Save Money on Travel with Expedia

Step-by-Step Instructions, Tips and Tricks

• 1Try to book your entire travel in one single transaction in order to keep costs down. Expedia offers great discounts for combined vacation package, such as combining hotels with flights and/or rental cars into one transaction and saving on the total price of your travel. Purchased separately, your airline tickets and hotel reservations would ultimately cost you much more.
• 2Sign up for Expedia Travel Deals email. This is a great way to stay informed about Expedia's frequent discounts on flights, hotel stays, rental cars, cruises, fun activities and vacation packages. Make sure to specify your home airport and all email alerts about special deals an discounts will arrive customized for your location.You can also download Expedia Fare Alert that will the lowest fares to your destination delivered right to your computer desktop.
• 3Check Expedia's Deals & Offers section as well as Vacation Deals page prior to finalizing your travel plans and making a purchase. There are numerous daily deals on last-minute travel bookings and special promotions on vacation destinations that could help you save over 30% on your entire vacation package. Not sure if you found a truly great deal to your destination? Then use Trend Tracker Tool to compare 2-year historical data showing historical price of round-trip airfares and hotel rates to your destination so that you can make an informative decision and the best value before making a purchase commitment.
• 4Search for Expedia coupons on Internet prior to finalizing your purchase. Web sites such as Retailmenot.com often has promotional codes and discount coupons for great savings at Expedia.com. Promotional codes are also often available for purchase on eBay.
• 5Register with a cash-back website that will help you save money and give you cash-back rebate on every Expedia.com purchase that is made through their website. There are many different cash-back web sites to choose from and one of the best is MrRebates.com. The only action required to get a cash-back rebate is to simply go to Expedia.com by click-through from MrRebates and make your purchase in that same click session. MrRebates offers 1% cash-back on all your travels booked at Expedia.com and the rebate percentage is usually much higher during holiday seasons. Cash-back rebates on Expedia purchases is posted shortly after the completion of travel.
• 6Use a single registered Expedia account consistently throughout all your travel bookings. Once you complete 15 hotel stays or book $10,000 worth of travel through your registered Expedia account in a calendar year, you will automatically qualify for Expedia Elite Plus Program Membership. Such membership will offer you an array of exclusive member-only benefits, discounts and savings on airline tickets, hotel rooms, and rental cars, free room upgrades, priority customer service, concierge service and additional Expedia Rewards bonus points.
• 7Join Expedia Rewards Program and start earning points that can be easily redeemed towards travel rewards such as free flights and hotel coupons with no blackout dates or any other restrictions. Expedia Rewards is a free rewards program available exclusively to Expedia customers.