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Hotelclub - $80 USD free credit 2008 -> Updated - thanks Mastablasta :)

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Hotelclub - $80 USD free credit 2008 -> Updated - thanks Mastablasta :)
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SomeGuyOnOzB on 10/11/2008 - 14:50 hotelclub.com.au (1876 clicks)
Last edited 11/12/2008 - 12:03

11 Dec 2008: For those new to the deal, it's no longer available …

8 Dec 2008: Hotelclub has expired credit obtained through those $50 sign ups. :(

Remember to do your comparisons when booking hotels. Sometimes hotelclub is the same price. Other times it can be more expensive.

4 Dec 2008: Looks like all the hotelclub promos have been discontinued :) Big thanks though to Hotelclub :)

Update: The Christmas gift of $30 USD is no longer available.

You may still want to apply to join them and get $50 USD credit. It'll last 2 years and with the current exchange rates, it may be handy for a hotel booking in the future. Who knows, they might even do a Christmas gift again next year :)

Old details below

You can now get up to $80 USD credit to use on hotel bookings via Hotelclub! :) You don't have to book now, but you probably should register now to get the $80 USD credit.

First, join up using a $50 USD promo such as http://www.hotelclub.com.au/virgin (kudos to Sean) or here, if you haven't already joined.

Log out.

Then go to the Christmas 2008 link http://www.hotelclub.com.au/christmas2008.asp

Enter your details in the left hand side, under new user. Use the same e-mail and password as the account you just created.

You receive a message saying that e-mail was found already.

Now when you go to your account you have $80 USD credit.

BIG KUDOS TO MASTABLASTA for figuring out how to handle the buggy Christmas page :)

There is some confusion over when $30 USD will expire, as the Christmas offer suggests it may expire 10/12/2008 … not sure if they mean the credit will expire, or the offer for people to get the credit will expire …

As always, check the price after voucher is actually better than you can get by booking directly or via one of those sites like wotif.com.au

Happy hunting and Merry Christmas all.

In case it's not clear, I don't work for any of those groups mentioned. I just received the offer in the e-mail.

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  • Natt on 10/11/2008 - 14:55

    links not working :(

    • bargainbro on 10/11/2008 - 14:58

      Its working for me. Just got my $30 credit.

      • Natt on 10/11/2008 - 15:00

        Cool

        with my computer you just never know! :)

  • cacbm on 10/11/2008 - 15:39

    Thanks mate! It is a great bargain!

    On the page it says

    "*30 Member Dollars is equivalent to $USD 30. As this is a special offer, there is a maximum 30 Member Dollars per person that will expire on 10 December 2008 and is not to be used in conjunction with any other HotelClub promotion running. Otherwise all standard terms and conditions apply. "

    But I found out after applying for the $30, my expiry date for "Member Dollars" remains at 27-Oct-2010 with total "Member Dollars" at $80. I don't know whether $30 of which will disappear after 10 December 2008 though.

  • GreatWhiteHunter on 10/11/2008 - 16:06

    Hmm I got my free $50 via an Optus promo - when I try to get this $30 it says it cannot be used with any other offer

    Bummer

    • quackster on 10/11/2008 - 16:14

      me too - but got the $50 from the other posted offer a couple of weeks ago

      • SomeGuyOnOzB on 10/11/2008 - 16:17

        Do you still have unused dollars from the other promo? I'm not sure if you have to finish using it first to get the new bonus :)

        • cacbm on 10/11/2008 - 16:24

          Probably different promos have different rules. But I can confirm that I has $50 Member Dollars and now it's $80. But I'm not sure whether $30 of which will expire on 10/12 because in My Account, it says the credit doesn't expire until 2010.

        • quackster on 10/11/2008 - 16:29

          I did use the other $50 so the balance is currently at $0.00 plus the pending balance for the $ earned from that other booking, however it still wouldn't work.

          cacbm, which offer did you use to get the $50 originally?

          • cacbm on 10/11/2008 - 16:42

            @quackster: Well I actually have two email addresses. I have joined using those two email addresses. Both using the link http://hotelclub.com.au/cathay/ . I think it's the same as using /virgin, /JAL, /thaiair etc.

            On one account, I have already used the $50 credit and had $0 in my account, and a small amount of pending balance from my booking. After applying for this $30 credit, I have $30 now (plus pending credit).

            On the other account, I have not used it so I still had $50 credit. And now I have $80.

            I reckon it's better and easier to get another account to get the $80. :)

            • quackster on 10/11/2008 - 17:31

              @cacbm: I told a friend about this offer who had previously joined and got the 50 USD and hadnt used it, and it worked for them.

              It might be a bit hit and miss..

  • neil on 10/11/2008 - 17:30

    Added the $30 to the $50 already in the account. Got a hotel room in Central Sydney for $4 with full breakfast.

    So looks like you can combine the deals.

  • aeon on 10/11/2008 - 17:32

    I just signed up for the $50 Voucher with the Virgin link, which worked fine, but shortly after I tried this offer and do get that error message that I can't use it with another offer.

