page, or the Discover America page for that item. Confused (as normal).:confused:

Does anybody know of a virtual Amex CC like entropay offer it!?

Has anyone tried using the Entropay Prepaid Virtual Visa Card to get around the US-billing address requirement?

For those of us without a US address, this might be the only solution i could think of.

Any inputs hightly appreciated!

Yeah I don't see any codes at all...IC posted a link to the promo on their site (in particular the 1 night at IC for $167) but that's all.

I intend to buy the 10K points for $67 in order to seed future point purchases (since I have 0 points in my account at the moment)

EDIT: Ah they posted the code -- 9D347. Please only use it after I buy my points :)

Does anyone have any idea where the pre-sale code is going to be posted? I "liked" the links they provided for today, but I'm curious if a notice will show up on my Facebook page, if I have to go to the hotel Facebook page, or the Discover America page for that item. Confused (as normal).:confused:

Just got my answer - there is a post on my Facebook page from Priority Club.

Yeah I don't see any codes at all...IC posted a link to the promo on their site (in particular the 1 night at IC for $167) but that's all.

I intend to buy the 10K points for $67 in order to seed future point purchases (since I have 0 points in my account at the moment)

EDIT: Ah they posted the code -- 9D347. Please only use it after I buy my points :)

Seems the codes are different for everyone. I got a different code posted on my FB page.

Seems the codes are different for everyone. I got a different code posted on my FB page.

9D347 is the code, I follow most of the IHG brands and each has the same code listed.

Seems the codes are different for everyone. I got a different code posted on my FB page.

Strange -- they just posted it as a comment:

InterContinental Hotels & Resorts ‎Matthew Nyers / We updated the time, it's noon indeed
Kalil Daoud / Many thanks for noticing!
Nina Westsiderider Hodge / The link should be sufficient but just in case, here is the code : 9D347
Paul Rodi / Head over the website through the link, choose your favourite package, and follow the instructions on the page - we've been told the process is pretty straightforward. Should you need any help please feel free to comment here!

9D347 is the code, I follow most of the IHG brands and each has the same code listed.

Am I correct in assuming a link will appear at noon eastern were you can enter that code?

Am I correct in assuming a link will appear at noon eastern were you can enter that code?

I am not buying IHG points. I follow them normally and only wanted to see how the code would appear for future deals.

I assume that the main page will change to a purchase link and it will have a box to input the presale code, like when buying concert tickets.

https://dailygetaways.ustravel.org/Default.aspx

*Edit* box appeared at 12 and you can purchase after inputting code. New screen appears, so maybe turn off popup blocker.
It seems to give you 6 minutes to complete purchase. I am not buying so maybe someone else can add info on other screens

Yay got my 10K points. The code works: 9D347

I am not buying IHG points. I follow them normally and only wanted to see how the code would appear for future deals.

I assume that the main page will change to a purchase link and it will have a box to input the presale code, like when buying concert tickets.

https://dailygetaways.ustravel.org/Default.aspx

I needed to buy because I had less than 5,000 points :D.

Experiences: A link showed up for the code. I had Chrome, IE, and Firefox all ready to make sure one went through. Entered in code in Chrome first, clicked buy one. IE second (about 3 seconds later) had the same experience. Firefox was last to have code entered and all packages were in carts by then. It took about 1 minute of loading before you arrived at the 5 minute enter your info screen. Also, note that you needed to include your priority club number.

So, it took less than 30 seconds for all pre-orders of the 10,000 point package to be reserved.

Is it not wrong to show a picture of the IC Times Square next to the IC offer, when that is a 50k property?

Seems the codes are different for everyone. I got a different code posted on my FB page.

I had a different code as well - but then it changed to the 347 code sometime after. I got the two offers I was after :-)

I had a different code as well - but then it changed to the 347 code sometime after. I got the two offers I was after :-)

And I couldn't get anything! Everything was always in someone else's cart

And I couldn't get anything! Everything was always in someone else's cart



because pre-sale has so limited quantity, you should be able to buy at the begining of the normal sale @1 pm est

I was given invalid code also.... blah

My code was 9D347 and it worked fine.

I bought the 25k package. Interestingly, my confirm e-mail says I'll get 40k points. I'm sure it's just a glitch, but that would be a nice bonus.

because pre-sale has so limited quantity, you should be able to buy at the begining of the normal sale @1 pm est

Yes, got it at 1 pm. Thanks.

And I couldn't get anything! Everything was always in someone else's cart

I had two offers open in separate windows and I was refreshing every few seconds as it got close to 11am here - as soon as the "enter code" screen showed up I grabbed two of the 25,000 point offers. Thankfully I checked the code and saw it had changed.

I got everything I wanted for a few accounts plus have the option to get two more 65,000 point accounts done, but am likely to "release" them in about 3 minutes from now.

1 40k point and 1 25k point deal to be release in 1.5-3 minutes in case anyone is interested.

My code was 9D347 and it worked fine.

I bought the 25k package. Interestingly, my confirm e-mail says I'll get 40k points. I'm sure it's just a glitch, but that would be a nice bonus..

Too funny I got two 25K packages and my email also said I will get 40K, so here I am thinking I got gipped.

I have a 10K in cart and all details filled out. However, the system does not let me complete and keeps telling me that something is wrong. Not sure what is going on.

I got all the way to the end of the 40,000 point package and hit the purchase button and the site gave some type of message along the lines of that they cannot process my transaction at this time and to try again later, tried again and got the same message, finally on the 3rd try was able to go through and received a confirmation e-mail.

However on my Amex card I see 3 pending charges for a 1.00 from daily getaways and one for 240.30 which was the correct amount that shouldve been deducted. :confused:

I too got the dreaded 'Looks like something's gone wrong - but we're working on it. Please try again later' message.

