It is often said that cancelling a Priceline reservation is impossible. \u00a0In general, this is absolutely true. \u00a0When using Name Your Own Price, reservations are final and cannot be changed or cancelled. \u00a0Priceline actually does a pretty good of notifying customers before they purchase, and despite this, I hear dozens of complaints per year against Priceline because customers are not allowed to cancel or change their reservation.<\/p>\n
Recently, however, I have learned that cancelling a Priceline reservation is possible in some very rare instances. \u00a0This is according to the website Schmidt Happens<\/a>, a blog\u00a0written by a former Priceline customer service representative. \u00a0[Note to reader: \u00a0In the Schmidt Happens blog, the author actually goes so far as to suggest you fake an excuse to get out of a Priceline reservation. \u00a0HotelDealsRevealed.com does not condone this, and quite honestly, this technique is pretty low and immoral. \u00a0The purpose of this article is to inform travellers in dire circumstances to cancel their reservation]<\/p>\n Cancelling A Priceline Flight:<\/strong> \u00a0Using Name Your Own Price, you can cancel your reservation within 24 hours if you entered the wrong name. \u00a0There is a small fee of around $8 for the cancellation. \u00a0The exception airlines are:\u00a0Jet Blue, Spirit, ExpressJet, and Air Tran. \u00a0If after 24 hours, you can cancel if you cancel due to miscarriage or a missing child.<\/p>\n Cancelling A Priceline Hotel Reservation:<\/strong> \u00a0Priceline will let you cancel due to the death of a loved one. \u00a0According to Schmidt, they will ask for the name and number of the funeral home but they typically do not call to validate the death.<\/p>\n Rental Car Cancellations: \u00a0<\/strong>If you’ve booked a rental car, you can cancel if you made meant to reserve a car with a different pick up and drop off location.<\/p>\n