Travel Deal of the Day (September 22, 2009)

If you are using the web to purchase multiple airline tickets, hotel rooms or car rental reservations, how you book can affect the perks you receive.

The Deal:
When you book a travel reservation, you often receive bonus miles for booking online. Often such bonuses are awarded "one per reservation," meaning that if you book for three people in the same reservation, only one person receives the bonus. Also, some websites (such as FatWallet.com or ebates.com) provide rebates for booking online, but sometimes such rebates are only awarded once per booking. In such situations, it may be advantageous to book each passenger/hotel room/car separately to receive an award/perk for each booking. Just something to think about the next time you book.