It failed for me 4 times. Of those 4 times, I tried using 2 different AMEX cards. On my 5th try, I used a 3rd different AMEX card and it went through with the purchase. Hopefully, the credit card charges won't go through for all those failed attempts.

If your priority club purchases took place, an email is sent that includes details of an IHG employee's email address in case there is a problem. This is a much better approach than last time as now people who get an email confirming purchase will know whom to contact if the points don't post within 10 days.

I too got the dreaded 'Looks like something's gone wrong - but we're working on it. Please try again later' message.

It failed for me 4 times. Of those 4 times, I tried using 2 different AMEX cards. On my 5th try, I used a 3rd different AMEX card and it went through with the purchase. Hopefully, the credit card charges won't go through for all those failed attempts.

I've tried six times with six different Amex and keep getting the try again later message. Not a big deal, since I can get PC points at comparable value but want to be sure I don't get the message when it really matters. Anyone been able to successfully check out in the past few minutes?

I too got the dreaded 'Looks like something's gone wrong - but we're working on it. Please try again later' message.

It failed for me 4 times. Of those 4 times, I tried using 2 different AMEX cards. On my 5th try, I used a 3rd different AMEX card and it went through with the purchase. Hopefully, the credit card charges won't go through for all those failed attempts.

Shoot! Tried 6 times and each time getting a fail message. I am showing 6 pending $1.00 charges to Amex. This is the same BS as last year

Shoot! Tried 6 times and each time getting a fail message. I am showing 6 pending $1.00 charges to Amex. This is the same BS as last year

The pending charges will go away I'm sure. I tried 4 times and also got the "looks like something's wrong" message. Oh well.

I too got the dreaded 'Looks like something's gone wrong - but we're working on it. Please try again later' message.

It failed for me 4 times. Of those 4 times, I tried using 2 different AMEX cards. On my 5th try, I used a 3rd different AMEX card and it went through with the purchase. Hopefully, the credit card charges won't go through for all those failed attempts.

I have tried 8 times and none got through........same try again later message. I called Amex and they said 8 1.00 charges pending. They are just to validate card. They said error is on the daily getaways site. What to do now???? :mad:

They said error is on the daily getaways site. What to do now???? :mad:

I guess all we can do is follow their advice and "try again later."

I'm wondering if the error message means that the packages are sold out.

Are they sold -what gives?

I got the 'something's wrong' message twice. I have no more time to work with promos/websites that are not working correctly so I'm moving on.

If your tolerance for glitches is low, this might not be the promo for you. They are pretty much par for the course. You just have to stick with it.

Last year, the choice sale was priceless -- the computer code was set to recognize only a certain number of characters for one's choice number, but it wasn't the right number of characters. We had to put in phantom numbers and then correct it all by e-mail.

Are they sold -what gives?

I have an acquaintance here who is sitting on one 40k package and one 25k point package and continues nursing it to keep it around until a family member approves.

And picking up five 10k point packages is still possible, so they are far from sold out.

I'm just going to save some people in CGK some money. :D

To get two 25K packs and one 10K pack for $361 with an AMEX card is not bad for Platinum status plus 12 pointbreaks nights or 2.5 occasional reward HI/HIX nights in some expensive metro areas.

And picking up five 10k point packages is still possible, so they are far from sold out.:D

Being able to click buy now and going through the credit card input doesn't mean the package can be purchased. The "try again later" message doesn't appear until after the confirm payment click is made.

They now say they are all sold out, so I think the error message might have meant they were sold out but had an IT issue.

Everything now showing sold out

They now say they are all sold out, so I think the error message might have meant they were sold out but had an IT issue.

They were NOT all sold out when you got the error message because I tried to purchase again and it took me to the buy page. When the offer was sold out there was a message on the offer page that said sold out.

Being able to click buy now and going through the credit card input doesn't mean the package can be purchased. The "try again later" message doesn't appear until after the confirm payment click is made.

In the situation to which I was referring, it ended up meaning it could be purchased -- the purchases were completed with email confirmations delivered. That said, I am familiar that there were various problem screens that came up when trying to confirm purchase. When that occurred, the packages were still available for purchase by whomever got in on the action next, if not the same individual who just got rejected.

OK, the math on the Wyndham offer using it as a mileage transfer, assuming that you use AMEX for the 10% discount, and, unlike 2011, there is no transfer bonus from any airline (US had a 50% transfer bonus last year)...


There are some who would argue that the value's better leaving the points in Wyndham- if you look at some of their overseas properties, I wouldn't necessarily disagree (their resorts in Bali are good point value, for instance). But anything where you're netting mileage at less than 1 cpm is pretty good these days if you ask me, considering that mileage runs are regularly clocking in at 3+ CPM. Another way of looking at this is this deal gets you within spitting distance of an AA J Oneworld Zone 4 award of up to 9,000 miles (http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemileatatime/2012/02/03/the-amazing-value-of-americans-oneworld-distance-based-awards/comment-page-2/#comment-617993), with plenty of stopovers.

The T & C for Wyndham (and Ramada) state that the points must be used at participating properties in the US and Canada. Does anyone know if they track this? I'm looking at a Ramada in South America, but don't really stay at Ramada in the US. Did anyone use their purchased points for overseas properties last year? Thanks.

The T & C for Wyndham (and Ramada) state that the points must be used at participating properties in the US and Canada. Does anyone know if they track this? I'm looking at a Ramada in South America, but don't really stay at Ramada in the US. Did anyone use their purchased points for overseas properties last year? Thanks.

I purchased lots of Wyndham points in the last two years during this promotion, and they did nothing about my use of the points for purposes ranging from international hotel nights to partner transfers.

