Did everyone who got in on this deal receive their tax form yet? I haven't, and I'm a tad worried LMT might've sent it to the wrong address.
1099s go out at the same time as W2s so you won't see it until next January.
I just got around to double-checking with the Hilton in London that I won to see if they actually had an LMT reservation for me next week...they do...and I'm looking forward to my free week with them which includes breakfasts. Such a deal...thank you LMT!
1099s go out at the same time as W2s so you won't see it until next January.
I just got around to double-checking with the Hilton in London that I won to see if they actually had an LMT reservation for me next week...they do...and I'm looking forward to my free week with them which includes breakfasts. Such a deal...thank you LMT!
Thanks LMT for honoring all the wins. BTW, has anyone here used them since the contest to book travel?
Just returned from a fabulous stay at the Four Seasons Sydney with full harbour view room including breakfast buffet for 2 (which would have been $79) just for the breakfast. Unbelievable view of the harbour bridge and opera house from the 25th floor!
Just completed my week at the Olympia Hilton on Kensington High Street in London, courtesy of LMT. A nice hotel with larger rooms than one normally finds in London. Free buffet breakfast made it all the better.
The $1 room rates can only be obtained if you book on Mondays through Fridays during a certain 15-minute window—and which 15 minutes of each day is a mystery. However, LastMinuteTravel will email you clues hinting at the right time to book if you sign up on the website for a hints newsletter.
Just finished my stay last week at the Doubletree Metropolitan in NYC. I can't say much for the hotel, its been refreshed but still feels dated. The rooms are very small but all in all it was a great stay and the price was right! I will say the staff was good so really it was just the property that wasn't that great, not the staff. thanks, LMT!
Just finished my stay last week at the Doubletree Metropolitan in NYC. I can't say much for the hotel, its been refreshed but still feels dated. The rooms are very small but all in all it was a great stay and the price was right! I will say the staff was good so really it was just the property that wasn't that great, not the staff. thanks, LMT!
hi i am really new to this deal,
can you briefly tell me how this whole thing works,
can what is the tax problem everyone is talking about here?
hi i am really new to this deal,
can you briefly tell me how this whole thing works,
can what is the tax problem everyone is talking about here?
This promotion was advertised and ran back in late January and early February. If you didn't participate then, it's too late to participate now.
The promotion was advertised as a sale in which all rooms would be offered for sale for $1 per night (maximum of 6 nights per person). The sale would run during limited time periods over the promotion's 2-week period. Buyers were required to enter their credit card to complete the sale.
The Terms and Conditions of the promotion clearly said that this was not a sweepstakes or prize. However, upon authorizing the purchase, each buyer was instead told that LastMinuteTravel.com would not charge even the $1 nightly rate. Only upon further questioning and later communications did LastMinuteTravel.com state that they were considering the reservation to be a prize subject to income taxes due by the "winner." As such, each winner with a prize value (valued according to LMT.com's non-sale rates) of at least $600 was requested to submit a 1099 tax form with their name, SSN, and other information.
If it was a contest, it was in violation of Florida's laws on sweepstakes and contests. If it was not a contest, it was in violation of Florida's laws on selling travel.
If buyers/"winners" must pay income taxes based on LMT.com's assessed value, then at least one person could have a tax bill of over $5000 for what was advertised and originally agreed upon to be a $6 purchase. Most buyers/"winners" would more likely have a tax bill of a few hundred dollars or less.
In addition, when LastMinuteTravel.com began asking for SSN's to be submitted online, they did not practice proper internet security on their website. Because of this and the fact that LastMinuteTravel.com was dishonest and misleading about the sale, some buyers chose to cancel their reservation altogether rather than trust the company with their SSN.
Many people have reported successful stays, and some of those stays have been at very nice destinations and hotels. 1099's have not yet been sent out.
Despite LMT.com's argument that the reservations booked during this promotion were prizes worth a much higher amount, they have offered actual sales recently in which rooms were sold at prices such as $10. These were fully completed sales, and so LMT.com apparently (and correctly) does not consider them prizes.
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