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Who are the Priceline Fans?

Almost every day, I come across blogs and fun stories about how people are using priceline.com to stretch their travel dollars.  Here are some of the most interesting ones.

 

Eric Bergeson's A Duck Out Of Water In Las Vegas trip.

The Tinfoil Tiara says Priceline is priceless.

The Copper Brick Road books a Valentines Day hotel.

ProHomemaker.com gives priceline a try.

 Interview with Love Like Fire.

See how bands like The Southland make their road trips count with Priceline. 

Dennis Bournique looks at Priceline’s new mobile service.

Glenn Gregory gives money saving travel tips.

Jens Odegaard’s Hawaii trip.

 
February 2009 Archives

Business travel cutbacks may have silver lining for leisure travelers

 

Looking for an especially sweet deal on a vacation this year? May I suggest one of the nation’s big convention cities.
Business travel is taking it on the chin. As for the cause, or causes, take your pick – a rotten economy, layoffs, media reports of lavish corporate events and the Treasury Department calling for bailout firms to adopt new policies for conferences and events. 
The New York Times reported this week that conference attendance could drop by 12 percent this year, with a 9 percent drop in off-site meetings and corporate events. PKF Hospitality Research said that, of the top 50 hotel markets it tracks, 40 will see a drop in occupied rooms for 2009.
Business travel cutbacks could have a silver lining for leisure travelers. Cities that typically do a lot of business in corporate and convention travel – cities like Las Vegas, New York, New Orleans, Miami, San Francisco, Atlanta, Orlando, Dallas and Washington, DC – should be very attractive to leisure travelers, with consumer-friendly pricing on everything from vacation packages and hotel rooms, to theme park tickets, attractions and restaurants.
I took a quick tour of Priceline and found quite a few especially good deals for the big convention cities. You can check them out yourself at www.priceline.com or our last-minute deals service www.priceline.com/pricebreakers.
Here are some of my favorites.
Name Your Own Price Hotel Rooms
These are examples of successful NYOP bids made recently by other priceline.com customers.
·         Las Vegas, 4-star, Las Vegas Strip, $90 a night.
·         Chicago, 3-star, North Michigan Avenue, $79 a night.
·         Atlanta, 3-star, Downtown Area, $65 a night.
·         New Orleans, 3-star, French Quarter, $60 a night.
·         Miami, 3-star, Coral Gables/Coconut Grove, $55 a night.
Priceline Vacation Packages
·         Las Vegas, $316. Includes round-trip airfare from Denver and 2 nights accommodations at the 3.5 star Las Vegas Hilton (3/27-3/29).
·         New York City, $284. Includes round-trip airfare from Boston and 2 nights accommodations at the 3.5 star Club Quarters Downtown (4/3-4/5).
·         New Orleans, $303. Includes round-trip airfare from Chicago and 3 nights accommodations at the 4-star Intercontinental New Orleans (3/6-3/9).
·         San Francisco, $214. Includes round-trip airfare from Los Angeles and 3 nights accommodations at the 3-star Holiday Inn Fisherman’s Wharf (3/6-3/9).
Airline Tickets
These are all published-price, round-trip fares. 
·         Philadelphia to Orlando, $212.
·         Boston to New York City, $137.
·         Denver to Phoenix, $169.
·         Washington, DC, to Las Vegas, $292.
Name Your Own Price® Rental Cars
Here are some successful bids recently made by our customers for NYOP rental cars.
·         Chicago, economy, $12 a day.
·         Las Vegas, economy, $12 a day.
·         Orlando, economy, $12 a day.

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