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This Free Tool Names the Secret Cheap Hotels on Hotwire and Priceline

One of the internet's most reliable money-saving loopholes, and one that has delighted us with cheap hotel discoveries time and again, is the anonymous deal. For many years, both…

How to Figure Out the Name of That Anonymous Hotwire Hotel

Last updated: January 17, 2022Hotwire, one of the best-known hotel booking sites out there, has built a kingdom out of discounted hotel prices. But Hotwire's lowest rates, called Hot…

Priceline Ditches Its "Name Your Own Price" Program for Airfares. What's the Real Meaning of This Move for Consumers?

When Priceline launched its “Name Your Own Price” feature for airfare some 15 years ago, the effect was electric. A major company had pulled back the curtain, letting the public in…

Book a Resort Room, Get a Sofabed? How Third-Party Bookings Can Go Wrong And How to Fix Them

Last week, I used a discount hotel app to book a room in Orlando. The property I chose, the Wyndham Grand Orlando Resort Bonnet Creek, is a major resort on Walt…

Five Nights in Spain's Costa del Sol from $729, With Air

I had to look at this one several times before I realized I was, indeed, reading it correctly. Gate 1 Travel (tel. 800/682-3333; www.gate1travel.com) is offering a five-night trip to…

How to Do the Denali Shuttle Bus Safari

Denali National Park is managed the way a park should be: for the animals, not for the cars. That means a visit is different from what you may have experienced at other parks,…