youngs52 Posted September 19, 2005 Report Posted September 19, 2005 Hi, my friend and I will be traveling to NYC on Oct 26-30, and we're looking to spend about $250/night for a 4 star hotel in the MTE and MTW area. Please let me know if you can help me out with some bidding strategies.
thereuare Posted September 20, 2005 Report Posted September 20, 2005 Welcome to BetterBidding!Is the UM/CPS zone a possibility as well? Let us know so that we know if we can/should include it in a bidding strategy as well (most users are just as fine with this zone in addition to MTE and MTW... and it helps give you more bidding opportunities).Is SPLITTING YOUR BID an option?Let us know and we'll suggest a strategy to follow. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
youngs52 Posted September 20, 2005 Author Report Posted September 20, 2005 No, we're not planning on including UM/CPS zone and splitting our bid is also not an option. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
thereuare Posted September 20, 2005 Report Posted September 20, 2005 Not splitting your bid is going to end up costing you to pay more for this stay than if you did split your bid... and may even prevent you from having success at the 4* level at all. This is what i would try, given the two re-bid zones you have at the 4* level (if you're not familair with re-bidding please read PRICELINE RE-BIDDING EXPLAINED and feel free to ask questions and/or confirm your re-bid zones before proceeding)....Select 4* MTE....Bid $175, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $200, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $215, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* MTW....Bid $175, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $200, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $215, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Selelct 4* MTE and MTW...Bid $225, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $235, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $250, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
youngs52 Posted September 20, 2005 Author Report Posted September 20, 2005 would splitting the bid make a big different in terms of cost? if so, can you provide a bidding strategy and i'll try that as well.
thereuare Posted September 21, 2005 Report Posted September 21, 2005 Above you seemed very opposed to splitting your bid, so why don't you try to the above first, hoping to get a continuous stay within your budget, and then resort to splitting if unsuccessful? Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
youngs52 Posted October 1, 2005 Author Report Posted October 1, 2005 i tried the following and my bids were rejected. i think im willing to try splitting my bid and i'm also interested in including the UM/CPS zone. thank you.
thereuare Posted October 1, 2005 Report Posted October 1, 2005 Select 4* MTE....Bid $175, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $200, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $215, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* MTW....Bid $175, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $200, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $215, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Select 4* MTW....Bid $175, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $200, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $215, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously.Selelct 4* MTE and MTW...Bid $225, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $230, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $235, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Selelct 4* MTE and UM/CPS...Bid $225, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $230, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $235, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. Selelct 4* MTE and MTW and UM/CPS...Bid $240, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $245, if rejected add re-bid zone...Bid $250, if rejected close browser and re-access priceline however you did previously. I would bid the above in the following date order:10/26-10/2910/27-10/3010/26-10/2810/28-10/30The best chance for the above to be successful is for the last set of dates... so keep in mind that if successful you will need to make some adjustments to be successful for the first two nites of your stay (ie- lower your star rating or raise your bid... or stay in an area in NJ commutable to the city)Good Luck and let us know how it goes. Any questions feel free to ask. Please use this HOTWIRE and these PRICELINE LINKS: HOTELS, CAR RENTALS, and AIRFARE to begin your travel purchases
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