U.S. Travel Association's Daily Getaways 2018
Mar 8, 2018, 7:33 pm
#1
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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U.S. Travel Association's Daily Getaways 2018
Once again, the countdown begins. Previews start April 2nd. Sales start April 9th.
https://dailygetaways.ustravel.org
https://dailygetaways.ustravel.org
Mar 9, 2018, 7:21 am
#3
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Bangkok, Thailand. No longer Palm Coast, FL though still exiled, again, from the Bay Area.
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There are usually a few good deals, but fewer every year. The good ones sell out in milli-seconds.
Mar 9, 2018, 9:11 am
#4
Original Member, Moderator: Hotel Deals and MilesBuzz
Join Date: May 1998
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 14,257
There are threads in this forum for past years. I recall participating as far back as 2010.
Mar 9, 2018, 2:36 pm
#6
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Victoria, B.C.
Programs: Hyatt Globalist, AA Gold LT
Posts: 1,941
Anything good is purchased by bots in milliseconds. I discovered that if it is available to purchase when you click through, it is probably not a very good deal.
My advice is don't bother wasting your time.
Mar 14, 2018, 8:00 am
#7
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Seat 1L these days :)
Programs: AF Platinum/AY LUMO/SK EBG/baEC S/HYATT Globalist/MR LTP/A3 *G/HH Dia/IHG plat
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Unfortunately bots do seem to take the best deals, too bad theres not a way to stop that but there are still good to great deals to be had with points IF you know how to get the best value from them. Even the best deals can suck if you spend them poorly.
Mar 14, 2018, 4:27 pm
#8
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: GVA (Greater Vancouver Area)
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Mar 17, 2018, 8:45 am
#9
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Bangkok, Thailand. No longer Palm Coast, FL though still exiled, again, from the Bay Area.
Programs: Only the good ones
Posts: 5,153
I "wasted" my time last year and got the large Hertz point package when someone didn't complete their purchase. Has saved me thousands of dollars as I usually need 8 to 10 weeks of rental cars in a variety of US locations. I paid apx 5 cents per point and am getting 10 to 15 cents per in value. Also, nice to get the "Premium" cars for just the taxes and (exorbitant) fees.
Mar 17, 2018, 9:16 am
#10
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Join Date: Jul 2001
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The best deals do get booked up in a tiny fraction of a second, but some of the good ones are available for grabbing even without the use of automated tools to swipe them before otherwise humanly possible. But the real reason the deals are so hard to grab is that demand for grabbing them has increased tremendously as attention on the deals has increased hugely. The last two rounds were way more difficult to grab high-demand deals than the rounds some 4 or 5 years ago. A large part of that is due to the amount of attention on the deals.
Mar 17, 2018, 10:29 pm
#11
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: ORF
Programs: UA Silver, MR titanium
Posts: 2,020
wow, that’s a negative Nelly or Nancy, I have purchased something every year and find some very valuable and obtainable, but to discourage a newbie, maybe they want less competition
Mar 19, 2018, 8:56 am
#12
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Los Angeles
Programs: Everything
Posts: 129
I got two awesome deals last year (a bunch of Alamo certificates at 50% off, which saved me a bundle when I book cars at a small airport, and a $1000 Expedia certificate, which cost us only $500. Our little family of 4 is rendezvousing in Manhattan for 7-nights courtesy of that purchase plus a few extra dollars.
My strategy is to hover over the button 5 minutes ahead of time and then start refreshing at the 1-minute mark. I'm not bot but it worked for me.
My strategy is to hover over the button 5 minutes ahead of time and then start refreshing at the 1-minute mark. I'm not bot but it worked for me.
Apr 1, 2018, 6:09 pm
#15
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Bangkok, Thailand. No longer Palm Coast, FL though still exiled, again, from the Bay Area.
Programs: Only the good ones
Posts: 5,153