They haven't even gotten around to show the expiration date of points on their website, so I don't think they are going to get around to flagging down accounts based merely on how you acquired points.

They don't discriminate based on how points in an account were legitimately acquired.

They haven't even gotten around to show the expiration date of points on their website, so I don't think they are going to get around to flagging down accounts based merely on how you acquired points.

They don't discriminate based on how points in an account were legitimately acquired.

I agree. I don't think they care how you get your points. Money is money.

I purchased lots of Wyndham points in the last two years during this promotion, and they did nothing about my use of the points for purposes ranging from international hotel nights to partner transfers.

They haven't even gotten around to show the expiration date of points on their website, so I don't think they are going to get around to flagging down accounts based merely on how you acquired points.

They don't discriminate based on how points in an account were legitimately acquired.

While that is true THIS YEAR, it is not the intention of the Discover America program for people to be using the points for other than this purpose. It's not just next year we need to worry about, other hotel chains such as Hyatt and SPG have not yet announced their deals. It would not be too late for them to change their offering from points to vouchers that are limited to USA redemptions. We know that hotels are already capable of limiting their credit card annual certificates to vouchers for specific categories instead of just giving us points to spend as we choose.

I strongly recommend that people on forums and blogs STOP raving about the additional uses of hotel points other than USA hotel redemptions, otherwise we run a serious risk of seeing yet another cheap source of points shut down for good. Already Marriott has chosen this option, don't think other hotels won't do the same. Or the Discover America program could start insisting on some kind of USA only voucher. They aren't spending their advertising budgets on this so we can get cheaper tickets and hotels in Europe!

Will Citi "Amex" cards, like the Citi AAdvantage Amex, qualify for the 10% discount, or is it limited to cards issued by Amex?

The real question is... Can you use and AMEX giftcard after registering it?

Buy AMEX GC with Hilton card at grocery store - X 3 for purchase

Get discount using AMEX GC ?

as expected, the avis certs are still there waiting for the buyers

While that is true THIS YEAR, it is not the intention of the Discover America program for people to be using the points for other than this purpose.

The participating companies' intentions are not the same thing as USTravel.org's intentions, but I'm not sure intentions really matter as much as outcomes.

It's not just next year we need to worry about, other hotel chains such as Hyatt and SPG have not yet announced their deals. It would not be too late for them to change their offering from points to vouchers that are limited to USA redemptions. We know that hotels are already capable of limiting their credit card annual certificates to vouchers for specific categories instead of just giving us points to spend as we choose.

Are most of the participating companies going to create special settlement instruments merely for the Discover America promotion? Doubtful, or they would have done it before. May some do it? I wouldn't doubt it, but then that will probably be off a template the participating companies already use for other purposes independent of Discover America sales.

I get great use out of the Wyndham points even for domestic hotel purposes, so I'm not sure why I would mind points from the promotion being restricted for use domestically -- it would probably suit me perfectly, as it might even ease up the demand for the points.

I strongly recommend that people on forums and blogs STOP raving about the additional uses of hotel points other than USA hotel redemptions, otherwise we run a serious risk of seeing yet another cheap source of points shut down for good. Already Marriott has chosen this option, don't think other hotels won't do the same. Or the Discover America program could start insisting on some kind of USA only voucher. They aren't spending their advertising budgets on this so we can get cheaper tickets and hotels in Europe!

I completely understand the concern about too much attention being drawn to the possibilities from the Discover America sales resulting in increased difficulty to get in on the action for the sales -- particularly given limited quantities. But I'm not about to worry about participating companies' "intentions" about participation in these sales other than that related to the limited quantities sold; that's because the limited quantities sold are far more of a concern than guessing about "intentions" of participating companies when it comes to creating new settlement instruments merely for participation in Discover America sales and meeting USTravel.org's "intentions" with the Discover America sales.

I doubt that USTravel.org wants to condition participation in Discover America sales primarily on creating new settlement instruments only for the purpose of participating in this USTravel.org promotion. Ordinarily, keeping things simple for one's partners makes for better partnerships -- I suspect that USTravel.org doesn't want to bite the hands that feed it.

I bought Wyndham points in the last two years for the purpose of redeeming them at US hotels; but as points in an account are essentially fungible, good luck to customers trying to figure out what points were used for what purpose.

The participating companies' intentions are not the same thing as USTravel.org's intentions, but I'm not sure intentions really matter as much as outcomes.



Are most of the participating companies going to create special settlement instruments merely for the Discover America promotion? Doubtful, or they would have done it before. May some do it? I wouldn't doubt it, but then that will probably be off a template the participating companies already use for other purposes independent of Discover America sales.

I get great use out of the Wyndham points even for domestic hotel purposes, so I'm not sure why I would mind points from the promotion being restricted for use domestically -- it would probably suit me perfectly, as it might even ease up the demand for the points.



I completely understand the concern about too much attention being drawn to the possibilities from the Discover America sales resulting in increased difficulty to get in on the action for the sales -- particularly given limited quantities. But I'm not about to worry about participating companies' "intentions" about participation in these sales other than that related to the limited quantities sold; that's because the limited quantities sold are far more of a concern than guessing about "intentions" of participating companies when it comes to creating new settlement instruments merely for participation in Discover America sales and meeting USTravel.org's "intentions" with the Discover America sales.

I doubt that USTravel.org wants to condition participation in Discover America sales primarily on creating new settlement instruments only for the purpose of participating in this USTravel.org promotion. Ordinarily, keeping things simple for one's partners makes for better partnerships -- I suspect that USTravel.org doesn't want to bite the hands that feed it.

