Can't Take A Full Week's Vacation? Priceline.com Has A Full Lineup Of Affordable Weekend Getaways.NORWALK Norwalk (nôr`wôk'). 1 City (1990 pop. 94,279), Los Angeles co., S Calif.; settled in the 1850s, inc. 1957. With the arrival (1875) of the Southern Pacific RR, it became a center for the dairy and logging industries, but , Conn. -- Whether it's due to work pressures or budget, many Americans can't afford to take a full week's vacation this year. Not to worry. Priceline.com(R) (Nasdaq: PCLN PCLN Priceline.com (stock abbreviation, AMEX) ) has a full lineup A criminal investigation technique in which the police arrange a number of individuals in a row before a witness to a crime and ask the witness to identify which, if any, of the individuals committed the crime. of shorter weekend getaways available at some incredible savings. "Taking some time off is important for anyone who works," said priceline.com's Executive Vice President, Travel Services, Chris Soder. "For those who can't get away for an extended period, a good alternative is to take multiple shorter trips. Priceline.com is a great place to buy those trips because, with our Name Your Own Price(R) hotels option, you can purchase luxurious 3- and 4-star hotel rooms for up to half-off the price you'd pay at Expedia.com or Hotels.com." Priceline.com's Name Your Own Price(R) hotel service is different from other major hotel reservation services like Expedia.com and Hotels.com. With priceline.com's Name Your Own Price(R) hotels service, consumers trade travel flexibility for deeper savings. Customers choose the dates, neighborhood, star level and price they want to pay for a hotel room. Priceline.com then works to find a corresponding hotel willing to accept the customer's price. Customers are shown the specific hotel name and location after the purchase has been completed. Here are some examples of the savings priceline.com customers have achieved using the Name Your Own Price(R) service. Name Your Own Price(R) hotel examples shown are for offers available on July 10 for check-in between July 20-30, 2006 and do not include applicable taxes and service fees. Percent savings shown above are as compared to the published prices shown on Expedia.com for the same hotels and the same dates. There is no guarantee that hotels or prices will be available. Actual prices and availability are always subject to change. All prices and dates may not be available at time of travel booking and savings are not guaranteed. Hotel Type & Expedia Priceline.com Priceline.com Neighborhood Price/Night Price/Night Savings 3 stars, Ft. Lauderdale Beach Area $148 $70 53% 4 stars, Miami, Coral Gables/ $142 $75 47% Coconut Grove 4 stars, Washington, Capitol $186 $93 50% Hill area 4 stars, San Francisco, $201 $100 50% Union Square West 3 stars, San Diego, Del Mar $169 $80 53% 4 stars, Chicago, North $259 $129 50% Michigan Ave. 4 stars, Boston, Downtown/ $240 $122 49% Charlestown 4 stars, Atlanta, Buckhead area $209 $100 52% In addition to hotels, priceline.com customers can purchase complete packages, including airfare air·fare n. Fare for travel by aircraft. Noun 1. airfare - the fare charged for traveling by airplane fare, transportation - the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance and hotel, and cruises for long weekend getaways. With priceline.com's vacation packages service, customers get to pick the exact hotel and flights they want from an easy to search assortment assortment /as·sort·ment/ (ah-sort´ment) the random distribution of nonhomologous chromosomes to daughter cells in metaphase of the first meiotic division. as·sort·ment n. of available packages. Each package comes with descriptions, photos, maps and even reviews. All packages display a combined price that includes the hotel rate plus airfare. By purchasing a package, customers can save up to $200 over the price of purchasing the air and hotel components separately.* Priceline also lets travelers add rental cars and tours and attractions to their package purchases. Here are some examples of long weekend package deals that were available on priceline.com as of July 19, 2006: Vacation Packages --Las Vegas (8/18-21), from Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Round-trip airfare and 3 nights accommodations at Ballys Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. Hotel & Casino casino or cassino (both: kəsē`nō). 