  • saine on 10/11/2008 - 17:36

    Thank you so much for sharing this one! It didn't look like it worked (Still displayed $50 credit on the top of the page) but worked I went to the booking page.

    You've enabled me to book a 4 star hotel for 2 nights in the middle of my 5 week backpacking trip. Bargain! Yay!

    • mrsjo on 10/11/2008 - 18:00

      saine, at what stage was your booking credited with $80? i can only get the $50 to work..

      • saine on 10/11/2008 - 19:12

        Final stage, where you ticked if you wanted to use your (x) US credit or not. My brother just tried the same thing and it refuses to credit him the $30US, though.

        • mrsjo on 10/11/2008 - 21:08

          thanks for the info, i guess u were really lucky :)

  • randoom on 10/11/2008 - 20:00

    It works for new accounts, but it seems like it will only work on accounts that were with $50 bonus originally (probably before this offer started).

    Boo..I just got a holiday organised with my other $50 credit :(

    • SomeGuyOnOzB on 11/11/2008 - 09:52

      Hmm … if I read this correctly, people have till 10 December to pick up the $30 voucher.

      I guess for everyone who just signed up and got a $50 … it might be worth trying again about 2nd December, to see if system will allow them to get the Christmas bonus. It might not … but it might :)

  • jennkei on 11/11/2008 - 13:27

    SIGH.

    I tried joining on another email with the Virgin link, but it still gave me the can't use with another promotion thing. Then I tried eva, thaiair, even jal….and I can't even sign up with those. Not sure why. Are they taking those down? ._.

  • neil on 11/11/2008 - 13:46

    This is the deal that I originally signed up with and was able to combine with the $30

    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/4361

    Hotel Club/Foxtel

  • mastablasta on 11/11/2008 - 14:52

    No-one has described how to get the $50 + $30 to work, so I'll say it.

    Firstly, create an account using the Virgin/Cathay or similar links (Foxtel doesn't work for me however). You'll get the $50.

    Then, go to the Christmas promotion page, and under the Register for Free section (on the left), enter in the exact same details as the account you just created in the previous step (well, e-mail address and password are the important ones I guess).

    You will come across a page which says that that account already exists. Click on the 'click here' link to login to your account. Tada - you will see your account with $80 USD.

    I was unable to get the Xmas bonus by submitting my details under the Already a Member section.

    I can confirm that the system doesn't seem to make a distinction as to whether you create an account via one of the $50 bonuses before or after the Xmas promotion was started.

    I can also confirm that you can use the whole $80 for single bookings.

    Good luck all.

    • mrsjo on 11/11/2008 - 15:18

      wow, thanks for that!! really appreciate it :)

    • randoom on 11/11/2008 - 19:41

      Awesome! That's gold. Cheers - free holidays here I come!

    • audz on 11/11/2008 - 23:59

      Hhmmm… It somehow didn't work for me… :(

      Wonder why….

  • GreatWhiteHunter on 11/11/2008 - 18:25

    YOU ARE A LEGEND MASTABLASTA - TOP WORK!!!

  • Red Hippo on 12/11/2008 - 09:24

    hi has anyone booked with hotelclub and stayed at the hotel yet. does it work? thought?

    • Blinda on 12/11/2008 - 11:36

      Booked a standard twin room for weekend in Mel.

      Only paid 1.77 for a night

      • SomeGuyOnOzB on 13/11/2008 - 10:38

        That's wonderful to hear :) :) :)

  • Car-la-la on 12/11/2008 - 10:41

    wow this actually works - $80 in my hotelclub account - thats awesome - thanks for everyone who worked to post this deal!

  • user27 on 12/11/2008 - 11:31

    yeh didnt work for me either

  • neil on 12/11/2008 - 13:32

    Perhaps, try signing up for the $50. Then sign out, clear cookies, and sign up for the bonus offer. It seems like there must be something blocking multiple promotions (time lock, cookies).

  • jennkei on 13/11/2008 - 03:05

    Ahhhh, I did it again, and it worked beautifully/like a charm this time! Thank you so much, both foundit and mastablasta! :)

  • akanie on 13/11/2008 - 10:21

    i try it, got the message saying e-mail was found already but when i go to my account i still only have my $50 USD credit.

  • Car-la-la on 13/11/2008 - 10:46

    hmm my dad just tried to access this deal - it appears that it is no longer working.
    he did exactly what i did yesterday, but only the $50 is credited to his account, not the $80.

