Now YMMV.
I saw a thread here I think a while back on this bonus offer. And I was going to Amsterdam and I was going to bid. So I ran out and bought the book just for this offer
Now I know that you will say that NYOP is opaque. That we really don't know what hotels will come in at.
But on a different AMS travel related forum we follow AMS And only ams prices 24/7/365 for NYOP. We know this stuff stone cold.
I knew exactly what hotel I was going to get. I knew the exact small price range it was going to come in at ($67-69)
So I am thinking, I am going for over 10 nights, I am going to save $100
Someone right before me got $69. Someone right after me got $69.
With the bonus money added in I got $79
All 3 of us got the exact same hotel. Four star NH Amsterdam Centre.
Like I said YMMV. Maybe it was the city I was bidding for. Maybe it was the rate. But for me it was a $100 bonus offer that was as empty as a belly before breakfast.
I did see on that thread here I mentioned that people claimed it worked for them.
So who knows.
Doc
p.s. we are now staring to see $65 come up for spring and summer 2010----just like we did last summer.