Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2018 deals
Nov 26, 2018, 5:07 pm
#47
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I was so bored with the impossibility of it all, I napped in and around 3 of the hour times. I was thinking how Expedia could make it better, fairer. Set each code to be valid at random intervals throughout the hour? Anyone here redeem a code today? And btw, the $100 off $1000+ was so ridiculous. Oh, and why did anyone use the 10% off hotels when other OTAs were/are offering better? Expedia status hounds?
Nov 26, 2018, 5:45 pm
#48
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Americania Hotel San Francisco (former Best Western)
33% off code: HOLIDAY [book by Dec3, stay by Dec 29]
https://reservations.travelclick.com...guestsandrooms
33% off code: HOLIDAY [book by Dec3, stay by Dec 29]
https://reservations.travelclick.com...guestsandrooms
Nov 29, 2018, 8:59 am
#49
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I also ran it through eBates, but my success in getting eBates money back through Priceline is about 10%.
Dec 1, 2018, 1:54 am
#50
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Sometimes it's easier to grab the low-hanging fruit and be done with it. The final Priceline deal of the day was $25 off a 4*, and I gambled and broke my stay into 4 individual one-night reservations. The same code worked 4 times on a $65 a night Express Deal ($40/night versus $143/night directly on the hotel's website).
I also ran it through eBates, but my success in getting eBates money back through Priceline is about 10%.
I also ran it through eBates, but my success in getting eBates money back through Priceline is about 10%.
Excellent strategy breaking your stay up into individual nights. ^
Dec 13, 2018, 10:43 am
#52
Join Date: Aug 2011
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I wasn't able to take advantage of any Black Friday / Cyber Monday deals, but I was successful in using the 90% off Expedia App deal for Hotels that was going on a few minutes ago. It probably helped that it was a fairly limited promotion (had to travel by Jan 5th). I actually didn't book it until a couple minutes after the promo started so I was shocked it even went through.
Dec 13, 2018, 12:27 pm
#53
Join Date: Nov 2010
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I wasn't able to take advantage of any Black Friday / Cyber Monday deals, but I was successful in using the 90% off Expedia App deal for Hotels that was going on a few minutes ago. It probably helped that it was a fairly limited promotion (had to travel by Jan 5th). I actually didn't book it until a couple minutes after the promo started so I was shocked it even went through.
Dec 13, 2018, 12:39 pm
#54
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It started at 9am pacific time. Most chain hotels excluded. My out of pocket was just over $100 since the promo code wasn't applicable to taxes and fees, only the base rate. The taxes and fees were higher than the base rate after the coupon applied. But I'm still pleased as this was over new years eve, with higher prices than average because of the holiday.
Dec 13, 2018, 1:32 pm
#55
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After applying the $100 off promotion code on expedia's apps, expedia showed the air fare total to be $100 less than the original quote but the airline's website (United) and the credit card pending charge showed the original price (expedia summary + $100). i wonder how expedia is going to handle this $100 credit - reimbursement into the credit card or a coupon later?
Dec 13, 2018, 3:15 pm
#57
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I wasn't able to take advantage of any Black Friday / Cyber Monday deals, but I was successful in using the 90% off Expedia App deal for Hotels that was going on a few minutes ago. It probably helped that it was a fairly limited promotion (had to travel by Jan 5th). I actually didn't book it until a couple minutes after the promo started so I was shocked it even went through.
Dec 13, 2018, 3:22 pm
#58
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I was comparing it to a similar 90% Expedia promotion that happened over Black Friday (thus posting in this thread), that was riddled with issues and was basically gone instantly. I expected this one to be the same, and was surprised that it actually worked without any issues even a few minutes after the start time. I don't know how long it was active but I'm seeing a lot of reports of people who were able to use it.
Dec 13, 2018, 3:38 pm
#60
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I was comparing it to a similar 90% Expedia promotion that happened over Black Friday (thus posting in this thread), that was riddled with issues and was basically gone instantly. I expected this one to be the same, and was surprised that it actually worked without any issues even a few minutes after the start time. I don't know how long it was active but I'm seeing a lot of reports of people who were able to use it.
