Email from National: No DC Discount

[JandD Mom]

Ok guys, so after a week of trying to get a reservation from National, who all of a sudden is not giving a discount for DC members, I did the following. I booked a reservation using my DC code plus a coupon for 1 free day (I have used this combination many times in the past and have gotten the 2 discounts). When the rate came up, the discount was included for the coupon but not the DC code. So I emailed National reservations with the reservation number, and asked them to apply my DC discount to the reservation. Here is the response I got:

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Thank you for your inquiry,

I checked your reservation and it already had that discount on the
reservation. What is happening is because you booked it off of the website
you are getting that discount for that. At this time the Disney is just
giving you percentage off for your coupon.

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In other words, I am getting the coupon ONLY. BTW, the coupon is not a Disney coupon, it is for BJs members. I also tried to book without the DC discount and the rate was the same. So basically, my understanding is that National is not honoring the DC discount. Or am I missing something?

 

[pbhunt]

O.K., the DC contract discount is supposed to be valid thru Dec 31, 2001, and it's supposed to give a discount of (at least) 10% off your National Car rental rate. The DC contract discount hasn't been appearing on reservations for several weeks now. I'm probably totally wrong here, but I tend to disbelieve the e-mail response from the National rep, since no discount is shown. I think the website is fouled up. I'm just hoping they fix it soon.

 

[Pluto4President]

Well, if that's the case, it was great while it lasted!

 

[JandD Mom]

I just wanted to mention that I am an EC member, and am trying to book a full size car with the DC discount for late Oct/Early Nov of 2001.

 

[Pluto4President]

The good news is that I just checked my November ressie and the weekly is back down to $125. That is usually the lowest it goes for a full size using EA.

 

[beattyfamily]

Well, if this is true, I sure hope they will honor my ressies with a DC discount and a United coupon that I made awhile ago.

I got about $43 off with DC and $20 with my coupon bringing my total for 10 days to $179. (base of $124) for a full size with the EA.

Of course, I still have the confirmation print out!



I just checked using all different contract #'s I have like BJ's Club, Entertainment book and Capital One and NONE of them generated any discount under contract number. So it's not just Disney Club contract number. The only discount it would give me was for coupons....so either the contract # part is down or they are no longer letting you get 2 discounts...

 

[karylrocks]

Even without a coupon it is not showing any discount, so I don't think that 2 disocunts is the problem. It is probably either a problem with the website or they are just not giving any discounts right now. Has anyone tried making a discounted reservation over the phone?

 

[travelcoupons]

The hospitality discount contract ID found at http://www.travelcouponsonline.com/best.html still works and can be used with coupons. It is only a 5% discount, but still better than nothing. The other contract ID's do not seem to work except on rentals of 8 days or longer.