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Originally Posted by RustyC
Well, I'm 100% sure it's forfeited if it's my money, but only around 80% sure if Expedia's (as this is a highly unusual 0/100 split, in some situations). Am sure it comes down to the machinations of voucher reimbursements.
What you're missing is that this is your money. The voucher isn't tied to a hotel chain or region, but general "good-as-cash" voucher. The hotel will see the no-show as a pre-pay and just chalk it up as an easy night.
This whole promo has up-ended my thinking about future travel plans, as it tends to encourage single-day bookings and a nomadic approach, whereas I've had years with Priceline where it's better to stay put and pay only one Priceline booking fee rather than several.
Nobody said you couldn't make multiple 1-nite bookings at the same hotel if there's availability.
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Originally Posted by Palal
Nobody said you couldn't make multiple 1-nite bookings at the same hotel if there's availability.
It's do-able, but you'd need multiple accounts and multiple credit card numbers. As it stands you can't redeem a second one of either of the two voucher types on the same account.
Voucher value also maxes out at one night's stay, so it's optimal to find a place whose rate matches the voucher value (they'll charge the booking fee regardless).
If, for example, you use a GBP40 voucher on a GBP30 room, even for 2 nights, the voucher will only deduct GBP30.
You could do multiple 1-night bookings (though running the risk of being found out on a TOS violation). Or, as another tack, it DOES stack with offers like "third night free". So if you find a GBP 20 room and a "third night free", you could book a 3-night stay on a GBP 20 voucher and pay only for the second night plus the booking fee. If you applied a GBP40 voucher to that same hypothetical booking it'd only deduct GBP20 in that case.
The Golden Gate in Las Vegas worked because it was under GBP20 and also had a "second night free" deal. Those are rare outside places like LAS, but third-night-free might be there in some places.
As others have said, it's a quirky deal. If it were a car it'd be something like a Jaguar, not an Acura.
I have a few 20 euros and 20 pounds vouchers, who wants them?
I can email you a voucher of 20 pounds or euro so you can save on your hotel purchase... just email me or PM me your name and email address to bestprixatgmaildotcom...
Can anyone share what's could be the worst-case scenario if expedia found out that I'm using multiple email accounts for multiple 1-night bookings to be checked in by the same person (i.e, TOS violation)? It can be a GBP20 or GBP40 for each booking. Will they just cancel all my bookings without any penalty, or cancel all my bookings and forfeited my booking fees, or I have to pay for all the nights in full price or...? If it's just the risk of having all my bookings cancelled without the penalty of a single cent, then that's pretty worth to take the risk. ..Thanks in advance..
For a start, you can make room bookings on Expedia in ANY name. The person who is named on the account or whose CC is used does NOT need to be the person who stays - there is a box during the booking process which asks for the name of the person who will be using the room and you can put in any name (ie yours). You can use multiple accounts in any name and use them all to make a booking for a room in YOUR name.
When you arrive at the hotel, all it sees are 4 back-to-back bookings in your own name. No problem. Expedia cannot have a problem because, as far as it can see, four different individuals have all opened an account and have all legitimately booked a room for a third party, which is allowed by Expedia.
In any event, assuming you're using multiple £40 vouchers on different accounts - you are only doing this because Expedia's website is bugged and you cannot redeem multiple vouchers yourself. Read the T&C's - you are meant to be allowed to redeem up to 10 x £40 per person. Opening multiple accounts is simply your way of getting around Expedia's bug.
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Originally Posted by Toli
Is the fee unavoidable and how much is it? Last time I booked through XP was in late March, there were no additional fees to pay.
It was $1.04 at one place in Las Vegas and $1.65 at another...both came in at under GBP20 by enough to cover that if it had been allowed. Would likely be around double, I'm guessing, for GBP40 bookings.
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Originally Posted by springpassion02
Can anyone share what's could be the worst-case scenario if expedia found out that I'm using multiple email accounts for multiple 1-night bookings to be checked in by the same person (i.e, TOS violation)? It can be a GBP20 or GBP40 for each booking. Will they just cancel all my bookings without any penalty, or cancel all my bookings and forfeited my booking fees, or I have to pay for all the nights in full price or...? If it's just the risk of having all my bookings cancelled without the penalty of a single cent, then that's pretty worth to take the risk. ..Thanks in advance..
I think the scenario as in post #128 is definitely most likely and is basically the gameplan I'm using; it's just that I'm maybe 90% certain on it where others are 100%. I've had experiences in Asia, mostly with independents, where I've had to produce hardcopies on the vouchers even though that supposedly wasn't required, or where hotels didn't have my reservation even though they were supposed to, or where they exhibited some paranoia about getting paid on vouchers if they weren't totally meticulous about everything (possibly from having to deal with zillions of travel agencies and being stiffed a time or two). It mostly happens with independents, and probably not in the U.S. or U.K. I can see a possibility of getting unlucky and having some auditing clerk calling Expedia if they see a really odd pattern (Remind them of the cardinal rule of Flyertalk: No calling while a deal is in play!).
I think we're so used to not dealing with the human element (I count myself among the avoid-human-contact school of thought with most of these deals) that we forget that it hasn't been eliminated everywhere, and sometimes it can be a weak link.
I'm not saying it'll happen; odds are excellent it won't. Good enough for me to likely try it soon myself. I just hesitate to call it a total slamdunk.
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Why aren't we confronting Expedia??
I emailed them when my second 40 GBP would not process.They ask by email for the name, email address and itinerayr of the person I referred. I provided them with the name and email address and insised that the itinerary was none of my business and they didn't need to know as they had all they needed to confirm my referral.They then emailed me back asking for my contact phone so they could help me book my voucher.
I'm going to stay on them the legit way for a few more days. My hotel needs are not until December.
I'm going to stay on them the legit way for a few more days. My hotel needs are not until December.
I really don't understand the need to contact Expedia about this. There are plenty of workarounds. No good can come from further examination of this offer by Expedia. Only bad things.
Only got one for my last referral.
..Thanks in advance..
