TommyL Posted June 10, 2005 Report Posted June 10, 2005 Hi!I would like to try this method myself, with my Norwegian VISA, but there is one thing that concerns me....Could there be any problems upon check-in at the hotel, given the fact that your ZIP code and City is not correct?Also I'm fairly certain that they will hear that I am a non-us citizen... :) Best RegardsTommyL
WillTravel Posted June 10, 2005 Report Posted June 10, 2005 The hotel never sees those address details. Plus, many US citizens and US residents have non-American accents! :)
thereuare Posted June 10, 2005 Report Posted June 10, 2005 I have heard of nobody ever having a problem.Besides, the person checking need not be the one who paid for the reservation. I could make a reservation (using my own US credit card) for a friend of mine who is non-US, and there would be no problem... as long as the name on the reservation was in the name of the person checking in. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
TommyL Posted June 10, 2005 Report Posted June 10, 2005 That sounds great, thanks guys! I'll give it a try soon, will report back with results :)
TommyL Posted June 11, 2005 Report Posted June 11, 2005 Unfortunately, it didn't work for me.....Priceline accepted a bid, but would not accept my VISA card....too bad :)
WillTravel Posted June 11, 2005 Report Posted June 11, 2005 Some people have luck with a non-US VISA, but not others.If you have a Mastercard or AMEX, you can try those. Those almost always work.You could also try Priceline.com.hk or Priceline.com.sg or Priceline.co.uk .My Canadian VISA worked on Priceline UK but not Priceline US.
TommyL Posted June 11, 2005 Report Posted June 11, 2005 Will try the mentioned sites.Also been thinking of getting an AMEX for a while, so I might just do that now.Thanks for all your help!Best RegardsTommyL
TommyL Posted June 11, 2005 Report Posted June 11, 2005 SUCCESS! Priceline.com.hk accepted my Norwegian VISA card! So now i currently reside in Hong Kong :) Thanks for all your help!Best RegardsTommyL
WillTravel Posted June 11, 2005 Report Posted June 11, 2005 Excellent!Now let's see your bid posted :).
joaadams Posted July 8, 2005 Report Posted July 8, 2005 Hoping someone can help. Have tried this card a number of times and cannot get it to work. My requests are failing due to card being declined. Has anyone had success with this card and if so how.Currently I have my profile updated to show my full address in the 2 address lines, my actual city is in the city line, with CA and 99999.Don't know what else to do, about to give up on this.
WillTravel Posted July 9, 2005 Report Posted July 9, 2005 What type of card are you using? Try getting a MasterCard or AMEX.
candawg Posted July 16, 2005 Report Posted July 16, 2005 It won't accept my Canadian Visa Card, can somebody help?
sdf123456 Posted August 7, 2005 Report Posted August 7, 2005 I used CIBC Aerogold VISA card for priceline; it didn't work. I guess many others have faced the same problem. Next, I used the Citibank Mastercard and it worked. Just wanted to share this info.I posted my full Canadian address in line 1 and line 2. For the city, state, and zip I used some random places (Maine worked for me).
cokeguy Posted August 7, 2005 Report Posted August 7, 2005 CIBC is a "hostile" bank for almost any online transaction. (poker etc.) According to priceline, they don't have the necessary security enhncements.
trippin tre Posted August 16, 2005 Report Posted August 16, 2005 My TD VISA worked like a charm today.Phew.Good luck to the rest you.
markadam Posted August 27, 2005 Report Posted August 27, 2005 My scotiaBank VISA has worked for almost a year and continues to do so.M!
basher Posted November 21, 2005 Report Posted November 21, 2005 Does anyone know if the Canadian trick works for airfare? Someone told me it does not, but I would like to confirm.
thereuare Posted November 22, 2005 Report Posted November 22, 2005 They use the same check so i would think it would work just the same... if it won't you'll simply receive a message that the system is open to users with a US mailing address. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
WillTravel Posted November 22, 2005 Report Posted November 22, 2005 My concern is what might happen in respect to airport security checks if the address is not correct. I have no idea if this address information is checked or not. If you use a legitimate address to which you have some connection, and an America PRICELINE EXPRESS card, I think it should be fine, though.
dannygirl Posted November 22, 2005 Report Posted November 22, 2005 My TD VISA worked very well today. I took the advice and used WA for the state and 99999 for the postal code and placed my complete address in the 2 lines provided. No problems so far!!! bid was accepted and charged to my credit card already.
Moe_Mentum Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 Hi Guysnew to this site, just thought I would add that today Jan 25 2006 succesfully used a Canadian Visa on Priceline.com to purchase a hotel in Toronto. Visa card is with Royal Bank.
thereuare Posted January 25, 2006 Report Posted January 25, 2006 Welcome to BetterBidding!Can you please add the details of your win to the INTERNATIONAL>>CANADA>>PRICELINE section of the board. (quick jump to: PRICELINE CANADA FORUMThanks you. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
foxadam Posted February 8, 2006 Report Posted February 8, 2006 I've used my CIBC Aerogold card a few times - no problems. I use my work company address in Boston and it has worked.Am about to plan a SanFran trip soon - will be using it (hopefully!) again.
aquamoon Posted March 25, 2006 Report Posted March 25, 2006 This is my first post here. I just made my first purchase on hotwire for a rental car. I have Canadian Tire Mastercard which would not work, kept directing me to verify my card and then refused it. I ended up paying with the card through Pay Pal. Got a car from Avis and saved $76 US based on their site price.J.
thereuare Posted March 26, 2006 Report Posted March 26, 2006 Welcome to BetterBidding!Please post the details of your rental car success in the appropriate category of the Car Rental forum.Thanks! Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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