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I successfully redeemed the promo code “sweet16″ to book a 4 nights Goodbuy hotel in March. I was supposed to receive a $200 promo code on the future trip in my email in the middle of April. However, I have still not received the $200. Sent an email to customer service 10 days ago, but no response. Does anyone receive the $200 promo code?

Enter the code “FBFAN” when booking your hotel stay on Travelocity for $25 off.

Fine Print:

The promotional code (the Promo Code) for $25 is valid between 12:01 a.m. Central Time on May 7, 2012 and 11:59 p.m. Central Time on May 14, 2012 (the Promotion Period).
Your use of the Promo Code on the www.travelocity.com Web site (the Site) is subject to the Travelocity User Agreement and Privacy Policy.
The Promo Code is valid only for qualifying purchases made on the Site. A qualifying purchase means a 2-night or longer GoodBuy Hotel stay which is offered on the Site during the Promotion Period. Travel dates must be between May 7, 2012 and December 31, 2012.
To redeem the Promo Code, you simply type in the promo code into the Promotional Code field on the Checkout Review Page of the Site, and $25 will be automatically deducted from the final price of your qualifying GoodBuy Hotel.
You may only redeem the Promo Code once and only during the Promotion Period.
You may not redeem or exchange the Promo Code for cash. You may not use or combine the Promo Code with any other promotional codes. If lost or stolen, the Promo Code will not be replaced.
Travelocity prohibits posting the Promo Code on the Internet or any public forum, or forwarding the Promo Code to any other person.
In the event of any violation of these Terms & Conditions, Travelocity reserves all of the rights and remedies available to Travelocity including charging your credit card for the amount of the Promo Code not to exceed $25, canceling your reservation without a refund to you, and all other remedies available to Travelocity.
Travelocity MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO PROMOTIONAL CODES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN THE EVENT A PROMO CODE IS NOT FUNCTIONAL, YOUR SOLE REMEDY, AND THE SOLE LIABILITY OF Travelocity SHALL BE THE REPLACEMENT OF THE NON-FUNCTIONING PROMO CODE.
Travelocity reserves the right to change these Terms and Conditions from time to time in its sole discretion.

Hi everybody,

A little background:

I took my wife to Ireland 2.5 years ago for her 30th birthday. We went at the end of the year and spent New Year’s there. We stayed in Dublin. We did a lot of things in the city. The only tour that we took that went out of the city was the Dublin Bay and Malahide Castle half-day tour. We would have done more, but we were hampered by two things: time and weather.

We are beginning to plan a return trip for 2013 and want to see more of Ireland. We are considering traveling by train.

Date of Travel: March (after St. Patrick’s Day, per my wife) thru mid May. We are open on this. (Hurricane season for me runs from June 1st to November 30th, and I don’t want to be out of the country during this time if we need to evacuate.)
Departure City: Houston, TX
# of People: 3 (myself, wife, and my sister)
Budget, length of stay, activities will be filled in once we have more definite plans. It’s too far in advance to try and nail these down.

What I have found so far in my research:

Fatwallet travel thread: I typed in ‘Ireland’ in the Travel search section and pulled up 2 threads. The first thread gave me a link to sceptretours.com. This doesn’t seem to have anything on touring by train. The second thread had a link to Viator.com. This link is more promising. It has multi-day train trips out of Dublin.

I have not seen any info. on Expedia, Priceline, Travelocity that allow bookings by train.

I haven’t looked at Rick Steve’s sight much yet.

MY questions:

1) Has anybody toured Ireland by rail before?
2) Should we try and book an ‘all-inclusive’ trip that covers airfair, hotels, and trains? We would be better off booking them separately? We going to a travel agent be advised?

I apologize in advance if my information is to vague or broad or if I haven’t done enough background research on my own. I will update this as I get things more nailed down.

Thank you, ADOLFO

OK, we have begun! We have just purchased two books from Amazon, “Ireland Day by Day” and “Ireland for Dummies”. My wife has mentioned hat she would like to visit the west coast, along with The Cliffs of Moher, Gallaway,, and the Aire Islands (spelling?).

Price Drop PaybackSM Terms & Conditions

You must book your ticket on-line at www.CheapAir.com to be eligible for the Price Drop Payback Program. Tickets booked by phone through our call center, or through other web sites are not eligible.
After purchasing an eligible ticket, if at any point between the time of purchase and one day prior to the first scheduled travel date, you find that CheapAir.com is offering the exact same ticket (same airline(s), same flight numbers, same travel dates) for the same number of passengers, for a lower total fare (including all taxes and fees), you can request a travel credit for the difference between the price paid for each ticket and the price currently being advertised for the same itinerary.
To receive a travel credit, you must re-price your itinerary using the Price Drop Payback button that will appear with your itinerary when you retrieve your booking through the My Trips section on CheapAir.com.
The maximum credit per ticket is $100. In the event the price of a ticket declines by more than $100, a $100 credit will be issued.
The minimum credit per ticket is $10. In the event the price of a ticket declines by less than $10, no credit will be issued.
The Program is valid only with tickets booked on or after July 27th, 2011.
Only economy class, non-refundable tickets are eligible for Price Drop Payback credits. Tickets booked in business class, first class, or premium economy class do not qualify, nor do refundable economy class tickets.
The Price Drop Payback program is not available for tickets purchased wholly or in part with (1) a credit from an unused ticket; (2) a gift card; (3) a previously earned Price Drop Payback credit; or (4) any other coupon, promo code, or discount.
Each ticket is only eligible for one Price Drop Payback credit. Once you accept a travel credit, you will not be eligible for additional credits for further price drops on the same itinerary. With any price drop, you will have the option to decline the Price Drop Payback credit and wait for a potentially bigger price drop in the future.
Price Drop Payback credits can be redeemed only on CheapAir.com. Credit cannot be redeemed over the telephone.
Price Drop Payback credits must be applied toward tickets issued in the same name as the ticket for which the price drop occurred. Credits are not transferable to another passenger.
Price Drop Payback Credits are valid for one year, beginning one day after the scheduled departure date of the original ticket.
Price Drop Payback does not apply to airfares that may be seen on other web sites.
Price Drop Payback does not apply to flight bookings that have been changed or cancelled. In the event you change or cancel a flight for which a Price Drop Payback credit has already been issued, that credit will be invalidated.
CheapAir.com will be the final arbiter for any disputes that arise out of the Price Drop Payback program.
CheapAir.com reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, suspend, or terminate the Price Drop Payback program for any reason at any time.
The Price Drop Payback Program is void where prohibited by law.

