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Trivia questions from new Priceline Negotiator TV spot
By Brian Ek, On 1/23/13 10:16 AM
Tags: blog index, kaley cuoco, priceline negotiator, priceline.com, william shatner
WHAT MESSAGE DOES SHE SHARE WITH WILLIAM SHATNER AT THE END OF THE SPOT, AND WHAT LANGUAGE IS IT? It’s Cantonese, and the translation is, “He says you still owe him 5 bucks.” WHAT KIND OF CAR IS WILLIAM SHATNER DRIVING, AND DOES HE DO HIS OWN STUNT DRIVING? It’s a 1960s Shelby Cobra.  William Shatner does all of his own driving in the spot (gotta love...
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Watch Big Bang's Kaley Cuoco diss William Shatner
By Brian Ek, On 1/16/13 9:05 AM
Tags: big bang theory, kaley cuoco, priceline.com, the negotiator, william shatner
Here's a fun behind-the-scenes clip of priceline.com's newest celeb spokeswoman, Big Bang Theory's Kaley Cuoco, with our longtime spokesman, William Shatner.  They're teaming up in a new series of spots for priceline.com. Clearly, Kaley isn't seeing stars.    http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/big-bang-theorys-kaley-cuoco-412379   PS - you probably knew...
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Hotel Negotiator App is growing again
By Brian Ek, On 9/18/12 1:26 PM
Tags: blog index, expedia, hotel deals, hotel negotiator, hotel tonight, orbitz, travelocity
If you haven't recently downloaded the free Priceline Negotiator app for iPhone, iPod touch and Android, then it's time to update.  The app just added some major enhancements for booking hotel rooms on the fly.  They are: Tonight-Only Deals.  This is the hotel service where priceline.com shows you the actual hotel along with a rate that's been discounted up to 40% or...
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New York heads list of top destinations for July 4th 2012
By Brian Ek, On 6/26/12 1:53 PM
Tags: 4th of july, blog index, chicago, expedia, hawaii, july 4th, new york, orbitz, priceline.com, travelocity
Here's my list of the top 50 most-requested destinations for the July 4th holiday.  My list comes from thousands of actual hotel booking requests made by our Name Your Own Price hotel customers.  Because my list is actual credit card-backed booking requests, I think the list is one of the most accurate predictors of July 4th tourism. So, this list can help in two ways.  If you...
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No bidding Express Deals shows amenities and saves up to 45%
By Brian Ek, On 6/25/12 9:11 AM
Tags: blog index, expedia, express deals, hotel deals, orbitz, priceline hotels, priceline.com, summer travel, travelocity
All you family vacationers out there, are you listening?  How about you business travelers who can't share a king?  Priceline.com just introduced a new hotel booking option called Express Deals, and it's something you absolutely need to check out. Now, Priceline.com offers 3 different ways to get the right hotel at the right price. Option #1 Retail Hotels .  Choose from...
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Priceline Hotel Site Ranked #1 for Reliability
By Brian Ek, On 5/31/12 3:25 PM
Tags: blog index, expedia, hotel websites, orbitz, priceline.com, travelocity
    In a recent hotel reservation websites study conducted by Keynote Systems, priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) was ranked number-one for reliability, with a perfect score of 1000.   Keynote’s industry analysis group observed real users putting the major hotel reservation websites through their paces. In addition to observing users, the Keynote study examined...
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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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