Big hotel discounts

On a recent trip, I made heavy use of hotel points accumulated from credit card sign-ups and manufactured spending. But in the smaller towns, chain hotel pickings are slim. So it pays to find coupons for hotels, which can be the biggest travel expense. Best promos right now include:

• Cheaptickets 20% off (code: TAKE20) - When you book a hotel, the agency can take up to a fee of 25%.  So a 20% coupon is practically as good as it gets.  Cheaptickets is a subsidiary of Orbitz, which has good hotel inventory but not as good as Expedia or Priceline/Booking.com.
• Expedia $25 off $100 or $50 off $200 (code: MOBILE25) - Expedia has been promoting its mobile app, which is quite good. Expedia will give you a discount for your first booking using its mobile app, currently $25 off $100. There used to be several $50 off $200 coupons floating around (MOBILECHEER and MOBILEPLAY50), so keep an eye out for future coupons.  These coupons are good for cases where Expedia has a wider selection or lower price than Cheaptickets/Orbitz.