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Rick Archer sat down with Don Nadeau, thefour-star hotels. That's where the real
president of BidonTravel.com, which providessavings are.Second, look up the best prices
Priceline bidding advice.RA: Why would anyonefor the star quality and neighborhood you
want to use Priceline? DN: You'll save a lotwant on a site like Knowledge is power, and
of money.RA: Yes, but who wants to get up inthat way you won't overbid.Third, find out
time for a 6:00 a.m. flight? You can't pickwhat charges. Hotwire is Priceline's main
your departure times or airline or anythingcompetitor in the 'you don't find out the
like that.DN: Well, just use Priceline forname of your hotel until you pay category,'
air tickets when you're going to Australia orand it's prices are usually a bit higher than
traveling at the last minute. You'll savePriceline's.Therefore, bid 10 - 20 percent
hundreds of dollars. When you can plan yourbelow Hotwire's price.See BidonTravel.com,
U.S. travel well in advance, Priceline maythough, if you want to refine this process to
not be your best bet.But always bid onmaximize your savings.RA: What if I still
Priceline hotels. That's easy and you don'toverpay?DN: Priceline has a best price
have to get up at 4:00 a.m.RA: Sure, but Iguarantee. If you book a room on Priceline,
don't want to stay in some crummy place.DN:and then find a lower price on another
No, no, no. Bid for three or four-starwebsite for the same type of room at the same
hotels. You pick the quality.You'll end up athotel or resort on the same dates, Priceline
a Hyatt, Hilton, Holiday Inn Crown Plaza,will refund you the difference. There's some
Sheraton, Marriott, or Doubletree-someplacesmall print, such as "this rate has to be
like these.And, over a few days, you'll saveavailable to the general public and you have
hundreds of dollars. In fact, I predictto make your claim within 24 hours of
you'll save on average at least $100 a nightbooking," but you really can't lose.RA: There
over the prices you get on Expedia,must be some drawbacks to using Priceline for
Hotels.com, or similar discount hotel sites.hotels.DN: There are.Most importantly, you'll
Priceline hotel savings average some 40get no refund if you cancel. You won't be
percent over these sites.RA: What aboutable to change dates.Also, you'll usually end
location?DN: You pick that, too. In theup with a standard room. At some hotels,
Orlando area, you have a choice of 11these may not be large enough for more than
neighborhoods, in or near San Jose, eight.RA:two people. RA: What about smoking or
So you can't pick a specific hotel, just anonsmoking?DN: This is never absolutely
general neighborhood?DN: That's right. That'sguaranteed regardless of where you book. When
why hotels use Priceline to sell excessusing Priceline or other online sites, I
inventory at prices they don't want theirusually call the hotel directly to make sure
regular customers to find out about.RA: Soit has me on its nonsmoking list. I also try
would it be correct to assume that if there'snot to show up too late, when the hotel may
a big event going on in the area and hotelshave run out of certain types of rooms.RA:
are heavily booked, rooms won't be availableThanks. I'll try bidding next time after
through Priceline?DN: Actually not. Groupsreading the tips on your site.Rick Archer is
can book large blocks of rooms at hotels,President of SearchSummit, a Search Engine
then find out not as many are traveling, andMarketing company.An extensive world
release some rooms back to hotels. I once gottraveler, Don Nadeau, president of
a Priceline discount at the headquartersBidonTravel.com, taught world geography for
hotel of a huge medical convention at themany years in both Canada and the United
last minute. Priceline tells you if roomsStates, and developed the first high school
are available before you bid.RA: How do Ilevel Urban Studies program in the U.S.Don
know what to bid?I have an entire siteloves helping people travel "on the cheap,"
devoted to that! Go to the Priceline Hotelsand frequently uses the advice found in
section of RA: Just give me three mainBidonTravel to make his own trips more
tips.DN: Okay. First, bid on three oraffordable.



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