Every day of the week, the routine of Travel-Dealz editors begins with combing through countless offers and suggesting them to our colleagues. After evaluating them, only the best deals make it on our homepage and into our newsletter. In this post, we want to shine a light on offers that were discussed, but ultimately disregarded. But just because we didn’t feel they would be interesting for a broader audience, it doesn’t mean that some people won’t cherish them.
In this section, you can’t expect our usual service – we will give one example for each deal. We can only give hints about details like availability, travel period, other origins/destinations or fare rules.
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IHG’s Inadequate Black Week Sale
IHG promises a 25% discount for stays until March 31, 2026. The sale was exclusive to their Android app until Thursday, then became accessible via their website, too. The discounted rates are prepaid and non-refundable.
Reason it wasn’t on the site: Our tests showed that the discount maxes out at roughly 10%. And while prepaid rates and a short travel period usually go well together, most of IHG’s recent sales included a solid discount on flexible rates that actually remained flexible. This is far worse by comparison.
Hilton’s Half-Baked Black Week Sale
Hilton promises up to 20% discount on stays in Africa, Europe and the Middle East. The sales period stretches into January and the travel period end on April 12, 2026. The discounted rates are prepaid, non-refundable and only available on weekends.
Reason it wasn’t on the site: This is similar to IHG’s offer, only slightly worse. With Asia and the Americas, two important markets are missing – and four of seven week days are excluded from the offer, as well. Our tests showed that you cannot expect more than a 10% discount to comparable rates, too.
Radisson’s Ragged Black Week Sale
Radisson’s offer seems to be a bit more generous than the others: Their special rate always includes breakfast, dishes out 3,000 bonus points per stay for members and covers the entirety of 2026. Sadly, these rates are non-refundable, as well.
Reason it wasn’t on the site: This explanation is a staple of this column, but we’re not getting tired of repeating it: Year-long travel periods are pretty much useless if the rate is prepaid. Paying several hundred Euros a year ahead is very risky, even if you know where you will spend October 2026. The advertised 35% is ridiculous as well: As it was the case for most Radisson sales in the last three years – you basically trade flexibility for free breakfast while the overall price stays the same.
Free Status Upgrades at Wyndham
Wyndham voluntarily upgrades all Wyndham Rewards members to the next highest status until the end of the year. No questions asked or additional requirements.
Reason it wasn’t on the site: A couple of weeks ago, Wyndham already gave up Diamond status for free and until the end of 2026. Even if you didn’t take advantage of that, Wyndham Rewards tiers are pretty useless, anyway.
€200 Discount on RV and Caravan Rentals
Car rental portal CamperDays has issued a €200 discount code. The travel period is not limited, and the minimum spend is €1,750.
Reason it wasn’t on the site: …the minimum spend is €1,750.
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Cover Picture: Hilton sign of the Hilton Tokyo Odaiba | Ditmar Lange
Comments (4)
Many thanks for the clarifications provided. Well appreciated!
Thanks for communicating this background info. Very interesting!
It’s something wrong with the Duolingo deal link
Hi Jakob, I’ve fixed the link. Thanks for noticing.