How do U use biddingfortravel.com?
 

Do you just read the postings of people who have bid off of Priceline lately and see where they stayed by the stars of the hotel and how much they paid? Am I missing something here. HELP. Trying to bid on a place tonight in SAn Diego. Thanks.

Read the site.

Yes, Biddingfortravel.com is used to help you make good bids using Priceline. Using their hotel lists and recent results you ought to be able to get a good place, in an area you want, at a good price, rather than overpaying or getting something you don't want.

Open two browser windows - one on BFT, the other at Priceline. Use the "zone" maps from Priceline to see where you want to stay, then refer to BFT hotel lists by zone, then BFT results by that hotel. You ought to be able to see what's been paid through PL recently for a good place. Then bid on PL.

there are lots of facts on the website on how to use it.
you really need to read them all. it's time consuming but it's worth it.

Never mind, I think I just figured it out. Dah.

How do I open two browser windows on my screen. Yes, I am computer illierate. Sounds like a great idea, though.

If you are using Internet Explorer, go to the file menu, then click "new window" and you will get a second browser window.

If you are using Netscape, they have a really cool feature called "tabs". Go to the file menu, and click "new tab". You'll see a second "tab" appear in the window you're already working in, and you can have one web site open there and another on the first tab. You switch between them by clicking on the tab you want to see. You can have many tabs at one time.

Also, in IE you can have many windows at one time - just keep clicking "new window" to get more.

It's a little confusing at first, but the more you read through the more sense things make! You might also want to look at http://www.betterbidding.com they also will help you figure out how to bid. Good Luck!

OK, off of Priceline, we got the Torrey Pines Hilton for $60. We had friends who stayed there two weeks ago and probably paid $300. H did the bidding, almost didn't want to go. He is sooooo excited now. Will report back about the hotel. Thanks for all the help. YAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO...

Don't forget to post your winning bid on BFT so that others can benefit from your advise!

Way to go! Enjoy your stay

Ahh, another addict... Congrats.

Like e-bay (and of course our kind hosts, kiss kiss) isn't Priceline (along with BFT) an astonishing resource that simply couldn't have existed without the power of the internet?

Now it may be that, because of reliance on big hotel groups that have powerful computer inventory management and pricing systems, Priceline almost exclusively puts bidders in chains like Hilton et al (but increasingly more diverse). But more and more small or boutique places are discovering that a room renting for a third of the rack rate is better than empty. What a boon to travelers! I can state definitively that we now take several more (short) trips a year than we used to, thanks to the hotel (and rental car - give it a try) savings through PL. We still go to restaurants, tip the bell person, all that, so we're adding to the local tourist economies, even though we're knocking the hell out of our own total costs. Sounds like win-win to me.