I bought Wyndham points in the last two years for the purpose of redeeming them at US hotels; but as points in an account are essentially fungible, good luck to customers trying to figure out what points were used for what purpose.

What I was trying to say (maybe not so well as it was after midnight my time) was that if USTravel.org or the Discover America program are subsidizing the purchase of hotel points and then see their advertising dollars going to fund people's trips to Europe or whatever they are going to start eliminating points packages and start asking the hotel companies to sell discounted gift vouchers that can be redeemed only in the USA. This is very easy to do. The Avis car voucher is restricted like this, I would have bought some if I could use them overseas where car hire is expensive but I prefer to pay travel expenses in the USA and earn points. Marriott isn't selling points this year (or last year), they are selling gift vouchers that give 20% off hotel stays. Not sure if they are restricted to USA only, I don't use Marriott so didn't look into it.

This promo is happening because the sponsors want people to travel in the USA. The executives who organizing it are probably smart enough to read the blogs and forums and realize that in actual fact, the majority of hotel points purchased through THEIR promo will be transferred to airlines and used for tickets to Europe. The actual target of these promos is probably Mr and Mrs Average who want to take the kids to Disneyworld or have a romantic getaway in Hawaii, SFO or whatever but these people don't have a chance in hell of getting these promos because bloggers have whipped their readers into a frenzy over the possibility of cheap airline miles and are spelling out in great detail how to be the first ones online to grab the deals.

No rules are currently being broken by transferring the points to airlines but if you are going to do this, please at least be discreet about it and don't blab it all over the internet. We don't want to kill the goose who is laying the golden eggs!

What I was trying to say (maybe not so well as it was after midnight my time) was that if USTravel.org or the Discover America program are subsidizing the purchase of hotel points and then see their advertising dollars going to fund people's trips to Europe or whatever they are going to start eliminating points packages and start asking the hotel companies to sell discounted gift vouchers that can be redeemed only in the USA. This is very easy to do. The Avis car voucher is restricted like this, I would have bought some if I could use them overseas where car hire is expensive but I prefer to pay travel expenses in the USA and earn points. Marriott isn't selling points this year (or last year), they are selling gift vouchers that give 20% off hotel stays. Not sure if they are restricted to USA only, I don't use Marriott so didn't look into it.

This promo is happening because the sponsors want people to travel in the USA. The executives who organizing it are probably smart enough to read the blogs and forums and realize that in actual fact, the majority of hotel points purchased through THEIR promo will be transferred to airlines and used for tickets to Europe. The actual target of these promos is probably Mr and Mrs Average who want to take the kids to Disneyworld or have a romantic getaway in Hawaii, SFO or whatever but these people don't have a chance in hell of getting these promos because bloggers have whipped their readers into a frenzy over the possibility of cheap airline miles and are spelling out in great detail how to be the first ones online to grab the deals.

No rules are currently being broken by transferring the points to airlines but if you are going to do this, please at least be discreet about it and don't blab it all over the internet. We don't want to kill the goose who is laying the golden eggs!

I understand your concerns, but THAT genie is out of THAT bottle. Even if everyone on FT shut up about this promo and its unintended uses immediately, there are plenty of bloggers who will discuss the promo because they're already aware of it (I even put a flag on my calendar for a month ago so I'd remember to set aside a bit of money to spend on the promotion).

I suspect that the PC points remained available as long as they did yesterday because the general consensus around the blogosphere seemed to be, "ho hum, you can buy the points at 6/10 of a penny anyway, nothing to see here, move along." In regards to the Wyndham promotion, that consensus seems to be, "wow, finally a great promotion, you'll want to get all over it."

As a result, I suspect the Wyndham points will be gone within seconds. There certainly won't be any around an hour later as there were with the PC points.

And, of course, the irony is, your point taken to its logical conclusion suggests that there shouldn't be an FT in the first place because if doom awaits any good deal that is too widely publicized, well. . .

I understand your concerns, but THAT genie is out of THAT bottle. Even if everyone on FT shut up about this promo and its unintended uses immediately, there are plenty of bloggers who will discuss the promo because they're already aware of it (I even put a flag on my calendar for a month ago so I'd remember to set aside a bit of money to spend on the promotion).

I suspect that the PC points remained available as long as they did yesterday because the general consensus around the blogosphere seemed to be, "ho hum, you can buy the points at 6/10 of a penny anyway, nothing to see here, move along." In regards to the Wyndham promotion, that consensus seems to be, "wow, finally a great promotion, you'll want to get all over it."

As a result, I suspect the Wyndham points will be gone within seconds. There certainly won't be any around an hour later as there were with the PC points.

And, of course, the irony is, your point taken to its logical conclusion suggests that there shouldn't be an FT in the first place because if doom awaits any good deal that is too widely publicized, well. . .

There is a very good reason the "Trick It" thread is written discreetly using codes!

Over the years, I have seen lots of good miles deals go down the tubes and it's rarely because of FTers.

Live Search Club/Club Bing used to get us an easy 4000 miles every couple of weeks in several programs. We flew under the radar for ages as botters/cheaters/exploiters concentrated on redeeming for X-boxes and other gadgets. Club Bing combatted this by restricting redemptions to delivery addresses. Then one day, one of them discovered that airline miles could be redeemed for gift cards and they started botting and redeeming for miles. The result was that Club Bing restricted everyone to ONE redemption in a lifetime per air miles account number. It wasn't FT that killed this deal as we were discreet about it, we posted about it (Anyone remember AA Tuesdays?) but didn't over-exploit the program.

Last year, one Grand Slam hit was killed (investment accounts) due to over-publicity on blogs.

A Priority Club contest was shut down because people used bots to win over people who were competing fairly.

FT and MP can be HUGE resources but we can also be our own worst enemies.

