Here’s a deal from Priceline I didn’t expect

Do you remember that whole “Name Your Own Price” thing that Priceline started out with? Yeah, they have kind of deemphasized that in the last few years, but it’s still around and here’s an incredible offer: Name Your Own Price Hotel - See Winning Bids in Top Cities! I think the reason Priceline has mostly moved away from that thing is that for most people you always felt like you might be getting ripped off. You’d enter a low bid and it would be rejected ... [Read this entry]

Last-minute hotels seem to be getting cheaper

Nope, this isn’t an April Fools joke, Expedia really does have some excellent deals on last minute hotels: Last-Minute Hotel Deals at Expedia.com They list deals for a bunch of US cities on the page you’ll see, but if you drag down that slider thing you’ll find cities around the world that are part of this offer. Just between you and me, the best ones are the ones with the shortest time-frames.

If you see a hotel that has a price listed for ... [Read this entry]

We don’t always win, but this time we did

Regular readers are painfully aware of my recent battle with Sandals resorts. They ended a great promotion last week, I fought to have it extended, and I did it! Click Here to get up to TWO FREE NIGHTS at Sandals Resorts plus Save up to 50% off ! When you click over there you’ll see that I got the “Suiteheart” deal extended until the end of the month. Honestly, I can’t take all the credit. I know many of you played a big role ... [Read this entry]

Pssst, this deal is just between you and me

People often ask me if there are perks to writing this column. The truth is I often get “insider” information, but I usually can’t write about it here. Well, in this case I can: Expedia Insiders’ Select: The ultimate list of the world’s best hotels and resorts only at Expedia.com!

I’m pretty sure I’m not going to get in trouble for sharing this one, but regular readers of this column know I get in trouble from these travel companies all the time anyway.

As a matter of fact, I’m writing ... [Read this entry]

Speaking of last-minute deals

I’ve actually stayed in several of the hotels Expedia is now showing on their last-minute section, and I can tell you that many of these are really great deals: Last-Minute Hotel Deals at Expedia.com They are showing some really low prices on hotels if you are ready to travel in the next two weeks or so. Some of the cities featured are probably good deals because it’s off-season there, but Miami and Orlando are showing some really promising room rates as well.

I think this might ... [Read this entry]

Here’s a suite deal on room upgrades

The time to book an upcoming hotel stay is now, thanks to Expedia and this new deal I just found out about: Free room upgrades in top destinations!

Regular readers of this column know I’m a huge fan of top destinations. And if there is one thing better than having a normal room at a top destination, it’s having a nicer room at a top destination…for the same price! You have to book these by February 5 in order to get the free upgrades, and they ... [Read this entry]

Half-price hotel rooms are no longer just a dream

Priceline does it again with this fantastic offer: Priceline.com Hotels - save up to 50% I’ve done a ton of research on these travel-booking sites and I’ll be honest when I tell you that Priceline is not one of my favorites. But I have to give them credit because they actually have more crazy discounted hotel rooms available than any of the others.

Saving up to 50% is not something that is simple to do at most hotels. Obviously this discount does not apply to hot destinations ... [Read this entry]

All hotels are on sale, sort of

I’m pretty used to finding great travel deals in this job, but this one shocked even me: Save between $20 and $100 on ALL Hotel Bookings Now!

Hotels.com is one of the bigger and more reputable online hotel booking sites, and evidently they are trying to pump up their numbers for January, which is probably a slow month for them. As long as you book in January for travel through the end of March, you ... [Read this entry]

Vegas, baby, Vegas

Las Vegas is nearly a ghost town in the weeks leading up to Christmas, but right after that the place fills up like Britney Spears at a buffet. The fine folks over at Travelocity have just made visiting Sin City a bit cheaper - Save $100 on 3+ Night Flight + Hotel to Las Vegas when you use your MasterCard - PROMO CODE: VEGAS100

I’m a sucker for a good promo code myself. There is something about them that really makes you feel like you are getting away ... [Read this entry]

The ultimate spring break experience

An outfit called Studentcity.com is advertising what looks to be some great spring break specials. They mostly seem to have trips to various hotspots in Mexico, but the Bahamas is listed as well, and there may be more where that came from.

It’s never too early to start planning your spring break trip, especially if you live in some place with crappy winter weather. And Mexico is a hell of a lot better place to go than Ft. Lauderdale or that one island off Texas. You can often get cerveza for ... [Read this entry]