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Priceline hotel deals, flight deals: Shop the Black Friday sale
Priceline is celebrating Black Friday with an early access sale. Save on hotels, rental cars, flights, and more.
SAVE ON HOTELS, FLIGHTS, AND MORE: Priceline’s Black Friday sale starts early with savings in over 80 countries.
Priceline’s Black Friday hotel deals
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Priceline’s Black Friday car rental deals
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Priceline’s Black Friday package deals
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Priceline’s Black Friday cruise deals
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Dreaming of a vacation? Priceline’s Black Friday sale is here to make it happen. Save big on flights, hotels, rental cars, and vacation packages. Some deals are exclusive to Priceline VIPs, but signing up is free and easy.
How to become a Priceline VIP
Becoming a Priceline VIP is super simple, and it’s free. All you have to do is sign up via the Priceline website or mobile app and create an account.
Priceline VIPs are tiered based on their level of loyalty and the amount they spend at Priceline throughout the year. The more you spend, the higher your VIP status and the better benefits and exclusive deals you’ll have access to.
For example, basic VIP members get up to 10% off rental cars and a 5% Express Deal coupon after completing each trip, whereas VIP Platinum members get up to 20% off rental cars and a 10% Express Deal coupon after each trip. They also get first-priority customer service and early access to exclusive deals and promotions.
Here are our favorite Priceline Black Friday deals that you won’t want to miss:
Best hotel deal
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Looking to save on your next hotel booking? Priceline is offering up to 30% off select hotel stays during its Black Friday sale. But there’s a catch: This deal is only available to Priceline VIP members.
To take advantage of this offer, sign up for a free Priceline VIP membership and then look for the little Black Friday icon to see which hotels are included in the sale.
Just be sure to pay attention to your booking and actual vacation dates. For example, all deals included in this promotion must be booked by Nov. 27 at 11:59 p.m. EST. However, you can stay until May 31, 2024.
Best rental car deal
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If you’ve already got your hotel and flight booked but are still trying to figure out your transportation, you’ll want to check out these Black Friday rental car deals. During the Black Friday sale, Priceline is offering up to 50% off select rental car bookings.
Just be sure to book by Nov. 19 at 11:59 p.m. EST to snag this deal.
Best package deal
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Priceline’s Black Friday package deals
Why we like it
Is there anything better than getting a great deal on your hotel and airfare? Priceline’s Black Friday sale also features discounted package deals that include hotel stays and airfare.
Book by Nov. 27 at 11:59 p.m. EST and stay by April 30, 2024, to save 20% or more on all-inclusive resorts and flights when you book through Priceline. Note: You’ve gotta book your hotel and flight together to get this deal.
Best cruise deal
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If traveling by boat is more your style, Priceline’s Black Friday sale has some great cruise deals, too. Snag a balcony cabin upgrade for the price of an oceanview stateroom, plus more perks if you book by Nov. 13 at 9 a.m. EST.
Can’t you just hear the sound of the ocean and feel the breeze already?
Even more deals you should definitely know about
In addition to offering discounts on hotel stays, rental cars, packages, and cruises, Priceline is giving out Mystery Coupons.
Here’s how it works: Sign up to be a Priceline email subscriber by November 21, 2023, to receive a mystery coupon code for the Black Friday sale. Of the subscribers, 4,000 will receive 99% off, 6,000 will receive 50% off, and 10,000 will receive 25% off. Everyone else will receive 10% off.
Priceline is also offering VIP treatment this Black Friday. Book a flight, hotel, or package deal to earn a VIP Gold status upgrade through March 31, 2024. Existing VIP Gold or Platinum members can save $20 on any hotel deal with the code VIPBF.
If you’re looking for a new travel rewards credit card, Priceline will give you a $100 statement credit and 5,000 bonus points when you apply for and are approved for a Priceline VIP Rewards Visa Card by Nov. 27.
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Save 30% or more on select hotels (11/6 – 11/27)
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Save as much as 50% on Rental Car Express Deals (11/6 – 11/19)
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Get instantly upgraded to VIP Gold Status (11/13 – 11/20)
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Save 20% or more on top all-inclusive destinations when you bundle hotel and flight (11/6 – 11/27)
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Earn a $100 statement credit and 5K bonus points when you sign up for a Priceline VIP Rewards Visa Card (11/6 –11/27)
Bonus deals:
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Get two months free (including family!) when you sign up for CLEAR (11/6 – 11/27)
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Save 25% or more on airport parking with The Parking Spot (11/6 – 11/30)
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Best streaming deals Nov. 2023: Save $20 on Peacock Premium
Many streaming prices are going up, so here’s how to swing Paramount+, NFL Sunday Ticket, and more for less.
