<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by KathyWdrf:
...I suspect that as time goes on, the rates available through Priceline may gradually creep up, while remaining good bargains. I gather to some extent this has already happened (fewer bonuses now, for example).
Kathy
[This message has been edited by KathyWdrf (edited 04-09-2002).]</font>
One unfortunate way for hotels to compensate for low Priceline rates is to impose surcharges (resort, energy, I'm sure security will come soon). The Wnydham in my previous post still gets my winning bid at $30/nt, but now I'll also have to pay $5 a night or so as a resort fee (I think they do actually have such a fee, I haven't seen the final bill from my father who the rental was for).
I also agree with the previous comment that the number of 'educated' PL customers who know about biddingfortravel.com and other tricks about it are VERY small. You have to remember FT is a VERY educated community. We're talking about mileage runs and $100 or so transatlantic mis-fared flights, while probably most of the air travellers don't even have or use FF miles.
Jeff