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Blog Entries

Big time airfare price drops for December holidays
Kirjoittanut Brian Ek, 23.11.2009 14:14
Tagit: blog index, christmas airfare, priceline, priceline airfare index, thanksgiving airfare
Anyone who hasn't booked their December holidays airfare would be wise to get moving ASAP.  This week's priceline.com holiday airfares index shows that no fewer than 15 of the most popular December itineraries experienced price drops of 26% to 51% for this week compared to last week. Most Thanksgiving travelers will find that their bird is pretty much cooked if they don't have their...
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Plentiful hotel deals take stress out of Black Friday
Kirjoittanut Brian Ek, 23.11.2009 10:53
Tagit: black friday, blog index, hotel deals, priceline, thanksgiving hotels
I've always had a love-hate relationship with Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving when all the stores kick off the holiday shopping season with "door-buster" and other special deals. Sure the buys are good and I have been able to finish my holiday shopping in a very long day.  But after fighting the crowds, the checkout lines and the parking lots, I'm hardly in the mood...
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Priceline Lists Best Days To Fly For The Holidays
Kirjoittanut Brian Ek, 12.11.2009 13:53
Tagit: blog index, christmas, holiday airfares, holiday airline ticket prices, priceline, priceline.com, thanksgiving
Still looking for an airline ticket home for the holidays?  Allow me to help. Airfares have started to creep up.  Two reasons for that - there are fewer seats flying this year and holiday demand is starting to peak.  The average fare for Thanksgiving as of last week was $387 - that's 12% higher than what you would have paid a year ago. Same thing for the December...
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Holiday airfares remain stable for week of November 2
Kirjoittanut Brian Ek, 2.11.2009 14:56
Tagit: airfare index, blog index, christmas airfare, holiday airfares, priceline, priceline airfare index, thanksgiving airfare
  Let's start with the good news.  The national average airfare for Thanksgiving and December holiday travel stablized going into this week.  The average Thanksgiving airfare this week is $389 compared to $384 a week ago.  For the December holidays, the average airfare is now $427 compared to $430 a week ago. On an itinerary-specific basis, some routes saw pretty hefty fare...
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Priceline iPhone App (Video)
Kirjoittanut Keith Lopez, 29.10.2009 13:58

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Free Hotel Negotiator iPhone App now available
Kirjoittanut Brian Ek, 28.10.2009 11:07
Tagit: app store, apple, blog index, free travel apps, hotel negotiator, iphone, ipod touch, itunes, priceline, priceline app
  Here's something that's fun and money-saving.  The new Hotel Negotiator App is now available for free from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/ .  The new Priceline app is already one of the top 5 free travel downloads at the App Store. The Hotel Negotiator App lets you quickly find and book last-minute hotel rooms using...
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Thanksgiving & Christmas airfares continue to climb
Kirjoittanut Brian Ek, 27.10.2009 16:47
Tagit: airfare index, blog index, christmas, hanukkah, kwanzaa, priceline, thanksgiving
Airfares for Thanksgiving and the December holidays continue to inch upward as the holidays come more into focus. The average Thanksgiving airfare, based on bookings made by priceline.com customers, increased this week to $384, from $372 a week ago.  Meanwhile, the average airfare for the December holidays, which dropped last week, reversed direction and climbed from $421 to $430. ...
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Thanksgiving airfares inch up while Christmas fares drop
Kirjoittanut Brian Ek, 20.10.2009 15:03
Tagit: blog index, christmas, holiday airfare, priceline, thanksgiving, travel ekspert
  Last week, The Travel Ekspert reported that holiday airfares for Thanksgiving and the end-of-year holidays were running about 10% less than last year.  At the time, the average Thanksgiving airfare was $361 and the average December holiday airfare was $440. I've decided to run a weekly spot check to see what's happening with holiday fares in general, and report what holiday routes...
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Q&A with Richard Sasso, CEO of MSC Cruises
Kirjoittanut Brian Ek, 15.10.2009 10:02
How does a cruise stack up, value-wise, to other vacations?  How is the cruise industry adapting to today's vacationing consumer?  And what can we look forward to in the cruise industry for the coming year? The Travel Ekspert had the opportunity to pose these and other questions to Richard E. Sasso, President and Chief Executive Officer of MSC Cruises USA), Inc.  I chose...
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Thanksgiving airfares $80 cheaper than Christmas
Kirjoittanut Brian Ek, 13.10.2009 9:25
Tagit: blog index, christmas airfares, priceline, thansgiving airfares, travel ekspert, turkey trumps santa
Yes, indeed, the turkey definitely trumps Santa this holiday season.   If your budget won't let you fly home for Thanksgiving and Christmas this year, then you're better off spending Turkey Day with the folks. Based on holiday airfares booked by priceline.com customers between July 1 and October 1, 2009, we found that the average Thanksgiving airfare this year is $361...
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