UPDATE: Nov. 4, 2023, 5:00 a.m. EDT This post has been updated with the latest streaming deals and pricing on streaming service bundles.
Get one month free of any Paramount+ plan
(Save up to $12)
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Netflix Premium and NFL+ Premium bundle
(Save $10/month)
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One year of Peacock Premium
(save $20)
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Hulu monthly subscription
(save $6 per month (for eligible college students))
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Streaming services have become a modern cultural staple: we build them into our monthly bills alongside rent and electricity. However, there are always loopholes to get out of paying full price for the top apps. If you’ve had your eye on a particular streaming service, see if this week’s best streaming deals are the incentive you’ve been waiting for.
Our top pick
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If you’re looking for a one-stop shop to watch TV classics like Scrubs and New Girl, new releases like Love Island Games or Five Nights at Freddy’s, and some Sunday Night Football, Peacock is the streaming service for you. For a limited time, you can score $20 off an annual subscription to Peacock Premium with the code BIGTENFAN, getting you access to all of the above, and more, for just $40 a year.
If you’re looking to avoid ads, you can also apply this coupon code and get $20 off an annual Peacock Premium Plus subscription, bringing it down from $119.99 to $99.99.
More streaming deals and ongoing bundles
Amazon Prime Video
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No current subscription deals, but try it with a 30-day free trial
AMC+
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No current standalone deals, but try it with a seven-day free trial
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Pay just $5 for your first month through Sling TV, with no Sling subscription required (save $3.99)
Apple TV+
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Get three free months at Best Buy just because (save $6.99/month)
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Get three free months with the purchase of an Apple product
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Students get free Apple TV+ along with an Apple Music subscription for a limited time (save $6.99/month)
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T-Mobile customers with a Go5G Plus plan get a free subscription
Curiosity Stream
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No current deals
DirecTV Stream
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Get three free months of Max, Showtime, Starz, MGM+, and Cinemax with purchase of the Ultimate package (save $161.97)
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New customers get $10 off each month for their first three months of DirecTV stream (save $30)
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Get $400 in Visa Reward cards when you sign up for two years of DirecTV and show proof of purchase of NFL Sunday Ticket from YouTube
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Get $100 in Visa Reward cards when you sign up for the Entertainment plan at $79.99/month (no NFL Sunday Ticket purchase required)
Disney+
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Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ (with ads) — $14.99/month (save $11.98/month)
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Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ (no ads) — $21.99/month (save $20.98/month)
FuboTV
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Try it with a seven-day free trial
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New subscribers get 30 days free of FuboTV Pro if you’re a My Best Buy Plus or Total member (save $74.99)
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Get 30 days for free when you buy select Fire TV devices at Best Buy
Max
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Max (with ads) — $99.99/year (save $1.66/month)
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Max (no ads) — $149.99/year (save $3.50/month)
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Max Ultimate (no ads) — $199.99/year (save $3.33/month)
Hulu
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Eligible college students can get a monthly subscription for $1.99 per month (save $6 per month)
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Try for free with a 30-day trial
MGM+
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Get six free months when you buy a Fire TV device at Amazon
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Try for free with a seven-day trial
Netflix
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Verizon customers can get a year of Netflix for free when they AMC+ through Verizon play+
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Verizon customers can also bundle Netflix Premium and NFL+ Premium plans through +play for just $25/month (save $10/month)
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T-Mobile customers with Go5G and Go5G Plus plans can save between $9.99 and $15.49/month on Netflix Basic or Standard
NFL Sunday Ticket
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Eligible users get two free months of Max when they bundle NFL Sunday Ticket and Youtube TV through Nov. 30
Paramount+
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Select MyPanera members can get a free three-month Walmart+ subscription and select Verizon MyPlan members can save $2.95/month on a Walmart+ subscription (Walmart+ unlocks Paramount+ Essential)
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Get one month free of any Paramount+ plan with code REDEEM30
Peacock
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Peacock Premium for students — $1.99/month for 12 months (save $3/month)
Philo
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No current standalone deals, but try it with a seven-day free trial
Showtime
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No current standalone deals, but try it with a seven-day free trial
Sling TV
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Get 50% off your first month of Sling Orange, Sling Blue, or Sling Orange & Blue
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Get a free Fire TV Stick Lite (a $40 value) and $10 off your first month (save $50)
Starz
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Get three months for $5/month (save $5/month)
YouTube TV
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New users can lock in their three months of the YouTube TV Base Plan for just $50.99 instead of $72.99 (save $60)
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The White House announces an executive order on AI regulation — how ChatGPT and its ilk are affected
The White House just announced an executive order on AI regulation, which means major players like Open AI, Google, Microsoft and other prominent AI players must abide by the new legislation.
