Confessions of a YYC Travel Junkie

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Originally Posted by rubecube

For those in Vancouver, flying out of Bellingham to JFK and using phuket as your for 3-4 nights gets you to NYC for about $320.

You can also get from Edmonton to Minneapolis for $157 or Calgary to Chicago for $210.

[drewboy12]

Try Siem Reap, Cambodia for your hotels if you can... It would save you even a few more dollars, its far cheaper then the ones in Thailand

[cmyden]

Originally Posted by drewboy12

Try Siem Reap, Cambodia for your hotels if you can... It would save you even a few more dollars, its far cheaper then the ones in Thailand

Don't forget that the hotel also has to be in Travelocity's system though. I tried Siem Reap, and the cheapest hotel in their system seems to be $24/night. Still haven't been able to beat the $13/night Sawasdee Hotel in Bangkok.

I think once you get below $13/night you're probably getting into the realm of hotels that aren't bookable via Travelocity

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by cmyden

Don't forget that the hotel also has to be in Travelocity's system though. I tried Siem Reap, and the cheapest hotel in their system seems to be $24/night. Still haven't been able to beat the $13/night Sawasdee Hotel in Bangkok.

I think once you get below $13/night you're probably getting into the realm of hotels that aren't bookable via Travelocity

I'm sure things in Thailand could or probably do work differently but I texted a friend of mine who works in the hotel industry and she said that if you don't show up for the first night, the next day the hotel will charge you for that night and then release the room.

I'm fully expecting to be charged for all 4 nights in Thailand, but just in case they do that, it would be even better.

[403ep3]

Anyone live in Phoenix and want to go to vegas for free?

Try Sept1-4 using bangkok as your hotel destination!

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Funny story, so I go to my boss and tell him that due to last minute flight sale I had to book my flights prior to getting the time off approved.

The days off would have gotten approved anyway but he didn't like the idea of me holding him hostage like that (although that wasn't really my intention).

Anyway to defuse the situation I try to explain to him this deal. His response? What's the code. Now he's gonna treat his wife to LA or Vegas at Christmas and they'll each get their own rooms (although hardly necessary) and $400 off combined.

Time for a raise I tells ya!! And I owe it all to CP and Chris!

[Ozy_Flame]

Found a price to Nadi, Fiji that has $10 per night for the Travelocity deal. Mango Bay Resort!

Thailand can kiss my ass!

Flight to Vancouver for $152!

[Ozy_Flame]

Even better! $7 in Bangalore, India! Veekay Tourist Home!

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame

Even better! $7 in Bangalore, India! Veekay Tourist Home!

Oh no! I was totally hosed at $13/night.

[Codes]

I'm a little frustrated. I'm trying to look into booking a flight to Vancouver via this Travelocity quirk.

I'm certain I am using the .com version (clicked the link Chris provided). I enter Calgary to Bangkok, Thailand for example, and selected the dates February 28th, 2013-March 03, 2013.

At this point, do I perform the normal search, or immediately click on advanced search options?

Either way, the hotel list ends up refreshing to Vancouver.

EDIT: Read the fine print, and the promo code won't apply to the dates I selected.

[Ozy_Flame]

Clear your cookies. Go back a page in the discussion and it will reset your hotel search results.

[rubecube]

Damn. The promo reached its limit before I could book my flights.

[secol]

so going down to phoenix first week of september, any discount codes out there?

[cmyden]

Originally Posted by secol

so going down to phoenix first week of september, any discount codes out there?

Don't believe there are any out that would help at the moment. Air Canada is releasing a different code each day for the Olympics (kind of like they did for Vancouver 2010). Maybe they'll put one out for U.S. destinations that Westjet will match.

Today's codes were for Australia and South America.

http://www.aircanada.com/en/offers/a...s.html#-SYDNEY

http://www.aircanada.com/en/offers/a...#-SOUTHAMERICA

[Sidney Crosby's Hat]

Did anyone else just get their Travelocity trip rejected?

[Swarly]

Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat

Did anyone else just get their Travelocity trip rejected?

Yes mine got rejected too:

Dear Swarly,
Recently you booked a vacation package at www.travelocity.com using the promo code NFB2012. Based on our review of the details of your reservation, we have determined that you were not eligible to use the promo code and, therefore, we have cancelled your reservation.

If you received the promo code when you attended the 2012 National Federation of the Blind National Convention in Dallas, and feel you have received this message in error, please contact us at 1-866-211-1731.

Sincerely,
Travelocity Customer Care Team

?HELP??

[Cecil Terwilliger]

That makes 3 of us. Well it was worth a shot.

[Tron_fdc]

I booked Kelowna on the 24th, haven't seen anything yet.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Originally Posted by Tron_fdc

I booked Kelowna on the 24th, haven't seen anything yet.

Did you actually book a hotel in Kelowna?

[Muta]

The jig is up, they've discovered their flaw!