[FARE GONE] Expedia.ca $300 coupon on packages (new terms)
Nov 21, 2010, 9:27 am
#2012
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Get real Shareholder and stop whining a FTer deal of a lifetime (for me at least)!
You snooze you lose, it's a capitalist market, things changed every minute, i can't go back to tell the airline 5 days later i wanted to fly on day 1 instead of day 2 without incurring a change fee.
And this is from a Canadian and 3 friends who coordinated our trip within 2 hours, and we're doing BUF-LAS so not everyone that bought stole your bit.
so if you really motivated to go, you would've done whatever possible to get it done. As a 10000+ poster, you should know better that mistake fares don't wait for you, you see them, you pounce on it quick.
You snooze you lose, it's a capitalist market, things changed every minute, i can't go back to tell the airline 5 days later i wanted to fly on day 1 instead of day 2 without incurring a change fee.
And this is from a Canadian and 3 friends who coordinated our trip within 2 hours, and we're doing BUF-LAS so not everyone that bought stole your bit.
so if you really motivated to go, you would've done whatever possible to get it done. As a 10000+ poster, you should know better that mistake fares don't wait for you, you see them, you pounce on it quick.
Nov 21, 2010, 9:29 am
#2014
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Just want to thank all those leeching on this offer for flights not originating in Canada for ruining it for we Canadians who could have legitimately benefited from a promotion that was directed to us. You've ruined lots of travel plans for a lot of people with your piggish rush to the trough! On behalf our my friends and I who were coordinating dates to get together in LAS next month and were going to book today: Thanks a million! 
These things never last, coordination on a free (or almost free) ticket involves a few TXT messages or a call. Sorry man, better luck next time.
Nov 21, 2010, 9:31 am
#2015
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My TOS on my itinerary doesn't say that at all - and I booked it before they changed the terms on the original coupon. I'm wondering if they changed the rules later and updated the intinerary's? The email confirmation was Saturday Nov. 20 at 3:30 am - so long before the updated coupon was out. Be careful if you try to change your package!
As a someone who is relatively new to this, can someone explain why a No-Show ≠ Cancel?
Also, for the seasoned FT's who are skipping portions of the package, why would you want to 'check-in' versus just not showing up? Wouldn't that be worse than not showing up at all?
As a someone who is relatively new to this, can someone explain why a No-Show ≠ Cancel?
Also, for the seasoned FT's who are skipping portions of the package, why would you want to 'check-in' versus just not showing up? Wouldn't that be worse than not showing up at all?
Cancel is when you call xp before your travel begins to get a refund of a portion of your trip, again be it Hotel or the Air part. Most hotels in xp packages would let you cancel and refund what you paid for them if you call before your travel begins but doing that might potentially jeopardize the $300 voucher under the revised T&C.
It's up to you to assess the risk, even if your original T&C does not have that portion.
Nov 21, 2010, 9:33 am
#2016
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Nov 21, 2010, 9:34 am
#2017
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Just want to thank all those leeching on this offer for flights not originating in Canada for ruining it for we Canadians who could have legitimately benefited from a promotion that was directed to us. You've ruined lots of travel plans for a lot of people with your piggish rush to the trough! On behalf our my friends and I who were coordinating dates to get together in LAS next month and were going to book today: Thanks a million!
ffer was open to Canadians for the entire duration of the advertised promtinal perid.
Nov 21, 2010, 9:34 am
#2018
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*Moved from DO thread to here where it belongs:
You have 28K posts on FT and have been around for years, you should know by now how this works. Most of the bookings were made when the T&C did not say you had to fly from Canada or be a Canadian citizen. We weren't physically in Canada but we paid in Canadian funds to the Canadian Division of expedia, These are canadian bookings plan and simple as required by the origional T&C
You have 28K posts on FT and have been around for years, you should know by now how this works. Most of the bookings were made when the T&C did not say you had to fly from Canada or be a Canadian citizen. We weren't physically in Canada but we paid in Canadian funds to the Canadian Division of expedia, These are canadian bookings plan and simple as required by the origional T&C
Nov 21, 2010, 9:34 am
#2019
Join Date: Nov 2010
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So with everyone getting throw away reservations. The old terms did not say anything about canceling or voiding the coupon if you break up the package and no show on hotel or airfare or shows to get advantage of only 1 item. What happens when you no show on hotel and airfare will expedia try to chargeback the $300. More importantly when you miss you outbound and inbound roundtrip ticket does the airline company report anything to expedia. Also does the hotel company report anything and i figure we do not have to pay the resort fee since the hotel has no card on file and we are not present at the resort to take advantage of the resort
thanks
thanks
Nov 21, 2010, 9:35 am
#2020
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Nov 21, 2010, 9:38 am
#2021
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Cause the Rules & Restrictions page in the itinerary spells out penalties for no-show as forfeiture of that portion of trip, be it Hotel or the Air portion.
Cancel is when you call xp before your travel begins to get a refund of a portion of your trip, again be it Hotel or the Air part. Most hotels in xp packages would let you cancel and refund what you paid for them if you call before your travel begins but doing that might potentially jeopardize the $300 voucher under the revised T&C.
It's up to you to assess the risk, even if your original T&C does not have that portion.
