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What
is Priceline?
Priceline is the world’s first Name Your Own Price‘
Internet travel service where travellers can name the price
they’re willing to pay. Customers can trade their travel
flexibility for significant savings on their travel purchases,
and airlines and hotels can privately sell excess or perishable
inventories without affecting their retail pricing structures.
Priceline.com.sg
in Singapore enables travellers to name their own price –
and thereby name their own savings – for return air tickets
from Singapore and for hotel rooms all around the world. We
then go to work with our partner airlines and hotels to find
a supplier willing to accept those prices. Priceline acts
as a matchmaker between traveller and supplier.
How does it work?
Thousands of airline seats and hotel rooms go unsold every
day. These items are perishable. Via the Internet, Priceline
invites travellers to name their own price for these products,
empowering them to spend exactly what they want. At the same
time, Priceline creates incremental revenue for airline and
hotel partners, allowing them to sell products that would
otherwise go to waste.
Because supplier inventories change constantly, travellers
must guarantee their offer with a credit card. Credit card
information can be provided over the Internet or phoned in
directly to Priceline’s Customer Service Department
(1800-883-0808). If an offer is unsuccessful, there is
no charge.
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How
do I name my own price? Click here.
Be
flexible with your travel details.
For airline tickets, you can choose multiple arrival and
departure dates, several arrival airports and a variety
of flight connections. These variations mean Priceline can
widen its search for the savings you want.
Be clever about your travel days. Priceline sells
only vacant airline seats and hotel rooms. More seats and
rooms are available on days when people generally travel
less. Monday through to Thursday are less busy, with Tuesday
and Wednesday the best days. Opt to take an off-peak flight
if you need to travel on Friday or over the weekend.
Be astute about your travel needs. Check any visa
requirements before you submit your offer. Priceline travel
dates cannot be changed or cancelled after your offer has
been accepted.
Be
smart with savings.
Shop around for fares for your specific itinerary. The Internet
is the most convenient tool. Then, when you’re ready
to Name Your Own Price‘, go to www.priceline.com.sg
and name a price 20%-30% below average market rates.
Not
just Singapore. You
can book a hotel through Priceline from any Southeast Asian
location. And you always choose your hotel star rating with
Priceline, meaning you always get the quality of accomodation
you want.
Weekend Getaways. A very affordable through Priceline,
but beware of the timing. If you want to leave on Friday
and return on Sunday, you may well leave at 11pm Friday
and return 6am Sunday. not so good!
Tell me if this
Priceline thingy really works. Thanks a lot!
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