Orbitz and Cheaptickets, both owned by Expedia, this week stopped offering $50 bonus Orbucks or Cheapcash for members that after purchasing travel related products found lower prices on other websites.
Expedia ended $50 Best Rate coupons on their main site already back in October 2017 (read more here) but continued on their “skins” of Travelocity, Orbitz and Cheaptickets.
You can access Orbitz here and Cheaptickets here.
Here’s the new Orbitz Price Guarantee page:
Conclusion
When Expedia basically ended the Price Guarantee on their own website, it was only matter of time when this policy was going to be rolled out to their “skins” too. Surprising that it took this long.
I am not sure what are the benefits of booking now on Expedia sites if other websites are offering lower prices? I do like Expedia and Orbitz for easy of booking of airline tickets and ability to use credit cards regardless where they are issued.
I have certainly used Orbitz Price Guarantee a lot and most recently earlier this week.
Oops…
Yes, was cancelled yesterday, on Tuesday still submitted and approved several claims and received the 50$ orbucks promise.
So it really did change overnight :/
Oh well, it was just a matter of time til Expedia pushed their entire t&c to all their subs.
Now its back to regular EU OTAs since they are always cheaper than expedia pricing.
The only 1 good thing left with expedia group now is that they dont push any booking fees for changes and free cancellation within 24hours for non LCCs.
If other websites are offering lower prices….
Looking at hotels , other than booking.com and agoda.com what competitors still exist? Which ones are US based (to avoid foreign transaction fees). Not a fan of the Expedia group.
Get a 0% foreign transaction fee card instead and go with the cheapest OTA that momondo or kayak show you.
Make sure to check a various of different Point of Sales (POS) or use kayak.eu instead.
Does this mean that previously accepted (but still not paid) claims will be void?
My flight will be in september. Do I have chances to get the promised 50$
I am sure that they will pay out all approved claims even for itineraries that are not completed yet.