Cancel is when you call xp before your travel begins to get a refund of a portion of your trip, again be it Hotel or the Air part. Most hotels in xp packages would let you cancel and refund what you paid for them if you call before your travel begins but doing that might potentially jeopardize the $300 voucher under the revised T&C.
It's up to you to assess the risk, even if your original T&C does not have that portion.
so I'm still confused a bit.
for the throwaway flight would I:
1. no-show
2. checkin and no-show
3. call and cancel
I'm thinking 1.
and for the throwaway hostel
1. no-show
2. call and cancel
I'm thinking 1
Nov 21, 2010, 9:40 am
#2022
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: NYC
Posts: 195
My plan was to spend a few hours at the airport casino before getting on my flight back home but if the no show at the hotel is going to cause any implications of my booking and me getting charged by Expedia, I guess I'll have no choice but go to the hotel and eat the $10 resort fee, plus the cab fare. Not alot of $$$ but quite time consuming.
Nov 21, 2010, 9:41 am
#2023
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 16
Authorization Date Description Authorization Response Authorization Type Amount Reference Number
11/21/2010 EXPEDIA TRAVEL VOYAGES Pending Purchase $253.12
11/21/2010 EXPEDIA TRAVEL VOYAGES Pending Purchase $253.12
11/21/2010 EXPEDIA TRAVEL VOYAGES Pending Purchase $253.12
11/21/2010 EXPEDIA TRAVEL VOYAGES Pending Purchase $253.12
11/21/2010 EXPEDIA TRAVEL VOYAGES Pending Purchase $253.12
11/20/2010 EXPEDIA TRAVEL VOYAGES Pending Purchase $253.12
11/20/2010 EXPEDIA TRAVEL VOYAGES Pending Purchase $253.12
11/20/2010 EXPEDIA TRAVEL VOYAGES Pending Purchase $253.12
11/20/2010 DELTA AIR LINE DL BVOWMV Pending - Decline Purchase $349.51
11/20/2010 DELTA AIR LINE DL PGYZGL Pending Purchase $349.51
11/20/2010 DELTA AIR LINE DL PGZCTD Pending - Approved Purchase * $349.51
That's the history I have in my credit card. I got a call from their fraud department today to see if I really gave Expedia my number.
The thing is all it was supposed to be debited from my account was 98 canadian dollars. I managed to book only one trip! I don't get why they are trying to charge me 200+
I spent 2 hours and a half today on the phone with Expedia (+3h yesterday) and they said today they cannot cancel it, the flight is non-refundable. And when I asked about my 300 credit, they said the deal is not on. I argued that the deal was on when I purchased and that is what it's in my itinerary history.
They said my hotel was already cancelled, by the way! Suggestion: check if your hotel is really booked.
11/21/2010 EXPEDIA TRAVEL VOYAGES Pending Purchase $253.12
11/21/2010 EXPEDIA TRAVEL VOYAGES Pending Purchase $253.12
11/21/2010 EXPEDIA TRAVEL VOYAGES Pending Purchase $253.12
11/21/2010 EXPEDIA TRAVEL VOYAGES Pending Purchase $253.12
11/21/2010 EXPEDIA TRAVEL VOYAGES Pending Purchase $253.12
11/20/2010 EXPEDIA TRAVEL VOYAGES Pending Purchase $253.12
11/20/2010 EXPEDIA TRAVEL VOYAGES Pending Purchase $253.12
11/20/2010 EXPEDIA TRAVEL VOYAGES Pending Purchase $253.12
11/20/2010 DELTA AIR LINE DL BVOWMV Pending - Decline Purchase $349.51
11/20/2010 DELTA AIR LINE DL PGYZGL Pending Purchase $349.51
11/20/2010 DELTA AIR LINE DL PGZCTD Pending - Approved Purchase * $349.51
That's the history I have in my credit card. I got a call from their fraud department today to see if I really gave Expedia my number.
The thing is all it was supposed to be debited from my account was 98 canadian dollars. I managed to book only one trip! I don't get why they are trying to charge me 200+
I spent 2 hours and a half today on the phone with Expedia (+3h yesterday) and they said today they cannot cancel it, the flight is non-refundable. And when I asked about my 300 credit, they said the deal is not on. I argued that the deal was on when I purchased and that is what it's in my itinerary history.
They said my hotel was already cancelled, by the way! Suggestion: check if your hotel is really booked.
Nov 21, 2010, 9:43 am
#2024
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Just want to thank all those leeching on this offer for flights not originating in Canada for ruining it for we Canadians who could have legitimately benefited from a promotion that was directed to us. You've ruined lots of travel plans for a lot of people with your piggish rush to the trough! On behalf our my friends and I who were coordinating dates to get together in LAS next month and were going to book today: Thanks a million!
I recommend you don't dawdle in the future on any deals, regardless of for whom they seem to be intended. @:-) @:-)
Last edited by Spiff; Nov 21, 2010 at 9:49 am
Nov 21, 2010, 9:47 am
#2025
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I saw it post Fri. aft. and presume it disappeared late last night so how is that 48 hours? Seems more like 36 to me if we're counting.Regardless there was plenty of time for folks to pull the trigger and those who didn't can't say they had too little time.