Expedia Hotel Booking

Name: Expedia Hotel Booking
Rating: 4.2

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Expedia.com is one of the leaders in the online travel reservations. They have been in business since 1999 and have many cutting-edge features that their competition does not. Expedia.com offers online reservations for flights, rental cars, cruises, hotels, and vacation packages. The convenience of being able to book travel at one site can save time and money for many of their customers.

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The Good

Great features
Customer service 24/7
Rewards program

Great Features

Expedia has been in business for more than 15 years and is one of the leading travel sites on the web and has helped thousands of travelers with all of their booking needs. Over time, they have made innovations in the online booking space and their technology ultimately allows them to pull data and pricing information from thousands of traveling and airfare sites. These results are then presented to the traveler to compare, contrast, and book. Aside from allowing travelers to book the standard accommodations on their site, Expedia has also found a way to help travelers make their trip as straight-forward as possible. Features that travelers will find to be useful during their research and planning time include the following:

Low price guarantee
No cancellation or change charges (from Expedia.com - there may be some from airlines, hotels, etc.)
Cutting edge technology of Scratchpad to keep track of your searches
Expedia + Rewards program
Easy interface with suggestions available
Ability to book with a variety of options (flight only, flight + car, flight + room, flight + room + car, room + car)
Free cancellation within 24 hours of booking

Customer Service 24/7

Access to customer service is available 24/7, which is helpful for night owls looking for a vacation getaway after normal business hours. With this being said, our reviewers did experience long hold times when trying to contact customer service.

Rewards Program

Expedia offers a rewards program in which points are accumulated for reservations made through Expedia.com and can be donated to charity or redeemed for travel rewards on future trips. The program, Expedia + Rewards, offers three tiers of increasing benefits per tier (Blue, Silver and Gold). Additionally, members of Expedia + Rewards are given access to special deals of the day.

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The Bad

Long wait time
Not as popular as TripAdvisor

Long Wait Time

Customer service for Expedia.com is lacking some of the polish that one would expect from a large company. The wait time was longer than average and customers explain when agents pick up calls, they are not as professional or helpful as one would expect as well. Since most of the interaction and arrangements are made online and one of the main reasons for calling customer service would be if there was a problem with a reservation, this could be a more significant factor in the resolution of these issues should they arise. Common complaints of frequent Expedia users include:

Failed anniversary cruises
Miscommunicated airline ticket scheduling
Terrible experiences with Expedia customer service

Not as Popular as TripAdvisor

Not only has Expedia demonstrated a struggle in customer service and consistency in travel packages, but it also isn't the most popular go-to travel site. Overall estimated desktop visits to Expedia sites were 63.5 million for May of 2014 compared to TripAdvisor's 159.6 million and Booking.com's 210.5 million.

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The Bottom Line

There are many reasons to look at Expedia.com for your next travel arrangements. The usability of the website is exceptional and the ability to add a rental car or hotel to a flight only package is intuitive and cost effective. Expedia has a great deal to offer with its rewards program and daily travel offerings for the local scene and for travels abroad. Users that enlist the help of Expedia to book their travel can expect the following from the service:

Booking Incentives: Rewards program and membership benefits
Insurance: Travel protection
Support: 24/7 customer support
Compiled information: Family of brands to use to aggregate data
Sorting tool: Thousands of results that can be sorted in a matter of seconds

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16 Reviews

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3 grade

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Eddie Rios Ogden, UT

Expedia is simply the best comprehensive tool for booking air, car, and hotel. The website is easy to use and is very accurate for reservations. I have never had a bad experience. This site is very trusted and I feel has earned the trust of the public. I always find competitive rates with Expedia and have no issues booking vacation and business trips alike.

1 year ago

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Lesa Burgess Pleasant Grove, UT

Recently I used Expedia to book a number of hotels for a big road trip vacation I was planning on going on. Unfortunately I had to cancel the trip and my cancellation dates had passed for me to get fully refunded for cancelling. I called Expedia's customer service and explained the predicament I was in & even though the cancellation dates were passed, they went out of their way to call the hotels that were booked and get me a full refund for all 4 hotels. Because of this, I will be using Expedia a lot more. I was very impressed with the customer service, the way they handled the situation & their professionalism.

2 years ago

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Kaysha Love Las Vegas, NV

Booking your hotel through Expedia is one of the easiest, cheapest, greatest experiences you'll ever experience. Expedia offers some of the greatest deals among hotel prices and they even offer insurance policies with each of the bookings which make booking through the company more trust worthy. They also have great customer service.

1 year ago

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McKinzie Figueroa Provo, UT

We use Expedia quite often when we are going on vacations, especially when we are traveling and needing to use different hotels. We have found that Expedia quite often has cheaper prices than if you go onto a hotel's website. I really like it because it is very easy to see all of the different hotels that are in the same area so you know all of the different options that you have. I would definitely recommend using Expedia for your next trip.

2 years ago

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Wayne Young Little Rock, AR

Expedia is a great site to book hotels because it gathers multiple options to compare in one place. It is reliable and the hotel always has my reservation. It has good reviews to evaluate the hotels.

10 months ago

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John Burnside Colorado Springs, CO

I used to use Expedia for all my travel arrangements but there are better options out there now. Their portal is difficult to navigate and better deals are often available thru other sites if you are willing to look. Trip documentation is often lacking as they act like a third party agency and you still have to go the the airline or rental car site to get the details.

2 years ago

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Lindsey American Fork, UT

I really like Expedia Hotel Booking. I have booked a few hotels on here, and I've gotten reward points for the ones I've stayed in to use for future bookings. They don't always have the cheapest prices, so still check around other sites. Most of the time though, they have very cheap prices.

3 years ago

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Denise H. Mona, UT

We drove across the country last year and used Expedia on an almost daily basis for two weeks to book our hotels. The process works okay as long as you don't have any problems and need to contact customer service. The customer service agents we spoke with hardly spoke English and it was very frustrating for us (and for them to, I'm sure) to work out the issues. I spent a lot of time on the phone which was the last thing I wanted to be doing. They did, however, give us a voucher for a free night's stay which was nice.

4 years ago

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Jennifer Donnelly Tallahassee, FL

With Expedia I get to find the cheapest hotels easily instead of having to look up each hotel on their separate websites. Expedia not only saved me money but also time.

1 year ago

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Thomas Hullinger Pleasant Grove, UT

Expedia give me a lot more options when I go to find a hotel at a destination that I don't know about. I can put in my criteria and in a matter of seconds have plenty of choices to choose from at great prices.

2 years ago

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MaryAnn Hagblom West Jordan, UT

Their prices compared to others are really good. I like there reward program. Customer service has been great.

1 year ago

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Shari Evers Lehi, UT

I am so glad websites like Expedia exist. I do not have the skills to vacation find, and Expedia brings it all together in one place!

2 years ago

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Lori Fletcher Saratoga Springs, UT

I won't book through Expedia anymore because their prices have only been a couple dollars different from the hotel original prices.

1 year ago

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Tom Rhoton Alpine, UT

They do a good job, but be prepared for tons of follow-up email after the purchase . . .

3 years ago

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Jeff Martin Layton, UT

I have used Expedia a number of times and liked it. Very easy and fast to do.

3 years ago

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Kent Jensen Newberg, OR

I like going to one site. Pricing is always competative.

3 years ago