mrmajeeka Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 A truly outstanding site!Hello there.The girlfriend and I are going to New York, 3/30 - 5/4, having managed to get a cheap flight. Now all I need is cheap quality accommodation and it will be great as well as an excellent surprise for the girlfriend.I have seen some marvellous results on here and I want a piece of the action!I'm in the UK and read on another part of this board that it may be more beneficial to use the .com instead of the .co.uk but I am having difficulty registering as it will not recognise my details due to lack of state and zip code.Anybody know of a way around this?Also i'd appreciate some info on whether my $140 ( Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Welcome to BetterBidding!In order to use the US version of the site you can try following the advice that many canadians use: PRICELINE CANADA.We'll be happy to take a look at your dates and current rates, as well as suggest a bidding strategy, but to clairfy, i assume your traveling from March 30 to April 5 (and not May 4th?)Let us know and we'll take it from there. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
mrmajeeka Posted January 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Soory yes it's April 5th.I followed the advise on Priceline Canada but now I am having a problem with phone number. It tells me to Please verify the following information to continue.Please check your Day phone number. All phone numbers must begin with your area code and may not begin with the digit "1".Please check your Night phone number. All phone numbers must begin with your area code and may not begin with the digit "1".Thanks for the quick response. Link to comment
mrmajeeka Posted January 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Ha ha! did it by using the UK 44 prefix. I am now registerd to use priceline.com and raring to go. Link to comment
kilo Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Are the so called benefits worth the little extra hassle...any answers welcome as I would like to know personally? I'm not quite sure if anyone knows for sure if there are significant benefits of PL US over PL UK. (apart from the add a night feature...maybe others will add to this). From a financial point of view are there really any benefits? I guess it would be hard to establish b/c of varying inventory/ prices and exchange rates.Other people have other reasons for registering on multiple PL's but If its solely for getting a good price : give PL UK a bash. My experience is that it doesn't vary much from the winning prices from PL.com. As thereuare put in one previous post he would not take the extra risk (albeit very small) just to save $4 ...or something similar :) .Was your maximum budget before or after tax and fees? If before tax you should be fine for a 4* I think if after tax and fees you would probably be ok too but obviously that depends on how busy the hotels are then. The experts would probably advice you better on this.Good Luck with your bid Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 18, 2005 Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 You didn't mention which zone(s) your willing to accept, but i assumed it was the same as most visitors who choose MTE, MTW, UM/CPS. If one of these is not acceptable post back and we'll revise accordingly.At the 4* level you have two re-bid zones, if you're not familiar with re-bidding please read PRICELINE REBIDDING and ask any questions that you may have and/or confirm your re-bid zones with the board.Under $140 may be tough based upon current rates (this can change between now and your stay), but this is what i would try which would cover all your bases (and if you follow it exactly none will be viewed as duplicate bids):Select 4* MTW and...Bid $105, if rejected add MTE and...Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone1 and...Bid $115, if rejected add re-bid zone2 and...Bid $120.If rejected close that browser and re-access Priceline however you did previously.Select UM/CPS and...Bid $110, if rejected add re-bid zone1 and...Bid $120, if rejected add re-bid zone2 and...Bdi $120.If rejected close that browser and re-access Priceline however you did previously.Select MTE, MTW, and UM/CPSBid $125, if rejected add re-bid zone1 and...Bid $130, if rejected close that browser and re-access Priceline however you did previously.Select MTE, MTW, UM/CPS, and re-bid zone2...Bid $135, if rejected add re-bid zone1 and...Bid $140.Any questions feel free to ask.Good Luck and let us know how it goes. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
mrmajeeka Posted January 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 Did what you instructed but didn't manage to get anything.Is it worth trying again and if so how long should I wait?Many thanks. Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Given current rates i thought $140 may have been a bit tough. Nobody knows if rates will go up or down between now and then... all you can do is monitor rates and perhaps try again.Do you have any back-up reservation yet? (if so, where and how much) If not successful with Priceline, what is your gameplan? Would you rather raise your limit for a 4*, lower your star rating, or book thru some other source?It's still early so i wouldn't abandon hope at this point, but i would definately start thinking/considering/making contingency plans. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
mrmajeeka Posted January 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 I had another go today and bid Link to comment
thereuare Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 I don't think that there is one date holding up this acceptance, it's more likely that $140 is not currently enough for any of the dates. It's also early to be splitting the dates, imo. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases Link to comment
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