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Travel Forum / Travel Types / Air Travel / May 2005Priceline: How reliable is it to purchase tickets through them?
Hello All: I am able to find a $430 ticket through Priceline.com from San Francisco to Paris (June 21-July 6). It includes FedExing the ticket to me, taxes, fuel surcharge, etc. Should I worry about getting tickets through them? Thanks! > Hello All: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Should I worry about getting tickets through them? It shouldn't be a problem. Was this a ticket you bid on for unspecified flights, or was this a quoted price for specific flgihts? Either way, it is an extremely good price for peak season. Is it non stop or do you connect? Thanks for your reply. I entered my own price --sort of like bidding I guess. They got back to me with an offer. They do not indicate which airline it is until you purchase the ticket. They say that there is one stop. Yes, I agree it is a very good price. When I cheked Air France I got a price of around $1400. Thanks! > Thanks for your reply. I entered my own price --sort of like bidding I > guess. They got back to me with an offer. > > They do not indicate which airline it is until you purchase the ticket. > They say that there is one stop. At worst, you get a long connection. However at that price, as you have indicated, you are saving $900 to $1000, so it might be worth it. The major PL complaints about air travel generally have to do with unfavorable schedules or inability to change. I have never heard of them not giving people tickets. priceline has two ways to buy tickets. The original way has you name a price which s accepted or rejected. IF it is accepted the sale is final, you only get the details after the price is accepted. The only guarantee is you will travel sometime between 6 a.m. and midnight. The second option is like most online sites, all details are revealed before you buy. The first option will be cheaper but you can wind up losing two days from your trip is you depart on an 121.p.m. flight and return on a 7 a.m. plane. I have found the name your price option better for hotels and car rentals.  SignatureTo reply via e-mail please delete 1 c from paccbell > Hello All: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks! No more than you should worry about other things. JohnT > Hello All: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Should I worry about getting tickets through them? Read the customer service agreement on Priceline.com before you bid on any tickets or book any other travel arrangements. As long as you understand this Priceline is an auction site and that some flexibility on your part is needed in order to benefit most from Priceline, you will be fine. By the way, if you search the archives at groups.google.com in the rec.travel.airlines group, or check Yahoo groups, you'll find tons of information about Priceline.com > > Hello All: > > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > rec.travel.airlines group, or check Yahoo groups, you'll find tons of > information about Priceline.com Visit www.betterbidding.com for tips and info from Priceline users... SignatureBest Greg "For the bid what you want to pay", I started reading the LONG agreement and stopped about 25% of the way down, where they say that the prices you get, is not mecessarily the lowest one on their site. > "For the bid what you want to pay", I started reading the LONG > agreement and stopped about 25% of the way down, where they say that > the prices you get, is not mecessarily the lowest one on their site. Hotel shopping must be hell for you. Or did you not know that frequently the price you're charged isn't the lowest rate available? > "For the bid what you want to pay", I started reading the LONG > agreement and stopped about 25% of the way down, where they say that > the prices you get, is not mecessarily the lowest one on their site. What do you care about that? When I bid a price for flights between the UK and the US, my asking price is the most I care to pay; usually about one third the lowest published price. Typically I don't pay more than USD400 for that roundtrip. It's easy to look for lower prices first but my bids are lower than that. >>"For the bid what you want to pay", I started reading the LONG >>agreement and stopped about 25% of the way down, where they say that [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > USD400 for that roundtrip. It's easy to look for lower prices first but > my bids are lower than that. I had a funny hotel experience with priceline once. I needed two nights in LA. I entered $35 and figured in would laugh at me. In fact, it got me a room at a Ramada near the airport. I arrived around 1 a.m. after a long evening drive. A car was totally blocking the area in front of the door. I walked inside and a couple was screaming at the clerk that they were guaranteed an upgrade. He tried to explain the upgrade was on an "if available" basis. They finally accepted a room but whined about how the staff would be punished. I gave the clerk my name and after checking the computer he paused for the couple to leave. He then asked me what type of room I wanted. I said that for $35 I was not picky. He then told me a suite was available. The last time I rented a car via priceline it was an off-airport location but at $20 a day the added few minutes between the terminal and the rental were fine. SignatureTo reply via e-mail please delete 1 c from paccbell All recent msgs make me think , maybe I should consider reading the lengthy terms of use. i was at an unrelated site today that hidden in pages of user agrement it said that you agreed under certain conditions to pay 18% interest per DAY, not year. > All recent msgs make me think , maybe I should consider reading the > lengthy terms of use. > > i was at an unrelated site today that hidden in pages of user agrement > it said that you agreed under certain conditions to pay 18% interest > per DAY, not year. You might want to recheck that. I think that violates the usury laws of every state, even South Dakota. SignatureTo reply via e-mail please delete 1 c from paccbell >You might want to recheck that. I think that violates the usury laws of every state, even South Dakota I suspect it was a typo. But I read all terms of service very carefully. You would be surprised what some say. On some photo album sites, you give them the right to use your pix for whatever they wish. Your honeymoon pix could wind up in an adult entertainment ad. > Hello All: > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Thanks! So far we've never had a problem with Priceline tickets. The occasional ticket clerk at the airport may treat you like scum in regards to seating but the cabin attendants always let me switch. |
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