Comparison to Orbitz, Travelocity, and Priceline airfare pricedrop protection programs:

http://www.businessinsider.com/cheapaircom-will-refund-customers…

Going with the family (one 9-year-old and one grandmother, so 4 total)to St. Louis during April Spring Break (4/6-15). Hoping to make St. Louis to Memphis to Nashville and back triangle in 8 days. We already have the airline tickets, but being a FatWalleter I’m interested in any special tips for saving some bucks or any hidden attractions one might miss. We’ll probably do the standard Arch, Graceland, Lorraine Motel & Grand Ol Opry. The Shiloh Civil War battlefield is something we’ll do also and my Mom wants to see the Loretta Lynn Museum (it’s on the way from Memphis to Nashville). But we’re hoping to squeeze in some more things.

As for savings, I’ll probably hit restaurant.com for the areas and see if anything is of interest (and passes muster with TripAdvisor, Yelp, etc.), plus I’ll sign up for some hotel cards. I’ll probably use a Travelocity-type site for the car rental and the lodging, unless you think booking directly is better. We do have AAA, so in a pinch that will work in a lot of circumstances. But is there any other angles I should be investigating.

I noticed the NRA convention is in St. Louis for the back-end of our trip so I might need to book the 4/14 stay early. But, in general, should I book hotels early or wait until closer. Same with car rentals for that matter. As you can probably tell, it’s been awhile since I’ve been on a big trip so a tad rusty on these things.

Thanks for an advice.

Since the original hotel deals FAQ has disappeared, heres one I put together for FW to use before posting any requests in Travel Deals.

This is to supplement the FatWallet Travel Deals FAQs. Please also refer to the FAQs/Guidelines.

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Before posting a new topic requesting help on the board, please make sure that you conduct a SEARCH to make sure that it has not been covered previously.

If you are seeking assistance in planning a trip, please include ALL of the following information:
a. Make sure you begin your Title with REQUEST – For example, REQUEST Need cheap air/hotel package to Vegas from LAX in Oct
b. Dates of travel
c. Departure city (and airports)/destination
d. # of people (adults/children) (if children, you may wish to include ages)
e. # of nights
f. Approximate budget for your trip
g. Activities that interest you
h. WHAT YOU HAVE FOUND SO FAR IN YOUR RESEARCH. Please include complete prices (incl all taxes and fees) and where you have located the deal.

Please DO NOT post a new topic until you have done the items listed above. Finally, once you have posted your information, and received feedback from the community for your trip, please try to post a message indicating the details of what you finally ended up purchasing so that others may benefit.

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FW Info Threads

Best Hotel Rate Guarantees

Las Vegas Promos List

Las Vegas Front Desk Tipping

Travel Guides to Popular Destinations

Hotel Search Tools

Kayak.com

Orbitz
Expedia
Travelocity

HRS (good for European hotels)

Hotel Deals & Other Search Tools

Travelzoo.com (lists hotel specials and packages & offers a weekly travel deals email)

Lastminute.com (offers last second deals on hotel + airfare and hotel + car packages)

hotelpricebot.com (hotel price comparison website)

hotelscomparison.com (hotel price comparison website)

Gtahotels.com

Octopustravel.com

Quikbook.com

Skoosh.com

BookIt

SkyAuction.com (offers hotel and vacation package auctions be sure to factor in the taxes and service charges!)

Venere.com

Vrbo.com Vacation Rentals By Owner

Travelworm.com (Las Vegas deals)

Vegas.com (Las Vegas deals)

Opaque Booking Websites

Betterbidding.com (PL & HW assistance)
Biddingfortravel.com (PL only)

When using Pricelines name your own price for a hotel, research on betterbidding or biddingfortravel BEFORE bidding on Priceline!

Pricelines name your own price and Hotwires limited rate are non-refundable reservations. Priceline might grant you a one-time exception should you make an error. If they do, they will charge a $25 penalty and will require you to correct your error by bidding again.

Priceline guarantees bedding for 2 people, not the type of bedding (king/two queens).
Note that some hotels may only fit 2 people in a room according to fire code regulations.

Hotwire allows you to select more than 2 people when making a reservation.

Also note that Priceline & Hotwires total price does NOT include any resort fees which must be paid directly to the hotel.

Hotel Reviews & Travel Information

Tripadvisor.com (hotel reviews & traveler photos)

Tripkick.com (online database of hotel rooms)

Smartertravel.com

Budgettravel.com

0rbitz Blog

Hotelchatter.com

Hotel Rewards Program Info

pointmaven.com (lists hotel point promotions)

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• Stormy mentioned that GNOME could use help on the Usability List and the Marketing list (23:50).
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