Hotels.com offers teachers 10% off, confirmed on ID.me’s Hotels.com page. ID.me’s fine print sets a maximum of $40 in savings, so the discount is worth the most on a short stay.
Hotels.com is one of three brands on Expedia Group’s Travel with us page, alongside Expedia and Vrbo. It can be a useful place to check when the chain you’d normally book doesn’t have a teacher program of its own. ID.me says it isn’t aware that Hilton or Holiday Inn by IHG offers teachers discounts, and it says Marriott has a teachers discount but verifies teachers directly instead of through ID.me.
How To Get The Hotels.com Teacher Discount
- Verify as a teacher on ID.me. ID.me describes these offers as savings for “verified Teachers community members.”
- Open Hotels.com’s listing in ID.me Shop and click through to the teacher offer.
- Book through Hotels.com from that click. ID.me’s fine print says you have to click through and complete your booking at the time of code redemption to activate the discount, so start from the ID.me link and finish the booking there.
ID.me’s fine print doesn’t mention anything to show at check-in.
The Fine Print Worth Reading First
Two lines in ID.me’s restrictions matter. The first is the $40 cap. At 10%, you hit it on $400 of spend, so a long stay sees a smaller share of savings than a short one. A $1,000 week gets $40 off, not $100. The second is the cancellation note: ID.me says some hotels require you to cancel more than 24 hours before check-in, and it points to Hotels.com for the details on each property. Check the cancellation window on the specific room before you pay.
OneKeyCash isn’t redeemable for cash, according to ID.me’s Hotels.com page, and it can only be used on Hotels.com, Expedia and Vrbo. The page doesn’t explain how it’s earned.
The Cash Back ID.me Lists
The same listing shows up to 2.0% cash back. Its breakdown by category runs up to 2.0% on Conventional Lodging, up to 2.0% on Vacation Rental and up to 0.8% on Car. ID.me doesn’t say whether one booking can earn both the 10% and the cash back, so look at the offer screen before you book rather than counting on both. Rates change, so confirm the current numbers on ID.me before you book.
Who ID.me Counts As A Teacher
ID.me’s Teacher card reads “PreK-12 and higher education faculty.” ID.me runs the verification, so its own pages are the place to see what it asks for. Once you’re verified, compare the final Hotels.com total against the hotel’s own site for the same dates.
Q&A
Does this discount apply to every hotel listed on Hotels.com?
ID.me lists it as a Hotels.com offer and doesn’t say which properties qualify, so check the total before you pay.
Do I need to show a school ID at check-in?
ID.me’s fine print doesn’t mention it.
Can I combine this with a hotel chain’s own teacher discount?
ID.me lists no rule on stacking. Marriott, for example, has its own teacher discount that ID.me says is verified with Marriott directly, so compare the two totals for the same dates.
What does the “cancel more than 24 hours before check-in” note mean?
ID.me’s wording is that some hotels require you to cancel more than 24 hours before check-in, with details on Hotels.com’s site. It reads as a property-level cancellation rule, so look at the cancellation terms shown for the room you pick.
Are substitute teachers or teacher aides eligible?
ID.me’s Teacher card reads “PreK-12 and higher education faculty.” It doesn’t say more on that page about substitutes or aides, so ask ID.me before you count on it.
What if my hotel chain doesn’t have a teacher discount at all?
ID.me says it isn’t aware that Hilton or Holiday Inn by IHG offers teachers discounts. Marriott has its own, which ID.me says is verified with Marriott directly. For any other chain, check the chain’s own site before you book.
More Information:
ID.me’s Hotels.com page is the source for the 10% offer, the $40 maximum, the click-through requirement, the cancellation note, the OneKeyCash line and the cash back rates. ID.me’s Teacher page supplies the eligibility wording, and its Hilton, Holiday Inn by IHG and Marriott pages supply the chain answers. Expedia Group’s Travel with us page lists Hotels.com among its brands. Terms and the exact discount can change, so confirm the current offer before you book.
