The Venetian is running a special for weekdays at $100 a night from July through September. May and June is available at $149, and weekends are available at $199.
Discounts & Deals
Category Archives for Discounts & Deals.
The Basics of Priceline
Leigh Witchel has an extensive tutorial on Priceline bidding strategies. It’s a good basic introduction, with a nice discussion of advanced rebidding techniques. (Biddingfortravel.com had a more complicated version a couple of years ago where I first picked up the technique — Leigh’s is simpler to understand.)
78 Cents for a 5-Star Hotel in Melbourne, Australia
TravelWeb, Priceline’s non-opaque booking site, has The Langham Hotel for AU$1.00 (roughly US$0.78). It’s fully cancellable and changeable. This was a deal that went out over a FareAlert email. I’ve booked a room myself. Flyertalk discussion is here. Just go on over to TravelWeb, search for hotels in Melbourne, Autralia, and I found the Langham on the second page of results. This may not work out — the rate description says “Pro-Air New Zealand Redemptionmust Provide Air Nz Card on Arrival” — so I may not be eligible for this rate, but I have a booking nonetheless.The normal rate is about AU$260 a night. Update: This looks to me like the rate plan associated with redeeming Air New Zealand points as payment fo rhte room, and that it somehow became bookable online. I am not…
Some recent offers that are still valid
Apr
23
2005
One thing about a blog, you really do need to check it every day or at least every couple of days. Sometimes the really great offers last only a few hours, like airfare glitches or incredible mileage offers (10,000 Delta miles for playing a short online game, 100 Delta miles per dollar spent at 1-800-Flowers.com). But sometimes offers are around awhile — but if you don’t check the site frequently they’ll scroll down past the bottom of the page. Naturally you should come to this website everyday. But if you don’t, or if you’ve just found it, you’ll want to be aware of some recent offers posted such as free Gold status with Hilton HHonors, 20% off from Independence Air, and $25 free for opening an ING Direct savings account. There are also some classic…
Free iTunes
Apr
23
2005
If you got yourself a free iPod, why not also get 33 free songs from iTunes for test driving an Audi?
$8 Million in Free Electronics
Apr
22
2005
The ever-controversial Gratis Networks has given away over $8 million in free products. I’ve gotten everything they offer except the free digital camera — I’m still working on that one. It all started with the free iPod, of course, but since then I’ve gotten the flatscreen TV, photo iPod, iPod shuffle, desktop computer, Mac Mini, and Xbox. I just did the required marketing offer for the Sony PSP this morning, completing that one as well. I signed up for a free trial with Napster. The free period is 14 days and the offer should post within the next 3 — so there’ll be plenty of time to cancel before I get charged anything. It’s nice to have a totally free option back. I’ve gotta say that Gratis Networks has no customer service whatsoever. More often…
Fare Alert
Forbes carries a piece on airfare pricing glitches like the recent $52 Fiji deal, last summer’s $60 Iceland fares, and the $20 flights from the US to anywhere in Europe in World Traveler Plus. The piece mentions Scott Carmichael’s fare alert email list which has been reactivated. I subscribe to my work email, my Yahoo account, and my cell phone.
bmi Status Match
Apr
19
2005
Through the end of May, British Midland is offering to match elite status that you might have with another carrier (other Star Alliance airlines excluded).
20% Priority Club Award Nights
Apr
15
2005
Priority Club is offering 20% off hotel night award redemption for stays between April 15 and June 15 at select properties. Participating Crowne Plaza properties are only 16,000 points… Participating Intercontinentals are just 24,000…
Free Samples
Apr
14
2005
Dove Moisture Bar Bausch & Lomb multi-purpose solution Head & Shoulders Shampoo Pepcid AC Garnier Fructis Celine Dion Perfume Covergirl Outlast Liquid Makeup John Frieda in your choice of colors