The Wyndham points would sell out regardless so the suppliers have nothing to worry about. If the airline mile thing isn't widely publicised, people will still buy the points packages and spend them on hotels. A few people who did GS last year may put 2 + 2 together and see the transfer option and discreetly purchase the packages for this purpose. People who read the ads in USA newspapers but not be internet savvy will think "How nice, I'll wait until I get home and see if I can get enough points for our Christmas trip to Grandma's house". They won't get squat.

Unless people are "experts" and figure out a way to buy EACH one of the Wyndham packages, no one will have enough time to buy sufficient quantities to get enough Wyndham points to transfer to enough airline miles for even a domestic 25K award so they will basically end up with orphaned points/miles they can't do anything with unless they buy more miles to make up the difference. It's not FT that will screw up this deal, it's the bloggers who copied information learned here from last year and are building up unrealistic expectations in their readers who think they are magically going to get enough miles for a ticket to Europe for $500 or whatever. They aren't! People will be lucky to get ONE Wyndham point package this year if any at all.

I understand your concerns, but THAT genie is out of THAT bottle. Even if everyone on FT shut up about this promo and its unintended uses immediately, there are plenty of bloggers who will discuss the promo because they're already aware of it (I even put a flag on my calendar for a month ago so I'd remember to set aside a bit of money to spend on the promotion).

I suspect that the PC points remained available as long as they did yesterday because the general consensus around the blogosphere seemed to be, "ho hum, you can buy the points at 6/10 of a penny anyway, nothing to see here, move along." In regards to the Wyndham promotion, that consensus seems to be, "wow, finally a great promotion, you'll want to get all over it."

As a result, I suspect the Wyndham points will be gone within seconds. There certainly won't be any around an hour later as there were with the PC points.

And, of course, the irony is, your point taken to its logical conclusion suggests that there shouldn't be an FT in the first place because if doom awaits any good deal that is too widely publicized, well. . .

The bloggers make things easy for the "lazy" in this game in a way that FT does not.

Even without FT and the bloggers further commenting about these sales, there is already so much awareness of the sales and so much competition for them that mentioning how the process works out for those who get in on the sale doesn't make much of a difference since the best of the deals are already very eagerly pursued and few of the relative "newbies" to these deals are not going to have an easy time (if any opportunity) in getting in on the action of the best deals unless they really put some very thoughtful effort into it.

The PC points were not showing as "sold out" because some of us here were nursing them to keep them reserved for our use until the last decisions could be made about whether to take them for ourselves or release them. Within less than 8 minutes of the moment we released the last collection of the packages we were holding, all the ICHG deals were showing as sold out.

I'm pretty tempted to try for one of these Vegas getaways.. I got one 2 years ago and it was a fantastic deal.. SkyLofts isn't offered this year though. :(

The Mirage deal says it can be used Sunday thru Saturday.. so does that mean you cannot go over a weekend? Did anyone get this one last year?

GUWonder and tiki, all valid points, but in the end, the bloggers became a logical offshoot of FT. When I was in private practice, I used to say that the only thing worse than having too many clients, was not having enough. Internet forums, from the point of view of those running them (and not the users, who like my clients, would have had no problems having less competition), operate the same way. Bloggers became a logical offshoot as some folks got enticed enough to try to see if they could turn their avocation into a vocation.

There are some factors outside of information dissemination that will eventually work to slow down our options anyway. Maturing of frequent flyer and marketing programs, improvement in the economy (whether shortly or in the mid term), greater sophistication of computer software programs that monitor available airline and hotel inventory, and consolidation in the airline industry will all have an effect.

And, I still suspect that we'll see the Wyndham points disappear more quickly than the PC points for the reasons I mentioned earlier. I easily got 32K last year and could have gotten more (I still have 24K unused--my travels just didn't coincide with Wyndham locations and availability), but I suspect in a couple of weeks, I'll find when I hit the buy button on a couple of computers simultaneously, that I've come up empty.

"Deals" for April 30-May 4th have been posted

1) Universal Orlando
2) MGM and Others
3) Hilton
4) Comfort Inn
5) Hertz

Strange that Hilton doubled up (same offers on the Wednesday the week prior as well). I wonder if that might be a copy+paste bug error. If not, more Hilton points for everyone!

I'm pretty tempted to try for one of these Vegas getaways.. I got one 2 years ago and it was a fantastic deal.. SkyLofts isn't offered this year though. :(

The Mirage deal says it can be used Sunday thru Saturday.. so does that mean you cannot go over a weekend? Did anyone get this one last year?

SkyLofts available on Week 4

after two years promotion, it seems more and more people are participating buying now

some deals which could never be sold out in the past two years now could be gone fast

Someone posted a link to a summary of last year's offerings and I can't find. Help?

Hilton will appear twice? never see such things happen in the past

New York New York deal sure went fast today. Clicked on at 11:59 and kept clicking until I could get in and it was sold. Was going to give it to daughter as a graduation gift from college. Glad I signed her up for an IHG account and grabbed 80k points on Monday so that she could stay at the Venetian if I couldn't get it (or use the points elsewhere.) It's gonna be tough getting in this year on the best deals.

New York New York deal sure went fast today. Clicked on at 11:59 and kept clicking until I could get in and it was sold. Was going to give it to daughter as a graduation gift from college. Glad I signed her up for an IHG account and grabbed 80k points on Monday so that she could stay at the Venetian if I couldn't get it (or use the points elsewhere.) It's gonna be tough getting in this year on the best deals.

I did the Discover America New York New York deal two years ago. Identical to today's package, back then it was only $250. I consider it one of the best hotel/accommodation bargains I ever purchased.

Has anybodys purchased PC points posted to their acc yet?

