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Las Vegas is top destination for Memorial Day 2012
By Brian Ek, On 5/16/12 10:19 AM
Tags: blog index, expedia, holiday travel, memorial day, orbitz, priceline.com, tripadvisor
  Where's the cake?  This year, Priceline celebrates its 10th anniversary of publishing the Memorial Day Top 50 Destinations report.   This year, Las Vegas is the top destination, followed by Chicago's North Michigan Avenue in the #2 spot. The 2012 Top 50 destinations highlight leisure travelers’ budget sensitivities going into the summer season. Average summer...
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Hotel Negotiator Wins Best Mobile App
By Brian Ek, On 5/11/12 11:20 AM
Tags: blog index, hotel negotiator, mobile, priceline.com
  Priceline's Hotel Negotiator was recently recognized as the Best Mobile App at the Asia Pacific Travel Innovation Awards.  The awards competition focused on companies that promote tourism in the Asia Pacific region. The app is an indispensable tool for travelers headed to Asia because it offers hotels in cities throughout Asia.  Many of the apps hotel offerings come with...
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New global app for last-minute hotels
By Brian Ek, On 4/27/12 11:25 AM
Tags: blog index, booking.com, hotel deals, hotel tonight, hotels tonight, priceline.com
Booking.com (that's priceline.com's sister business in Europe) just launched a new app for iPhone called Booking.com Tonight. It's the first global last-minute hotel booking app offering same-night hotel rooms at special savings of up to 50% below regular hotel rates.  You can download the app for free at the itunes store ...
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Cosmopolitan Las Vegas is nation's top hotel for valentines
By Brian Ek, On 2/9/12 2:46 PM
Tags: blog index, las vegas, priceline.com, valentines, valentines day
  Funny thing about Priceline customers.  Instead of flowers, they'd rather give their significant others a stack of casino chips this Valentine's Day. I took a look at all the reservations that had been made through our published-price hotel service for check-in between February 10-14, 2012 (Feb. 14 is Valentine's Day, in case you didn't know) to see which high-end hotels are most...
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Now an Android version of Tonight Only Deals
By Brian Ek, On 2/7/12 2:34 PM
Tags: android, android travel apps, blog index, hotel deals, priceline.com, travel apps
It's official - Priceline now has an Android version of its Tonight-Only Deals ®hotel reservations service that is being bundled into its free Hotel Negotiator® app for Android devices. The service enables last-minute travelers to choose the exact hotels they want for stays the same night at discounts of up to 35% off published prices.  Late last year, priceline.com launched...
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New York's Times Square Tops New Year's Destinations
By Brian Ek, On 12/29/11 3:11 PM
Tags: blog index, expedia, new years, orbitz, priceline.com, times square, travelocity
  Time to give some major props to New York City.  For the last 6 years, the Las Vegas Strip was the #1 destination on my list of the top 50 destinations for New Year's.  The list is based on hotel room reservation requests made through priceline.com's Name Your Own Price hotel reservation service. I was expecting more of the same for this year, but no.  New York's Times...
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Update on last-minute holiday airfares
By Brian Ek, On 12/15/11 1:54 PM
Tags: blog index, christmas airfare, holiday travel, priceline.com
  I thought we'd take one more look at how holiday airfares are trending around the country.   As expected, we're seeing the effects of tight supply tied to those 4th quarter airline capacity cutbacks.  Also affecting average fares is the fact that tickets being booked now would be considered last-minute.   If you still need a ticket, you should check...
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The 12 Ways Of Christmas Travel Saving
By Brian Ek, On 12/7/11 9:02 AM
Tags: airline fees, airlines, blog index, christmas, extra fees, holiday travel, priceline.com
My apologies to the holiday song. With the average retail Christmas and winter holiday airfare now running a whopping 14% above last year, the last thing travelers want is to get socked with extra fees for ticket changes (up to $150), checked bags (up to $38 each way), oversize bags ($49 and up, each way), and even blankets (up to $8) and wifi (up to $12). Fact is, with a little...
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The Travel Ekspert's Holiday Travel Costs Quiz
By Brian Ek, On 11/2/11 10:36 AM
Tags: blog index, christmas, holiday airfares, priceline.com, thanksgiving, the travel ekspert
The holidays are almost here, so let's have some fun.  See how you do with my holiday travel costs quiz.  The answers are posted below, so no peeking. Question 1 - From 2003 to 2011, in which year did we see the lowest national average Thanksgiving airfare? Question 2 - For the same years, when did we see the most expensive average Thanksgiving airfare? Question 3 - In what...
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Holiday Best Days To Fly updated for November 1
By Brian Ek, On 11/1/11 9:12 AM
Tags: blog index, christmas travel, holiday airfares, holiday travel, priceline.com, thanksgiving travel
As of November 1, 2011, the best (as in most affordable) days to fly for the holidays are:   Thanksgiving - November 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 29 and 30 Christmas - December 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 27, 28 and 31 You can see the whole calendar at http://pcln.com/bestdays   I just looked at tickets booked over the past month for the upcoming holidays.  Nationally,...
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