Bid2Travel -- Bidding Tips & Strategies: |
Bid2Travel can give you outstanding prices and discounts on hotels. BUT to make a low, successful bid—to actually get these great prices—you need strategies and tips for bidding on Bid2Travel.com. |
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Strategies for Saving on Bid2Travel Indian Hotels |
Quick overview of Bid2Travel.com - Indian Travel bidding site |
You can get up to 60% discount on hotels by deciding your own price by bidding on Bid2Travel.com. Bid2Travel creates a win-win situation: it helps hotels and resorts fill empty rooms, while it gives you fantastic deals. This section gives you step-by-step Bid2Travel bidding tips so that you can make the best bids, for the lowest prices. |
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Here you learn: |
• What you need to know about Bid2Travel's accommodation at best price by bidding policy.
• Bidding tips to help you get the best savings and rock bottom prices for hotel rooms. |
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Important Update |
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Bid2Travel gives you prices on Indian hotel rooms that are 25-50% better than you can get at other online travel sites at most popular destinations. These include cheap deals in hotel in Delhi – Mumbai-Goa -Bangalore –Hyderabad- Chennai-Kolkata –Agra – Jaipur and many more. |
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If you have time to re-bid, remember that you can bid unlimited number of time and without any time frame condition. |
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Start your bidding with the highest star-quality available. You might get a 4-star for a 2-star price and you can always immediately re-bid for a lower star-quality, if your first bid fails. |
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At present, Bid2Travel discounts work especially well for 3 to 5 star Indian hotels. However, remember that higher-star hotels tend to charge for items like Internet access that may be free at lower quality hotels. |
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Complete bidding tips for Bid2Travel Hotels and Resorts |
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As always, Bid2Travel's best tip for bidding on hotel rooms is to do your research first. Look for the best current prices on online travel websites like www.Yatra.com, www.makemytrip.com, etc those list prices for specific (named) hotels. Be sure to check these prices the same day you intend to bid on Bid2Travel. |
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And of course check hotel prices with the same/ same star quality range and dates in the same city / locality as where you want to stay. Seeing the lowest room rates available allows you to avoid overbidding on Bid2Travel. |
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2. Consider days and seasons |
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Keep in mind the days of the week you want to book. |
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Hotels in most Business cities offer their lowest rates and biggest discounts on weekends—Friday, Saturday, and sometimes Sunday nights—and around holidays, except during special events. |
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Because weekend rates are usually priced 25 - 50% off regular rates, do not base your bid on a Wednesday rate if you are actually arriving on Friday. |
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Exceptions: Weekends prices are higher in places like Hill stations, drivable weekend destinations and leisure destinations. |
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Of course, hotels/ resorts in hill station areas give bigger discounts during off-seasons. |
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| 3. Remember Bid2Travel rules. |
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You can bid on any number of hotels without any time restrictions. But must remember that you will be charged for each successful bid. Therefore it’s advisable to wait until you get the result (Maximum in 03 Hours) for the first bid. |
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However, there are specific ways to bid to maximize your savings. Exact instructions are given in Section 6 bidding tips. |
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Once you authorize Bid2Travel to charge your credit card, your reservation becomes non-refundable and cannot be changed/Pre-pone/Postpone/Transferred in any way, even by paying a penalty. |
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| 4. Prepare your money-saving bid. |
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When determining your bid, consider everything, such as season, school holidays, days of week, the prices for specific hotels you found in your online research, as well as how much you want to go. |
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In general, the higher the star category, the greater percentage off the listed price you should bid. |
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If you saw a lot of hotels in your quality range available at an online site like Travelguru.com, Yatra.com and makemytrip.com you can bid lower on Bid2Travel.com Hotels. |
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Currently, the majority of successful bids range from 10 to 39% off prices available on discount sites that list price for specific hotels. Bid2Travel believes you should make your bid 10 to 15% off these prices, when you are traveling during a convention or busy season. |
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| 5. Compare your proposed bid to other travel site's prices. |
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A great way to avoid overbidding on Bid2Travel is to check prices on known Indian travel sites like yatra.com and makemytrip.com’s prices just before you bid on Bid2Travel. |
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Bid2Travel and online travel site are selling similar hotels. However, on Bid2Travel you decide your own price and bid for the same which gives you 100% satisfaction and value for money while booking Indian hotels. |
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Also, Bid2Travel has relationships with thousands of Indian hotels, which increases your chance to save. |
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The 10% Rule: Before you submit your Bid2Travel bid, is at least 10% off the rates you found on other online sites like yatra.com, makemytrip.com or travelguru.com, for the same hotel, dates and star rating. This policy will help you avoid overbidding on Bid2Travel. (Again, the exception is that you may need to bid higher during large conventions, special events, or busy seasons). |
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If your Bid2Travel bid or re-bids are not successful, you can go back to online travel sites within its payment deadline, and still book a hotel room. Because all bids are finalized maximum with in 03 hours from the time your make your bid. |
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| 6. Submit a "smart" bid to Bid2Travel Hotels. |
Here are Bid2Travel's best strategies for bidding and re-bidding. So follow them carefully to maximize your savings. |
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Remember Bid2Travel DO NOT have any hour / time restrictions for bidding or rebidding. |
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All bids are finalized maximum with in next three hours. Except in the case you are bidding after 0900 p.m. which will be finalized by 1100 .am. next day morning. |
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Use star quality as part of your bidding strategy. Start bidding with a 3-4 Star quality hotels so that you can make huge saving when this bids get confirmed. |
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When you enter a bid, Bid2Travel shows your total cost, including taxes and fees, before you confirm payment. If this total is higher than you want to pay, adjust your offer as many times as you like before submitting it as an official bid. |
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| 7. What to do if your bid is accepted, or if it isn't. |
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Once you authorize Bid2Travel.com Hotels to charge your credit card, your bid becomes official, unchangeable, and non-
refundable. You will be informed in both the cases whether your bid is accepted/decline by the hotels. You will receive the e-mail maximum within three hours but usually the time for this is less than an hour. |
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If your bid is accepted, congratulations! Print out your confirmation e-mail and take them with you to your hotel. Also, be sure to visit Hotel Check List to help your trip go smoothly. |
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If your bid is NOT accepted, go to hotel re-bidding for some options for your next move. Happy traveling!
Still have questions about Bid2Travel hotel bidding? Please read our FAQ. |
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