flyinghigh77

This time the Australian subsidiary of Orbitz is running the promo.

www.hotelclub.com

$50 off Hotel Bookings Using VISA Checkout

A few more restrictions this time:

- no min stay, so also valid for 1 night stays
- min spend is $100 before taxes
- max 2 bookings per person
- promo code VISACHECKOUT
- book by December 31
- stay by March 31 (appears you can actually stay until July 1)
- everything refers to Australian $
- make sure to select Australian $ on the upper right side

If you play it right you could get a discount of 50% before taxes.

http://www.hotelclub.com/p/visa-promo

UA191

Thanks OP! Saved the full 50% on 5 bookings!

mlqsko

"We're sorry, we do not recognize this as a valid promotion code based on your search criteria. Click here for terms and conditions. Promotion Code Rules"

I was looking at Fort Lauderdale, FL properties.

ncrwlr

Got the same message. Have to make sure to select AUD for currency in the upper right hand corner.

Bonaventure

Read more carefully.

soonerfanatic

Great deal, thanks OP.

UA191

Was able to book for June... looks like terms say it's valid to stay by Jul 1

Doc Savage

Has anyone tried it without actually using Visa Checkout?

Yestin Chen

did not worrk

nomii

2 week trip to Europe next summer = ~10 nights
various weekend trips to sanfrancisco/miami/los-angeles etc = ~10 nights

If you try to pick hotels that are just $101 (which is typically the lowest price you can get in western europe or expensive cities like sanfran), its basically a full 50% saving.

And the Aussie dollar is weaker so $100 aussie = $80 usd.
Overall had about $500 in savings due to this post.

Thanks!

beckoa

Thanks for posting OP!

Working well for a KOA trip next year. Insomnia finally pays off

$90 USD properties seem to be in the sweet spot.

lionmb

This is probably a newbie question, but when it says must pay in $AUD to get the rate, how is that done actually? I mean if I'm in the US?

CDKing

ebates 6% cashback so i think i'm going to try that.
Although looking where i'm going in austin it wasnt such a great deal as the properties were poorly located

Select AUD as the currency on the top right of the screen. It will be charged to your card as AUD so any foreign transaction fees will apply if your visa has one

lionmb

Ok, got it. Thanks!

iahphx

As is often the case, are the big chains generally excluded? I tried to price a Country Inns (a good $80ish option in some places) and it said the hotel was excluded.

And is the timeframe limited to March 31? The rules say so, but it seems like folks are booking until summer.

FWIW, US$83 should be AU$100, so that would be the sweet spot. Frustrating if you find a US$79 hotel!

EDIT: Just priced June hotel, and $50 comes off, so March 31 deadline is not enforced.

EDIT 2: Switch to AUD and put "Visacheckout" in promo box to make it easy to find hotels. What you're looking for is the price to be at least AUD $100. I hope it works, but Topcashback is offering 14%.

For most destinations, finding something decent and "a deal" won't be easy with the major chains generally excluded. I've checked 25 possible nights, and found only one. I've got a Friday night in Vegas and the Main Street Station priced at AUD100 with 2 free buffets. No resort fee there. So that's $51 all in (less, hopefully, the 14%) for a Friday night at a decent Vegas hotel with 2 decent free breakfasts. You're unlikely to get that lucky on this deal.

EDIT 3: Be prepared for a fraud alert on a Chase card (useful because most of those don't have foreign transaction fees). I guess the system is suspicious of the Visacheckout thing in Australian dollars!