  • Car-la-la on 13/11/2008 - 11:02

    if anyone works out a way around this please share :)

  • fashionista78 on 13/11/2008 - 11:30

    Didn't work for me but US $50 is still good which worked out to be AU $75 when I booked a hotel. You also might want to check out the last minute hotels, they are cheaper than if you search through the main link

  • Car-la-la on 13/11/2008 - 11:58

    oh for sure, i think giving away $50USD is extremely generous - i didn't mean to sound ungrateful … (but obviously $80 is better)

  • user27 on 13/11/2008 - 12:08

    you need to sign up, then log off immediately and immediately go to the Christmas link - should work if u do that. If u leave it for a day and try the Christmas link it won't work

    • akanie on 13/11/2008 - 12:24

      thats wat i did, but didnt work

      • SomeGuyOnOzB on 13/11/2008 - 12:38

        I'm starting to think people can only get the $50 USD now. They may have changed the code. …

        With the $50 USD you can still get something like 20 - 50% off the best rates on some places, plus you are registered should they happen to offer more bonuses. :)

        Happy hunting or … parking of your credit in hopes of another one :)

  • akanie on 13/11/2008 - 12:48

    does any1 know when does the credit actually expire??? my account shows Nov-2010.
    but the website shows it will expire on 10 December 2008

  • ozbillwang on 13/11/2008 - 13:33

    Only get $50 promt, when apply extra $30 prom, get this message, seems hotelclub fixed the bug.

    "sorry, this promotion may not be used in conjunction with any other Hotelclub promotion"

  • cacbm on 13/11/2008 - 13:46

    I can confirm that it no longer works with the $50 free credit.

  • ssmith3104 on 13/11/2008 - 15:13

    I followed the steps shown. It gave me the new account with a $50 credit, but step #2 would not give an additional $30. However, I had another account in my wife's name upon which we had already received and used the $50 bonus, and when I tried your "step #2" on that account, it DID work to take that account up from $0 balance to now be $30 credit. (yes, they had already emailed me about that $30 offer)

    Note it always pays to check HotelClub prices. I used them twice in the USA in July/August. On one occassion, their price was about $40 higher than Expedia's price for the same hotel, so there was very little benefit realised, but, in the other case it worked out well because the Expedia price was the same as the HotelClub price.

  • richie0604 on 13/11/2008 - 18:10

    can i ask if anyone has used the $80 credit, booked, and stayed at the hotel with no problems? this deal sounds toooooo good to believe it's true…

    • neil on 14/11/2008 - 12:57

      Yup, used the $50 +$30 and stayed in Sydney last night. No problems.

      • Car-la-la on 14/11/2008 - 23:18

        thanks Neil, i look forward to using mine!

    • seanbaussie on 24/11/2008 - 20:32

      Yup, I've used it too - had a great night for basically half price.

  • lxstr on 14/11/2008 - 10:36

    Yeah, it sounds a bit too good to be true. Because say if you want to stay 3 nights, you can sign up with 3 different emails and book the hotel in 3 separate transactions.

    • seanbaussie on 24/11/2008 - 20:33

      I have signed up with several different email addresses & they have credited me at each one no problems. Used one but haven't tried using them together, can't see that they could stop you though the hotel might make you check in and check out each night.

  • SomeGuyOnOzB on 14/11/2008 - 12:41

    .

  • sash213 on 24/11/2008 - 19:43

    $50 link is dead, it might give you $20 though.

    • seanbaussie on 24/11/2008 - 20:33
      +1

      But now the foxtel $50 is alive again! See my separate post.

  • Car-la-la on 08/12/2008 - 17:30

    argh!
    that is so incredibly frustrating.
    i had a couple of accounts that just had credit sitting there - said it wouldn't expire for 2 years?!

    if anyone contacts/hears from hotelclub or finds a solution please let me know

    • randoom on 11/12/2008 - 11:50

      Yeah, same here for all my accounts. Got to use it twice for the $80 USD, but the rest of them are gone and now there's just $30 left.

      Seems like they've gone through the accounts and cleared their mistakes…

      EDIT: Looks like the $50 was removed for being 'expired' although when I signed up with that Virgin link I don't recall it saying credit expires on 1 December 2008.

  • castling on 11/12/2008 - 11:34

    Now, I tried $50+$30 skill… but It doesn't work.

  • SomeGuyOnOzB on 11/12/2008 - 12:01

    Unfortunately, they seem to have expired all the $50 joining up credits and disabled the promo. The Christmas promo was disabled a while ago.

    Ah well, it was nice while it lasted … :)

    • castling on 12/12/2008 - 14:01

      No,

      Click below,
      www.hotelclub.com/tube

      and you're able to get the $49(USD)!

      I mean the combination of two promotion($49 + $30(Christmas Promo) doesn't work…

      • zoeric on 15/12/2008 - 00:33

        Unfortunately, that link says "Offer valid for new HotelClub.co.uk members only"

        • castling on 19/12/2008 - 10:56

          ^^

          Join with New e-mail.

          You can join to hotelclub with UK member, but You will book all the hotel around the World.

          • SomeGuyOnOzB on 16/01/2009 - 15:43

            @castling: Note: The /tube offer expired 30 Nov 2008 :)

            ah well, was going to join up a friend

  • Castrom8 on 12/02/2009 - 12:56

    Warning to anyone who opened multiple accounts:
    they just cancelled all my bookings (even where I paid money on top) and suspended my accounts. According to an American website this is happening to everybody who had opened more than one account now. Bugger. They haven't mentioned anything about refunding the extra money paid.

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