[Casloy]

I thought a contract was a contract.

I think there is some kind of stipulation that if something appears absurdly incorrect to a reasonable person the contract doesn't have to be honored, such as a car dealership ad that offers a brand new car for 200 dollars. If you are so dumb as to think you are getting a hotel room for a night in Japan for 2 dollars you probably deserve to sleep on the street.

[DB]

If I had booked the room, I would have called the company immediately to make sure it was all correct because of the seriously odd pricing.

The thing is, if the situation were reversed, I doubt Expedia would let me off the hook so easily.

Another question is, how long did it take Expedia to come back and say there was a problem. If it took them awhile, travel plans would have been locked in. Trying to change everything at the last minute to accommodate their error could be a big problem. For example there may not be any more rooms available at your destination. For that they should have some definite liability. They've cost you time and money beyond the hotel room price difference.