Hotwire.com is a popular Internet discount travel website which allows travelers to make reservations online at significant savings to them. Much of Hotwire's travel inventory consists of unsold vacation packages, hotel rooms, airline seats and rental cars. If you use Hotwire, you can bid on what price you are willing to pay for that service. But be forewarned: You might not be able to cancel your reservation without losing your entire reservation price.
If you made a regular rate reservation with Hotwire, you can cancel it without penalty. Simply log into your account, click “My Account” and cancel the reservation. You can make or change subsequent regular rate reservations without penalty.
If you made a Hot Rate reservation with Hotwire, you cannot cancel it without losing all of your reservation price. This means that you cannot cancel, change, transfer, or exchange your reservation. Review Hotwire's terms and conditions to learn what rights you have as a consumer.
If you are looking for the lowest possible rates, carefully consider not choosing Hotwire's hot rate option if you believe that your plans could change. Hotwire advises its customers to consider purchasing travel-protection insurance that can cover the cost of a trip cancellation or interruption for a low cost. Weather emergencies, airline strikes, natural disasters, or other unforeseen events could alter a traveler's plans. Hotwire sells this insurance through its website; you can also purchase it elsewhere. Review your insurance options if you choose the Hot Rate feature.
