Thank you, William Shatner. Priceline saved me 63% on my hotel expense at the upcoming DMA*09 conference in San Diego. I got a room at the Omni San Diego for $96/night (versus the special conference rate of $259/night). That's $815 savings for my 5-night stay.
More accurately, thank you to Marty Shaw of Global-Z International for giving me this tip that has saved us thousands of dollars. Marty, I owe you!
DMA*09 is the premier conference of the year for anyone who wants to connect with their customers directly. With this tough economy, it might be hard to justify the cost and I know from experience that hotel rooms are one of the biggest items on the expense report. Here's one way to cut that cost significantly:
- Go to priceline.com
- click on "name your own price" for hotels
- Enter "San Diego, CA USA" as location and your travel dates then click the "Bid Now" button
- Choose "Downtown Dan Diego & Harbor Island"
- Choose your star level (I chose "4-star deluxe")
- Name your price (I bid $96)
- Enter your name and hit next
- Follow instructions to provide payment information
- Cross your fingers and hit the submit button
I hope this helps you get to the show. If you are there, please stop by NextMark's booth #1930. You can learn how to "reach your market" through new "life changing" technology that finally bridges the gap between data cards and data.
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