1 Card game played with a full deck by two to four players. Its origins are obscure though it probably traces back to the Italian game of Scopa. for $294 per person. --Orlando (8/18-21), from Atlanta. Round-trip airfare and 3 nights accommodations at the Wyndham Orlando International Drive for $373 per person. --New York York, former name of Toronto, Canada York, Ont.: see Toronto, Ont., Canada. York, city, England York, city (1991 pop. 123,126) and district, North Yorkshire, N England, at the confluence of the Ouse and Foss rivers. City (7/28-30), from Boston. Round-trip airfare and 2 nights accommodations at the Millennium Broadway Hotel for $351 per person. --Chicago (7/28-30), from New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Round-trip airfare and 2 nights accommodations at the Amerisuites Chicago Itasca for $259 per person. --Los Angeles (8/11-14), from Phoenix. Round-trip airfare and 3 nights accommodations at The Westin Los Angeles Airport for $259 per person. And here are some long weekend cruise deals that were available on priceline.com as of July 19, 2006: Cruises --3 night Bahamas cruise aboard Carnival Cruise Lines This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Fascination, sailing from Miami, for $71 a night, or $214 per person, inside stateroom state·room n. A private cabin or compartment with sleeping accommodations on a ship or train. stateroom Noun 1. a private room on a ship 2. , excluding taxes and fees. --3 night Bahamas cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Majesty of the Seas Majesty of the Seas is a Sovereign Class cruise ship owned and operated by Royal Caribbean International. She was built at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyards in Saint-Nazaire, France, and placed in service on April 26, 1992. , sailing from Miami, for $73 a night, or $219 per person, inside stateroom, excluding taxes and fees. --3 night Bahamas cruise aboard Carnival Cruise Lines Sensation, sailing from Port Canaveral This article is about the port of Port Canaveral. For the city, see Cape Canaveral, Florida. Port Canaveral is a major cruise and cargo port located in Brevard County, Florida. Port Canaveral is the second busiest cruise port in the world with 4. , for $78 a night, or $234 per person, inside stateroom, excluding taxes and fees. --3 night Baja Mexico cruise aboard Carnival Cruise Lines Paradise, sailing from Long Beach, for $133 a night, or $399 per person, inside stateroom, excluding taxes and fees. --3 night Baja Mexico cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Monarch A data capture program from Datawatch Corporation, Chelmsford, MA, (www.datawatch.com), that is used to transfer data from mainframe and minicomputer reports to the PC. It uses report files that contain data ready to print. of the Seas, sailing from Los Angeles, for $140 a night, or $419 per person, inside stateroom, excluding taxes and fees. About Priceline.com Priceline.com is the leading travel service for value-conscious leisure travelers. No other travel service gives customers more ways to save on their airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, vacation packages and cruises. In addition to getting all the best published prices, leisure travelers can narrow their searches using priceline.com's TripFilter(TM) advanced search technology, create packages to save even more money, and take advantage of priceline.com's famous Name-Your-Own-Price(R) service, which delivers the lowest prices available. Priceline.com operates one of Europe's fastest growing hotel reservation services through Activehotels.com, Activereservations.com, Bookings.net, Booking.com and priceline.co.uk. The company also operates the following travel websites: Travelweb.com, Lowestfare.com, RentalCars.com and BreezeNet.com. Priceline.com also has a personal finance service that offers home mortgages, refinancing Refinancing An extension and/or increase in amount of existing debt. and home equity loans through an independent licensee licensee n. a person given a license by government or under private agreement. (See: license, licensor) LICENSEE. One to whom a license has been given. 1 M. Q. & S. 699 n. . Priceline.com licenses its business model to independent licensees, including priceline mortgage and certain international licensees. * $200 savings figure for vacation packages is based on a priceline.com internal study comparing the price for travel for two passengers of booking a flight and hotel together using priceline.com's Vacation Packages to booking the same hotel and similar flight itinerary (same travel dates and origin and destination cities) separately on priceline.com. The Vacation Package price yielded a savings of up to $200 over the separate prices of the same hotel and similar flight itinerary. Package prices shown include all taxes and fees and include applicable promotion discount. Actual prices and availability are always subject to change. |
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