FreeDiningFanatic
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 18, 2015
Hilton price match success:
My sister’s family is joining for our trip to Hawaii, but they don’t take advantage of cc points, and have been burned trying to meet the spends. A stay at the Grand Wailea was out of budget for them, so since I am planning the trip, I figured we’d just pay the difference between a reasonable rate and the Grand Wailea rate, since our room is free with points.
I booked their room directly with Hilton. Then I saw the same room on Orbitz for significantly cheaper, same terms, etc. Hilton has a price match policy that if you find the rate cheaper within 24 hours of making a ressie, they’ll honor the lower rate, plus discount it 25%. I called reservations, they confirmed all of the Orbitz conditions and adjusted the stay down $932!!!!
So yesterday our family saved nearly $4,000! My husband challenged me to $5,000 today...
My sister’s family is joining for our trip to Hawaii, but they don’t take advantage of cc points, and have been burned trying to meet the spends. A stay at the Grand Wailea was out of budget for them, so since I am planning the trip, I figured we’d just pay the difference between a reasonable rate and the Grand Wailea rate, since our room is free with points.
I booked their room directly with Hilton. Then I saw the same room on Orbitz for significantly cheaper, same terms, etc. Hilton has a price match policy that if you find the rate cheaper within 24 hours of making a ressie, they’ll honor the lower rate, plus discount it 25%. I called reservations, they confirmed all of the Orbitz conditions and adjusted the stay down $932!!!!
So yesterday our family saved nearly $4,000! My husband challenged me to $5,000 today...