| Priceline is known for its "Name Your Own Price | | | | Central Omaha and your preferred star level is 3 |
| Service". It acts as a third party between hotels who | | | | stars. Now would be wise to go to see what type of |
| have unsold rooms, are willing to sell them off at | | | | winning bids other users got. There are a couple of |
| discounted rates, and visitors looking for bargains | | | | websites where users post their winning bids. Simply |
| who do not mind which hotel they'll be staying in. | | | | search "Priceline bidding strategy" in Google to see |
| When using Priceline you get to bid for hotels, you | | | | these sites (they are the first two in the search |
| select the neighborhood you want to stay at in the | | | | results). The winning bids from these users should |
| Omaha area, the star level you want for your hotel, | | | | give you a good idea of where you should start |
| and, finally, your bid. If Priceline sees that they have | | | | bidding. You would also want to check standard hotel |
| hotels that match this criteria, they tell you what | | | | booking sites like to see the type of rates they |
| your hotel is and your credit card gets charged. Lets | | | | offer for their highest rated star level in the Omaha |
| say you want to stay in Central Omaha and that | | | | area (the closer you are getting to these prices each |
| your bid is rejected. Priceline allows you to rebid after | | | | time you bid up, the less of a deal you are getting). |
| 24 hours. End of story? No. | | | | Now it's time to bid again. Select Central Omaha again |
| You can rebid immediately if you change your city, | | | | along with a neighborhood with a maximum star level |
| date, preferred star level, or neighborhood. It is very | | | | lower than 3 stars, say, Council Bluffs. Also, select 3 |
| likely that your date, city, and preferred stars are | | | | stars as your preferred star level. You can now bid |
| fixed. This leaves us with changing your | | | | again for Central Omaha! Why? Because You've |
| neighborhood. Once your bid is rejected, start a new | | | | changed your neighborhood by adding another zone. |
| bid by clicking on the Priceline logo at the top of the | | | | You know you won't end up staying in Council Bluffs |
| screen. | | | | because your preferred star level is 3 stars and the |
| The Omaha area, at the time this article was written, | | | | maximum star level of Council Bluffs in only 2 and 1/2 |
| has the following zones. | | | | stars. Council Bluffs is your fake zone which you use |
| Bellevue- 2 and 1/2-Star Moderate-Plus | | | | to bid again for Central Omaha. If your rebid with the |
| Central Omaha- 3-Star Upscale | | | | Council Bluffs zone does not work, replace that fake |
| Council Bluffs- 2 and 1/2-Star Moderate-Plus | | | | zone with another one, say, Bellevue. Just make sure |
| Omaha Airport- 2 and 1/2-Star Moderate-Plus | | | | to always rebid higher or else you are wasting your |
| Omaha Downtown- 3-Star Upscale | | | | rebids. |
| Southwest Omaha- 2 and 1/2-Star Moderate-Plus | | | | Because there are a total of 4 zones with a |
| West Omaha- 3-Star Upscale | | | | maximum star level of 2 and 1/2 stars, you have a |
| You'll notice that I wrote down the highest possible | | | | total of 4 free rebids. There are way, however, to |
| stars within each zone. Let's say you want to stay in | | | | get as many as 15 immediate rebids. |