Travel Deal of the Day (September 22, 2008)

Priceline.com has added some complexity to their bidding process by adding another level of hotels – 3.5 star hotels. Previously, Priceline had only offered 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 4 and 5 star ratings (as well as resort and boutique level hotels). The effect of this new level is not yet clear. My prior posts have advised using bidding tools such as BetterBidding.com or BiddingForTravel.com to see lists of hotels that are available using Priceline. My tip for today is that you should be careful using those lists, at least for the time being, as those lists will now be (at least partially) inaccurate due to these new changes.