Appreciate it may take several days however I am impatient and could use the status that these points will take me too for an upcoming CP stay.

bought 7 Avis's using the Amex card.......but a bit regret....

With so many people are buying ( I believe at least 10 times more people this year than two years ago), good deals are sold out within seconds, bad deals can be sold out in half a day

Does anyone know if paying for these with a Chase Sapphire Preferred attracts the 2x travel bonus? I need to make my $3000 spend so might forgo the Amex this year. Not sure if they would accept an Aussie Amex anyway.

Does anyone know if paying for these with a Chase Sapphire Preferred attracts the 2x travel bonus? I need to make my $3000 spend so might forgo the Amex this year. Not sure if they would accept an Aussie Amex anyway.

I am not sure, but the purchase posted online like this on Chase.com:

DAILY GETAWAYS XXXXX
202-4088422, DC 200050000 US
Online, Mail, or Telephone transaction

Is there a specific place on chase.com, after logging in, that will show if this is considered a "travel" transaction for bonus purposes?

I am not sure, but the purchase posted online like this on Chase.com:



Is there a specific place on chase.com, after logging in, that will show if this is considered a "travel" transaction for bonus purposes?
That sounds more like it's a security thing telling the bank you weren't physically present to make the transaction.

This posted to my Chase Priority Club Visa last month.

NETFLIX.COM $7.99
NETFLIX.COM, CA 950320000 US
Online, Mail, or Telephone transaction

wyndham rewards + choice privileges are the only two items i am aiming at this year.

WR will be gone very soon.
last year, it took a few hours to sell all choice (some packages were sold quickly, while the more expensive took longer).

since choice does not have favorable ratio to convert for airline points, i dont think it will be that quick. also, paying 50 dollars for a super 8 is not that great a value.

i maxed out choice last year for 216000 points, down to 80000 points already... will max out again this year, if possible.!

wyndham rewards + choice privileges are the only two items i am aiming at this year.

WR will be gone very soon.
last year, it took a few hours to sell all choice (some packages were sold quickly, while the more expensive took longer).

since choice does not have favorable ratio to convert for airline points, i dont think it will be that quick. also, paying 50 dollars for a super 8 is not that great a value.

i maxed out choice last year for 216000 points, down to 80000 points already... will max out again this year, if possible.!





WR will be gone within secs, not "very soon"

Does anyone know if paying for these with a Chase Sapphire Preferred attracts the 2x travel bonus? I need to make my $3000 spend so might forgo the Amex this year. Not sure if they would accept an Aussie Amex anyway.



It is not worth to use any via no matter they give you 2 pts or even 5 points
because of AMEX 's 10% off

Has anybodys purchased PC points posted to their acc yet?

Appreciate it may take several days however I am impatient and could use the status that these points will take me too for an upcoming CP stay.

No, not got mine

WR will be gone within secs, not "very soon"

And with pre-sale signup, mayve even quicker than that. I predict a ticketmaster-like live sale, where there is virtually nothing left by the time it actually goes live, lol.

It is not worth to use any via no matter they give you 2 pts or even 5 points
because of AMEX 's 10% off

In my case I am trying to meet the $3000 spend for my new CSP card so every little bit helps! The 10% for my intended purchases is less than $10.

Next year, I may go for a SPG Amex in time to use it for this deal.

The PC points from last Monday have posted today. As expected, they count for status.

The PC points from last Monday have posted today. As expected, they count for status.

For those who got enough points for Platinum from this promotion Congratulations, you have earned Platinum Elite for the next year!

shows up when logged in and managing the account.

I got Platium with pc through this promotion in the past 2 years without staying at pc for a single night yet

I got Platium with pc through this promotion in the past 2 years without staying at pc for a single night yet

I guess that's good (I did the same thing last year - then I got the credit card, so now I stay a Platinum) - but if all you do is use the points for stays - from what I read here your status gets you next to nothing - or nothing, so not sure what it's worth.

How do you sign up for the Wyndham presale? I know there was some Facebook thing you are supposed to do but the Daily Getaways page does not have any details...

How do you sign up for the Wyndham presale? I know there was some Facebook thing you are supposed to do but the Daily Getaways page does not have any details...

my biggest wins last year were Universal Studios vacation for 4 (the flight tickets they booked for us alone costed more than what I paid to by the package) and Whndham Rewards.

Universal is back 4/30

after two years promotion, it seems more and more people are participating buying now

some deals which could never be sold out in the past two years now could be gone fast

Yup, the "good old days" (all of 2 years ago) were certainly better for this promo -- I remember when I had to CONVINCE people to buy some of these deals. Now those deals will be gone in seconds.

bought 7 Avis's using the Amex card.......but a bit regret....

What, you didn't read my earlier post? :) Yes, you will regret your purchase. If you search the Avis forum, you'll see how I was able to ultimately trade in my nearly worthless Discover America Avis coupons for "real" coupons that I could actually use.

What, you didn't read my earlier post? :) Yes, you will regret your purchase. If you search the Avis forum, you'll see how I was able to ultimately trade in my nearly worthless Discover America Avis coupons for "real" coupons that I could actually use.

Alright, I bought 4 coupons to be used in virgin islands, why again are they worthless? This my first time buying these

Alright, I bought 4 coupons to be used in virgin islands, why again are they worthless? This my first time buying these

The details are all in the Avis thread, but 2 main reasons: 1) you have to pay the taxes on the full "value" of the day; and 2) very extensive blackouts.

My complaints last year got some of the blackouts eliminated (things like "spring golf season"), but they never did solve the tax problem. They would sometimes value the free day at $150 -- and you can imagine what the taxes are like on a $150/day car rental.

