Wotif.com - waive the card fee!

Lspackbace on 16/08/2013 - 22:54

Booking a local holiday and Wotif.com had a super special that no one else had, but that damn $5.50 card fee was just annoying, so in the Ozbargain spirit I found a work around!

Simply go to the booking screen for your hotel, confirm the accommodation costs (without the $5.50), then open a new tab and go to wotif.com's gift voucher page. Buy a gift voucher for the desired amount (can pay with credit card) and it will be emailed straight away. Simply put the code into the section on the booking page and voila, no card fee!

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Comments

  • Car-la-la on 16/08/2013 - 22:55

    nice one!

  • TheAviator on 16/08/2013 - 23:56

    awesome!

  • pinnacle on 17/08/2013 - 07:12

    You are a champ..

  • kobrien456 on 17/08/2013 - 07:21

    Love it!

  • tonester on 17/08/2013 - 09:49
    +3

    nice but fyi buying gift vouchers does not contribution to prepaid travel costs for credit card travel insurance activation :(

  • Jared17 on 17/08/2013 - 19:08

    Does it work for mystery deals?

  • Glittergirl on 17/08/2013 - 20:38

    Great find . Wish I thought of this a couple of weeks ago
    — used it a few times recently.

  • tonester on 17/08/2013 - 21:03

    also wotif is rarely the cheapest
    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/112503#comment-1531581

    and some hotels offer fixed-price gift certificates per night which can be cheaper than paying the actual room cost
    http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/108998

    • spackbace on 17/08/2013 - 21:18

      In this instance it was a wotif special, unmatched elsewhere, didn't try to get the hotel to do it directly. But just put it up there as a way of saving a little bit should wotif be the cheapest for what someone's looking up :)

      Considered making it a deal but didn't consider it deal-worthy lol

  • YadaYadaYada on 18/08/2013 - 11:06

    Do they take amex with no extra fees to purchase a gift voucher on wotif?

    • spackbace on 18/08/2013 - 12:02
      +2

      Just checked and they still charge an extra fee

  • [Deactivated] on 18/08/2013 - 17:55
    +2

    If you are a real cheapskate like me, you call the hotel directly and get a better price of the phone. I was travelling around for 2 weeks and did this, and there was only one place that wouldn't price match, which is strange, because THEY pay a fee to Wotif as well to get your booking.

  • Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 23/08/2013 - 17:46

    Love it!

    Tho sometimes if you go to the Hotel's website directly they offer specials bypassing the middle man.

  • kobrien456 on 05/09/2013 - 07:41

    Always do this. Specials can be great- free transfers, tours champagne etc

  • FirstNameLastName on 10/09/2013 - 10:47

    excellent, thanks!

  • NotJustChickenDinner on 01/11/2013 - 00:20

    thanks worked a treat!

  • skimp on 26/12/2013 - 23:36
    +1

    Only problem I can see is cancellations will be refunded as a credit, not money back onto the credit card.

  • akula on 12/01/2014 - 04:04

    That's a brilliant workaround.

  • Extinction Rebellion on 31/01/2014 - 06:59

    Has anyone tried this on other booking sites such as Jetstar, or theatre tickets?
    There should be a thread for this concept!

  • dealsniper on 31/01/2014 - 07:55

    Nice work

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