eridix_1973

Thanks for the quick reply. United.com didn't show theirs, but I found the same flights on Expedia and they show about $80. It's strange that American's 1 stop flights show only $53 in taxes and fees, but their total cost is still higher than United's. We're adding either a day before or a day after our originally planned dates (if we were to buy tickets elsewhere) for flexibility and re-bidding, I just don't want us to spend 16-18 hours traveling. If we can get the tickets for $500 or less, I'm thinking we'd be saving at least $350. Do you know which airlines issue paper tickets as opposed to e-tickets? Does it generally buy the tickets from the lowest priced airline that it shows you before you put in your final bid price? I played with a couple different scenarios on Priceline this morning after I saw a ticket delivery fee: Depart 9/2, return 9/10, paper tickets. Lowest priced airline United. Depart 9/3, return 9/10 or 9/11, e-tickets. Lowest priced airline American. I really appreciate your help.

After being unsuccessful in finding available Dividend Miles seats, I am seriously considering using Priceline for an upcoming trip to Maui with my husband to celebrate our 10th anniversary. I have done a lot of research on what flights and costs are out there, but don't know what to set as my opening bid. 2 tickets Depart: MDT to OGG 9/2/05 or 9/3/05 Return: OGG to MDT 9/10/05 or 9/11/05 Lowest price: United (on united site): $685, with taxes (1 connection going out, 1 stop and one connection coming back). The Priceline website says that they will not book a flight that has both a stop and a connection (and no connection will be more than 3 hours), unless you agree to it. If that's true, American has one stop on both departing and returning flights for $823 What should I set as my opening bid? I'd like to try to spend $500 or less. I'm a little scared of getting bad flights, but want to take advantage of a possible good price. Any feedback would be very helpful.

I happened upon Better Bidding last week when I was looking for a good deal on a Saturday night in New York City for this coming weekend. I've learned a lot and have appreciated the tips. This was my first time using Hotwire, I was surprised that the rates on all of the search results fluctuated quite a bit from day to day and many times during the day. I had initially tried to get a 4* room for $160 (at what I presumed was the Millennium), but I had trouble with the coupon code (I had tried to use the GIFTCARD06 coupon on my first go round and my browser crashed and somehow the site thought I had already used the coupon and wouldn't let me use it at all, even after using a different computer and email address) and once I got to the purchase confirmation, the price had changed and the site sent me back to the main page to search again. I was frustrated, but was surprised to find a 4.5* for $177 on my next search (it was $211 the first time) and from reading the Hotwire Hotel List, I figured I'd gamble that it really was the Westin! I did find the coupon in my Entertainment Book (which I just picked up for $9.99) and was directed to the Great Deals site where I could get another $20 off if I signed up for their service which is free for 2 months (which I will promptly cancel once I get my $20 back). So if all goes according to plan, we'll save $50 on our night in NYC (lord knows we'll need it!). 4.5* Restaurant(s) Fitness Center Spa Services High-Speed Internet Access Business Center 1 room(s) @ $177.00 per night x 1 night(s) $177.00 Taxes and fees: $36.95 Total Price $213.95