The White House just announced a thunderous executive order tackling AI regulation. These directives are the “strongest set of actions any government in the world has ever taken” to protect how AI affects American citizens, according to White House Deputy Chief of Staff Bruce Reed.
The Biden administration has been working on plans to regulate the untethered AI industry. The order builds on the Biden-Harris blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights as well as voluntary commitments from 15 leading tech companies to work with the government for safe and responsible AI development.
Instead of waiting for Congress to pass its own legislation, the White House is storming ahead with an executive order to mitigate AI risks while capitalizing on its potential. With the widespread use of generative AI like ChatGPT, the urgency to harness AI is real.
White House AI executive order: 10 key provisions you need to know
What does the executive order look like? And how will it affect AI companies? Here’s what you need to know.
1. Developers of powerful AI systems (e.g., OpenAI, Google and Microsoft) must share the results of their safety tests with the federal government
In other words, while a prominent AI company is training its model, it is required to share the results of red-team safety tests before they are released to the public. (A red team is a group of people that test the security and safety of a digital entity by posing as malicious actors.)
According to a senior administration official, the order focuses on future generations of AI models, not current consumer-facing tools like ChatGPT. Furthermore, companies that would be required to share safety results are those that meet the highest threshold of computing performance. “[The threshold] is not going to catch AI systems trained by graduate students or even professors. This is really catching the most powerful systems in the world,” said the official.
2. Red-team testing will be held to high standards set by the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Homeland Security and the Departments of Energy will also work together to determine whether AI systems pose certain risks in the realm of cybersecurity as well as our chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear infrastructure.
3. Address the safety of AI players using models for science and biology-related projects
New standards for “biosynthesis screening” are in the works to protect against “dangerous biological materials” engineered by AI.
4. AI-generated content must be watermarked
The Department of Commerce will roll out guidance for ensuring all AI-generated content — audio, imagery, video, and text — is labeled as such. This will allow Americans to determine which content is created by a non-human entity, making it easier to identify deceptive deepfakes.
5. Continue building upon the ‘AI Cyber Challenge’
For the uninitiated, the AI Cyber Challenge is a Biden administration initiative that seeks to establish a high-level cybersecurity program that strengthens the security of AI tools, ensuring that vulnerabilities are fixed.
6. Lean on Congress to pass “bipartisan data privacy legislation”
The executive order is a message to Congress to speed things up. Biden is calling on lawmakers to ensure that Americans’ privacy is protected while prominent AI players train their models. Children’s privacy will be a primary focus.
7. Dig into companies’ data policies.
The White House says that it will evaluate how agencies and third-party data brokers collect and use “commercially available” information, meaning public datasets. Some “personally identifiable” data is available to the public, but that doesn’t mean AI players have free rein to use this information.
8. Tamp down on discrimination exacerbated by AI
Guidance will be rolled out to landlords, federal contractors, and more to reduce the possibility of bias. On top of that, the government will introduce best practices to address discrimination in AI algorithms. Plus, the Biden administration will address the usage of AI in sentencing regarding the criminal justice system.
9. Attract top global talent
As of today, the ai.gov site has a portal for applicants seeking AI fellowships and job opportunities in the U.S. government. The order also seeks to update visa criteria for immigrants with AI expertise.
10. Support workers vulnerable to AI developments
The Biden administration will support workers’ collective bargaining influence by developing principles and best practices to protect workers against potential harms like surveillance, job replacement, and discrimination. The order also announced plans to produce a report on AI’s potential for disrupting labor markets.
Mashable will be down in D.C. to get more information about how the new AI executive order will affect major players like Open AI, Google, and Microsoft as well as the average American citizen. Stay tuned for our coverage on this matter.