<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Eugene:
There are different Expedia rates. Their "special rates" are in fact prepaid to Expedia and normally not eligible for points/miles. </font>
Most of Expedia's "Special Rates" are through TravelScape, a subsidiary of Expedia. You can't tell it's TravelScape on the main list of hotels.