Home > Maximize Your Vacation Package Savings

Vacation Package Savings Strategies

Be flexible with your destination

Consistently, you save most on your vacation package if you—

• Are flexible about your destination and hotel.
  
  Instead of deciding that you're going to Cancun or Whistler before looking at prices, compare a range of places that offer what you want.
  
  Make your list. For instance, you might want fine beaches, great weather, deluxe hotels, lots of nightlife—knowing what you really want, rather than deciding on a specific location or hotel, will save you money because you'll be open to better values.
  
  And, don't have your heart set on one hotel. There are usually more than one fine hotel where you're going.
  
  
• Check alternate travel dates.
  
  For example, flying to Las Vegas or Orlando on a Friday and coming back on a Sunday means you will probably pay more.
  
  
• Check prices from alternate departure airports. And
  
  
• Use a company that backs up its lowest price claims with a guarantee, such as Priceline.com Vacations.

Finding bargains

There are two quick and easy ways to compare prices at similar vacation sites:

1. Priceline vacations (hotel & airfare)

You don't bid on priceline vacations. Instead, you can compare prices for bargain hotel and resort packages at over 160 destinations. Once you make your choice, you receive the GUARANTEED lowest on-line price.*

You choose your destination, hotel or resort, and usually your flight times. You can pick among beach or ski resorts, or city destinations, including Las Vegas, Montreal, and London. You can also purchase inexpensive all-inclusive vacations, which include meals.

Click on

Priceline.com Vacations (opens in same window)
Priceline.com Vacations (opens in new window)

for destinations from your departure airport(s).

Last-minute discounts are especially good. First-class and deluxe hotels or resorts (3-, 4-, and 5-star) tend to give the best breaks on prices.

2. Hotwire.com (hotel & airfare)

Hotwire.com has additional low-cost hotel and resort choices.

Hotwire.com (opens in same window)
Hotwire.com (opens in new window)

Choose one of the "save more on a package" options.

Both Hotwire and priceline give you major, scheduled airlines—not charter ones. And, you go and return on the days you want—not when some package company tells you.

With both Hotwire and priceline, you can't get a refund, and at these low prices, you cannot make changes once you give your credit card number.

Have fun and save big!

*Priceline Best Price Guarantee: If you find a lower price published on another website within 24 hours of your priceline purchase, priceline will refund 100% of the price difference to your credit card while you are still on the line. Of course, both packages must have the same dates, airports, hotel, and room type. See Priceline.com Vacations for details.

Still have questions about priceline vacation packages? Please read our vacation packages FAQ.