Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2016
Nov 30, 2016, 9:49 pm
#151
Join Date: Jan 2011
Programs: Alaska mvp G, AA Exec Plat, Marriott/SPG platinum, United Silver, Delta Silver, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 165
Dec 1, 2016, 5:20 am
#152
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,663
There will be 10x less compared to last year, cuz winners ended up closer to 50% off than 90% - after all resort fees, taxes/fees. The $1000 cap made people book 3-4 days vs. 7-10 days on most properties
Dec 1, 2016, 2:04 pm
#153
Original Member
Join Date: May 1998
Location: St Petersburg, FL, USA
Posts: 2,253
On a more pedestrian level, has anyone been able to use the Starwood "up to 35% off Biggest Sale of the Year" rate code for any savings?
I have a number of trips planned for the upcoming year and have been tracking hotel rates for over a month. Their "sale" rates in every instance are exactly the same prices they have been selling the rooms for already.
I have a number of trips planned for the upcoming year and have been tracking hotel rates for over a month. Their "sale" rates in every instance are exactly the same prices they have been selling the rooms for already.
Dec 1, 2016, 8:27 pm
#155
Join Date: Jan 2011
Programs: Alaska mvp G, AA Exec Plat, Marriott/SPG platinum, United Silver, Delta Silver, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 165
Dec 2, 2016, 6:00 pm
#156
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,663
Dec 3, 2016, 7:41 am
#157
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Bangkok, Thailand. No longer Palm Coast, FL though still exiled, again, from the Bay Area.
Programs: Only the good ones
Posts: 5,153
On a more pedestrian level, has anyone been able to use the Starwood "up to 35% off Biggest Sale of the Year" rate code for any savings?
I have a number of trips planned for the upcoming year and have been tracking hotel rates for over a month. Their "sale" rates in every instance are exactly the same prices they have been selling the rooms for already.
I have a number of trips planned for the upcoming year and have been tracking hotel rates for over a month. Their "sale" rates in every instance are exactly the same prices they have been selling the rooms for already.
Dec 6, 2016, 2:50 pm
#158
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2014
Location: Chicago, IL
Programs: United, Southwest
Posts: 101
Expedia is so ridiculous. I applied the 90% coupon to shelburne nyc on cyber monday. The discount applied but every time I tried to check out it would say checkout error or whatever the message was. I was refreshing the promo page and the coupon did not say all have been used but I still couldn't check out. I took screenshots and sent them to Expedia on Twitter. They then say they cannot look up an issue without an itinerary. How can I get an itinerary if their application won't let me check out?!
So I book the room. They take 3 days to look into it and say the coupon was not applied have a nice day. So I am going back and forth asking how they can look up an itinerary again for something that was never booked because of some bogus error with their app. Eventually they block me on Twitter even though I have pics to prove everything.
To sum is up I will never use Expedia again. I hope they have people out there who look at these boards
So I book the room. They take 3 days to look into it and say the coupon was not applied have a nice day. So I am going back and forth asking how they can look up an itinerary again for something that was never booked because of some bogus error with their app. Eventually they block me on Twitter even though I have pics to prove everything.
To sum is up I will never use Expedia again. I hope they have people out there who look at these boards
Dec 6, 2016, 3:23 pm
#159
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Eden Prairie, MN, USA
Posts: 219
Expedia is so ridiculous. I applied the 90% coupon to shelburne nyc on cyber monday. The discount applied but every time I tried to check out it would say checkout error or whatever the message was. I was refreshing the promo page and the coupon did not say all have been used but I still couldn't check out. I took screenshots and sent them to Expedia on Twitter. They then say they cannot look up an issue without an itinerary. How can I get an itinerary if their application won't let me check out?!
So I book the room. They take 3 days to look into it and say the coupon was not applied have a nice day. So I am going back and forth asking how they can look up an itinerary again for something that was never booked because of some bogus error with their app. Eventually they block me on Twitter even though I have pics to prove everything.
To sum is up I will never use Expedia again. I hope they have people out there who look at these boards
So I book the room. They take 3 days to look into it and say the coupon was not applied have a nice day. So I am going back and forth asking how they can look up an itinerary again for something that was never booked because of some bogus error with their app. Eventually they block me on Twitter even though I have pics to prove everything.
To sum is up I will never use Expedia again. I hope they have people out there who look at these boards
It was a waste of time for me as they went so quickly.
Dec 6, 2016, 3:38 pm
#160
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2014
Programs: Top Tier with all 3 alliances
Posts: 11,668
I think that the only remarkable thing with this sale is that 10,000 people wasted one full day on this bs promo sale...Now you calculate what is the cost of this productivity loss and you tell me how much total money was lost that day in this promotion...
Last edited by MileageAddict; Dec 13, 2016 at 10:07 am Reason: removed masked obscenity
Dec 6, 2016, 9:45 pm
#161
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: EWR Ionosphere Club, LAX Clipper Club, Still Traveling Global, yearly BIS miles
Programs: EAL Silver Wings, I-Club, Flying Colonels DL, WorldPass PLat from the olde Meatball and PE SMARTbank
Posts: 1,988
These are almost always failures, and just tricks except for the VERY, VERY FEW
Dec 11, 2016, 7:05 am
#162
Suspended
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 187
I'm typing this from the Gran Caribe Resort and Spa in Cancun. Paid $680 for 5 nights in a beachfront walkout room. Also all-inclusive and the food and drinks were very good.
I know Expedia sucks sometimes but this was one hell of a deal so I thank them. Sad to be going home in a few hours.
I know Expedia sucks sometimes but this was one hell of a deal so I thank them. Sad to be going home in a few hours.
Dec 11, 2016, 8:26 am
#163
Join Date: Aug 2014
Posts: 47
I'm typing this from the Gran Caribe Resort and Spa in Cancun. Paid $680 for 5 nights in a beachfront walkout room. Also all-inclusive and the food and drinks were very good.
I know Expedia sucks sometimes but this was one hell of a deal so I thank them. Sad to be going home in a few hours.
I know Expedia sucks sometimes but this was one hell of a deal so I thank them. Sad to be going home in a few hours.
Dec 11, 2016, 10:37 am
#164
Join Date: Oct 2010
Posts: 404
I'm typing this from the Gran Caribe Resort and Spa in Cancun. Paid $680 for 5 nights in a beachfront walkout room. Also all-inclusive and the food and drinks were very good.
I know Expedia sucks sometimes but this was one hell of a deal so I thank them. Sad to be going home in a few hours.
I know Expedia sucks sometimes but this was one hell of a deal so I thank them. Sad to be going home in a few hours.