There could be a few places where the certs might have some value -- like weekday rentals in low tax cities. But good luck finding those. I suspect you'll be calling Avis to exchange them for "cash" certificates like I did.

The details are all in the Avis thread, but 2 main reasons: 1) you have to pay the taxes on the full "value" of the day; and 2) very extensive blackouts.

My complaints last year got some of the blackouts eliminated (things like "spring golf season"), but they never did solve the tax problem. They would sometimes value the free day at $150 -- and you can imagine what the taxes are like on a $150/day car rental.

There could be a few places where the certs might have some value -- like weekday rentals in low tax cities. But good luck finding those. I suspect you'll be calling Avis to exchange them for "cash" certificates like I did.

not to mention that they are not valid in NYC or its suburbs.

If anybody is interested...


I got a reply from DA on of my earlier question as to whether or not you can use an AMEX gift card to buy a package and still get the discount. The CSR confirmed that you can. Since I am AMEX deficient I will be using my aa card to buy AMEX cards for miles at the grocery store and use it to get the discount.

If anybody is interested...


I got a reply from DA on of my earlier question as to whether or not you can use an AMEX gift card to buy a package and still get the discount. The CSR confirmed that you can. Since I am AMEX deficient I will be using my aa card to buy AMEX cards for miles at the grocery store and use it to get the discount.

Address verification won't be an issue on the gift cards?

Address verification won't be an issue on the gift cards?

You have to register the card. When you do it asks you for all your personal info. If you register it you can also use on paypal, if that interest anyone

Can someone help me on how this facebook "pre-sale" stuff works? I'm not a big facebook user (I do maintain a "bogus" account to sign up for the occasional coupon and such).

I'm testing my knowledge of the system with today's Alamo promo. So I click on the "like" button on the Daily Getaways site. It didn't seem to take me anywhere on Explorer, but then when I go to Alamo's facebook page, I see that I've liked them and there's the usual discussion board. Will the preview code be posted there before noon? Anything else I need to do? Thanks.

EDIT: OK, Alamo's facebook page now has the pre-sale code posted: F24C1. Apparently, at noon EDT, a pre-sale box to purchase will pop up on the Discover America site.

Anyone know how multiple transaction on the same deal works?

For example, if I want to buy a $1000 and a $500 gift card for Marriott tomorrow, do I just open up a separate buy window for each gift card and enter my credit card information twice? There doesn't seem to be a way to combine orders.

Wow. Everyone's travel needs are different, but I bought several of those Alamo certificates last time and I've used them all. And, frankly, my first preference would be to use another discount at one of the more business-oriented outfits (Hertz, Nat'l, Avis) where I have club membership. Sometimes, though, Alamo is significantly cheaper, and this cert made it exceedingly so.


That's my experience as well. Alamo is very price-competitive in places where I rent frequently (LAS, LAX, SEA), and Alamo also gives 500 US miles on a single-day rental (which is pretty good). So in effect knocking $25 off the price makes it a really good deal.

Can someone help me on how this facebook "pre-sale" stuff works? I'm not a big facebook user (I do maintain a "bogus" account to sign up for the occasional coupon and such).

I'm testing my knowledge of the system with today's Alamo promo. So I click on the "like" button on the Daily Getaways site. It didn't seem to take me anywhere on Explorer, but then when I go to Alamo's facebook page, I see that I've liked them and there's the usual discussion board. Will the preview code be posted there before noon? Anything else I need to do? Thanks.

EDIT: OK, Alamo's facebook page now has the pre-sale code posted: F24C1. Apparently, at noon EDT, a pre-sale box to purchase will pop up on the Discover America site.

On the sale I bought I also got an email telling me what the code was - although the code turned out to be wrong - fortunately I saw the right one on facebook.

On the sale I bought I also got an email telling me what the code was - although the code turned out to be wrong - fortunately I saw the right one on facebook.

Hmmm -- there didn't seem to be any way to "sign up" for email notification on today's Alamo pre-sale. In fact, you didn't really even have to "like" Alamo -- just go to their page on facebook and find the code at 11:30 EDT.

Given previous Discover America snafus, why do I know that the distribution of the pre-sale code is going to get screwed up on one of the better deals! :)

Speaking of snafus, did anyone notice that there didn't seem to be a published expiration date for the Alamo certs being sold today? I couldn't find one.

Today I bought the marriott $100 gift card.
It took me to a screen to enter my info.
Took me to another screen where I confirm my purchase.
Then once I confirmed it I got a screen that said

Looks like something went wrong be we are working on it.

So I have two questions. Do I get my gift cards or not.

Secondly has anyone have this happen to them before. (I was using Chrome)

Edit: I checked my CC and there is a $1.00 preauthorize charge on my card but no charge for the gift cards.

Major clusterf*ck today

Reloading the page from about 9:55 on. The instant the deal went live, I tried to add a $1000 Marriott card into my cart but they were already gone. We're talking 2-3 seconds here. This does not bode well for the other deals (e.g. Wyndham)

I was able to buy 5 $50 gift cards successfully. I had all the other cards in my cart, entered my credit card info, and got an error message when I went to complete my purchase. Ridiculous.

Major clusterf*ck today

Reloading the page from about 9:55 on. The instant the deal went live, I tried to add a $1000 Marriott card into my cart but they were already gone. We're talking 2-3 seconds here. This does not bode well for the other deals (e.g. Wyndham)

I was able to buy 5 $50 gift cards successfully. I had all the other cards in my cart, entered my credit card info, and got an error message when I went to complete my purchase. Ridiculous.

