Can you priceline same day

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You can unsubscribe at anytime. Sign up A valid email address is required. Please select at least one newsletter. Studies have suggested that the best time to buy a plane ticket for lower-price options is 70 days in advance. But does the same reasoning apply to hotel rooms?

It may feel counterintuitive, but the key to getting a good rate is often waiting until the last minute to book a hotel room. As flights fill up, seat prices rise. Analysts from Priceline looked at hotels across all star ratings booked on the site from January through September in California, Florida, Texas, Illinois and Massachusetts. They found that last-minute bookings were regularly much less expensive than those made further in advance, according to data Nagle shared with HuffPost.

In fact, being spontaneous and waiting until the very last minute can pay off in a big way. The last-minute approach is not a hard and fast rule, agreed Joel Brandon-Bravo, the vice president of TransPerfect and former managing director at Travelzoo UK. Many factors specific to certain hotels and their pricing strategies can affect supply and demand. A group booking could cancel, leaving the hotel with many unsold rooms, or a large conference at the hotel may make rates higher.

We all want to be that person who swoops in at the last minute, bids low, and scores a ridiculously good deal on Priceline —then brags about it for years. Flying blind can be scary, though: You don't know for sure which hotel you'll be staying in, what car rental company you'll be dealing with, or what your flight times will be—and they're often non-refundable.

Type-A planners, we can practically hear you hyperventilating right now. It's normal to feel uneasy about pulling the trigger immediately—if at all—but the risk could be worth it. If that's the case, think of the potential for savings on widely published rates. So take a deep breath. We've got a strategy. These little-known features and expert tips will help you nudge the odds in your favor when you're bidding on Priceline.

Are they comprehensive and foolproof? Are they helpful as a general guide? Message boards like BiddingforTravel. DiScala says he always visits BiddingforTravel. When using these outside sites, bear in mind that the Priceline's offerings, star ratings, and geographic regions can shift without warning, and some info could be outdated.

And the boards can be a pain to sift through if patience is not one of your virtues. Priceline prevents you from bidding again for 24 hours on the exact geographic preference and rating when you use the Name Your Own Price feature, but you can get around that if you're flexible.

Same goes for switching up other itinerary items, like travel dates, car types, and airports. You can get something that Priceline users call a "free rebid" on hotels by adding a geographic area that only offers properties with fewer stars than the rating you selected, making your rebid essentially identical, as Priceline won't "demote" you to a lower-rated hotel.