![]() Other notable Elite Plus member benefits are exclusive offers and early access to sales.Įxpedia currently only has a hotel coupon redemption chart. I’ll tackle my ideas on the Expedia Rewards Elite Plus Hotel Price Guarantee in a different Loyalty Traveler post. There might be some real potential for hedging your hotel rates with this aspect of the program. based website anytime from time of booking on Expedia until day before arrival. ![]() The terms indicate you can get a lower room rate for stand-alone hotel bookings if found on a U.S. (Loyalty Traveler is disappointed to see such a short booking window.)Įlite Plus members also have a Hotel Price Guarantee. Most of Expedia’s profits come from hotel bookings according to industry data I have read.Įxpedia Elite Plus Benefits and VIP Access Hotels $30 PromotionĮlite Plus members can receive free upgrades, late checkout and other perks with Expedia “ VIP Access” designated hotels.Įxpedia VIP Access Hotels earn 2 points/$1.Įxpedia Rewards offers a $30 coupon on stays of 3-nights or longer at Expedia VIP Access hotels through Decemwhen booked by March 31, 2011. Basically the profit margin on airline tickets is very low for Expedia. The threshold is much lower for hotel bookings at 15 nights. If I book 15 hotel room nights in 2011 through my Expedia Rewards account, then I will earn Expedia Elite Plus status through Februregardless of the traveler names for the booked hotel rooms. I can’t earn points with traditional hotel loyalty programs in my personal hotel member account without being one of the guests staying at the hotel.Įlite Plus on Airline purchases: $10,000 in airline tickets and total travel purchases is a high threshold for earning Elite Plus. In this sense, Expedia Rewards is akin to a travel credit card program for travel purchase points and a spend based elite member option, even if you don’t travel all that much. All you home-based travel agents can book your family trip and earn Expedia Rewards for everybody else’s flights and nights. One of the strongest competitive advantages for Expedia Rewards compared to traditional frequent flyer and frequent guest loyalty programs is the ability for the Expedia account holder to earn points and credit with purchases for other travelers. ![]() – Expedia Elite Plus terms and conditions. Expedia Rewards members need to book and stay 15 nights or spend $10,000 in Expedia travel during 2011 to earn Elite Plus status that will expire Feb 28, 2013.Ī single registered Expedia membership account will be given credit for all bookings made to that account, regardless of who completes the travel. Annual Expedia Elite Plus qualification requires 15 hotel nights or $10,000 in annual Expedia travel bookings.
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