Originally Posted by
bsb21
I dont understand these Priceline customer arguments.
Are you all saying that if I book on Expedia for the same rate as on Marriott.com, I should expect no benefits?
I wonder how the airlines treat priceline bookings, my guess is that you don't get miles, but you do get all benefits of status.
If you book a "name your own price" on Priceline and get Delta... then you don't get ANY of the benefits of status besides possibly getting to board in group one. You don't get the upgrade option, if your flight is cancelled you don't get 'Preference' on rebooking, etc..... I expect that the others are the same.
IMHO doing a 'bid' for a deal is not NEAR the same as booking on Expedia.com. You are paying the Marriott the going rate for the room on Expedia, Orbitz, etc... If you "name your own" price then you know that you are taking the "cheap" route for a gamble and you could easily get "Hotel Monica" instead of a Marriott, Hilton etc. It's not really a comparable booking IMHO.