[freepatriot32]

oops

[endthematrix]

"received confirmation from Hilton saying the rate would be honored but that Expedia told him the rate was incorrect."

Expedia would rather pinch the consumer rather than eat it or make waves with Hilton.

[DB]

I thought a contract was a contract.

[DB]

"Expedia said one reason it was canceling the bookings was to prevent people from reselling the cheap bookings to travelers at higher prices. Expedia bookings are nontransferable."

A bit of contradiction isn't it?

[Flux Capacitor]

Priceline.com sends a representative to meet with the brains behind Expedia

[TheMightyQuinn]

...prices as low as $2 a night...

...[customers will receive] a full refund.

wow, how generous. :)

[martin_fierro]

Expedia.com, run by Expedia Inc., posted incorrect prices for two Hilton International hotels in Japan.

Now *where* did I get the impression that Hilton would be dirt cheap.

[NittanyLion]

Dumb. I wonder how much Expedia will recover in lost travel bookings in exchange for all this bad publicity? They'd have been better off honoring all bookings made due to the error and publicizing THAT - it would've been cheap advertising.

And claiming they're doing this to prevent possible arbitrage opportunities? I find it's generally best not to insult your customers' intelligence, Expedia.

[kitkat]

***The agency blamed the mix-up on an "isolated processing incident" at Hilton.***

Plain English: One of our stupid clerks fed the wrong price into the website. He/she's been fired.

[Revolting cat!]

Paris Hilton for $2 a night? I'll take a week, thank you.

[Junior_G]

I love the phony outrage from these folks that booked the hotel for a few bucks a night, like they didn't know from the outset that it was an error.