I tried the same thing - and have been trying since the deal went live - and I got absolutely nothing....not even a $50 gift card :(

Today I bought the marriott $100 gift card.
It took me to a screen to enter my info.
Took me to another screen where I confirm my purchase.
Then once I confirmed it I got a screen that said

Looks like something went wrong be we are working on it.

So I have two questions. Do I get my gift cards or not.

Secondly has anyone have this happen to them before. (I was using Chrome)

Edit: I checked my CC and there is a $1.00 preauthorize charge on my card but no charge for the gift cards.

Ah, Discover America snafus. It's not like that's ever happened before. :)

Seriously, if you didn't receive an email confirmation, I think you have a problem. Maybe they'll make it right for you, but the odds are probably against that.

Can you use the Hilton points for more than a five night stay? The T&C says it is for up to a five night stay at 1-7 cat hotels.

Can you use the Hilton points for more than a five night stay? The T&C says it is for up to a five night stay at 1-7 cat hotels.

Yes, you may be able to use them for more than a five night stay. You are buying Hilton points to use however you would use other points you acquired from normal Hilton stay/partner activity. These are "ordinary" Hilton points rather than some kind of new, restricted instrument.

Is it possible to open multiple tabs of the different deal types on the same browser or do I have to do 1 window per browser?

E.g
If I want to buy Super 8 and Daily Inn deals at the same do I have to do it on Safari + Firefox or can I do it all on Firefox with different tabs at the same time?

(xposted from the Wyndham forum, had missed this thread before)

Just noticed on the T&Cs "Max. Quantity per Purchase: 1. No more than 1 set of points purchased through this offer are allowed per Wyndham Rewards® number."

Does this mean that, unlike last year, you can only purchase one lot of points? Or that, since they artificially break it up among different kinds of Wyndham properties, each "offer" is one set of points?

Not sure how to read it!

(xposted from the Wyndham forum, had missed this thread before)

Just noticed on the T&Cs "Max. Quantity per Purchase: 1. No more than 1 set of points purchased through this offer are allowed per Wyndham Rewards® number."

Does this mean that, unlike last year, you can only purchase one lot of points? Or that, since they artificially break it up among different kinds of Wyndham properties, each "offer" is one set of points?

Not sure how to read it!

That's how I've been reading it. But upthread, others have been interpreting it differently.

Has anyone received a Wyndham presale code yet?

Has anyone received a Wyndham presale code yet?

Their Facebook page now says they'll post the code at noon, so nothing yet.

Their Facebook page now says they'll post the code at noon, so nothing yet.

Thanks.

Their Facebook page now says they'll post the code at noon, so nothing yet.

Where do you see that comment? On the Wyndham Worldwide FB page? I'm on my Iphone so I don't have the full site available. Thanks.

Where do you see that comment? On the Wyndham Worldwide FB page? I'm on my Iphone so I don't have the full site available. Thanks.

You won't have much of a chance scoring one on a phone anyways....

<rant on> So many FB likes for this and people commenting. I know many others have posted this, but how did things get exponentially more popular this year? I miss the last couple years where you could get all the points that you needed. This is like a huge feeding frenzy now. </rant off>

You won't have much of a chance scoring one on a phone anyways....

I'm in front of my work comp that cannot access FB but I can access the Daily Getaways page so all I need is a code from FB.

Thanks.

Where exactly do you enter the code for purchase on the Getaway page?

not a single package....0 for 3 now on dailygetaway deals

I suppose there's always a chance for the actual sale in an hour though

todays code 15940

todays code 15940

everything gone within 20 seconds

Gone as soon as the code was released

crazy...it was all gone within 10 seconds

12 PM no code more like 1201 and all gone

Well I was able to get the 48,000 points package. Yea...you pretty much have to type the code in right when its posted or else you have no shot.

Managed to grab the 50,000 Wyndham Rewards points for $143

thx.

12 PM no code more like 1201 and all gone

A minute? Noon sale should be gone with 5-10 seconds. I got the presale code the instant it hit Facebook, had it in the Daily Deals site within seconds and got nothing. This is ridiculous. These are obviously increasing in popularity. They need to increase the quantity of these deals.

Where exactly do you enter the code for purchase on the Getaway page?

Nevermind - found it, lol.

Managed to grab the 50,000 Wyndham Rewards points for $143

thx.

Congrats. As a longtime participant in these promos, the good ones (like this one) have become like trying to win the lottery. It's a shame.

nabbed a 28k and a 32k

I got a 28,000 Days Inn on the rebound, but my first shots were all denied.

It looks like I'm having a meeting soon, and it probably won't be over before noon, so that's probably it for me. That will increase the odds for the rest of you by 0.000003%.

I got a 28,000 Days Inn on the rebound, but my first shots were all denied.

It looks like I'm having a meeting soon, and it probably won't be over before noon, so that's probably it for me. That will increase the odds for the rest of you by 0.000003%.

That's awfully nice of you thanks ;)

was a minute late and got a 32k surprisingly.

nabbed a 28k and a 32k

How did you get both? By just clicking the old fashioned way? The competition was fierce, to say the least.

Which fb page did you guys find the code? I checked the page for all 5 hotels and dont see anything.

It's time to remove "like" on facebook. :P

Drivers start your engines (/keyboards)...

ridiculous

ridiculous

finished checking out for 3 different packages, but "Oops something went wrong" every time after checking out

finished checking out for 3 different packages, but "Oops something went wrong" every time after checking out

You took too long to checkout. Did you have multiple browsers opened or something?

Snagged two of them. Gotta be quick on the trigger. I think they're all gone now. :eek:

I was able to nab the 50000 pt offer. They were gone in about 30 seconds to a minute.

You took too long to checkout. Did you have multiple browsers opened or something?

yes with roboform to fill out all 3...took me about 10 seconds per page since I had to manually fill in one part