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While U.K. Residents Prefer London to Ring in the New Year NORWALK, Conn.- Dec. 26, 2005 -- According to a new priceline.com(R) (Nasdaq: PCLN) hotel survey, Las Vegas is the most-preferred New Year's Eve party spot for Americans, while London is #1 among Britons ringing in the New Year. The survey, which measures consumer travel intentions, is based on a total of more than 21,000 actual hotel reservation requests made by American and U.K. priceline.com customers for the New Year's Eve period. Today's hotel survey uncovered some shifts in Americans' party plans. California and Florida showed big gains in attracting New Year's travelers. Last year, California cities took none of the top 20 spots on priceline.com's most popular destinations list. This year, California has 5 of the top 20 spots. Similarly, Florida cities took 6 spots in the top 20 this year, compared to 3 last year. Major parade and celebration sites also did well. #3 on the list was New York City's Midtown West neighborhood, home to Times Square. Philadelphia, with its annual Mummer's Parade, ranked #38. The Los Angeles area, home to the Rose Bowl Parade, took numerous spots on the list. Many Americans were headed overseas to celebrate New Year's Eve. International destinations have made a slow, steady recovery since 9/11. This year, destinations making the list included London, Paris, Sydney and Bangkok. Britons, by contrast, were fairly consistent in their New Year's Eve plans compared to last year. For the 2nd straight year, London was the favorite destination on the Top 50 List, followed closely by Edinburgh. Outside of the U.K., France took four additional places on this year's list and the Netherlands (Amsterdam) and Italy (Rome) appeared on the list for the first time. Here are the complete results for each survey: Priceline.com's Top Destinations
for New Year's Eve 2005 (U.K. Residents)
Priceline.com said it still has hotel rooms, airline tickets, rental cars, vacation packages and cruises available for New Year's. Priceline.com customers now have two options for their travel purchases. They can choose from thousands of flights, hotels and rental cars, all with their own displayed special prices. Or, for deeper savings, they can use priceline.com's Name Your Own Price(R) services, where customers pick the price and priceline.com selects the itinerary. Here are some examples of successful Name Your Own Price offers made by priceline.com hotel customers for the New Year's Eve period.* For additional savings examples, visit www.priceline.com. -- 4-star hotel, Las Vegas Strip Area $225 per night
Priceline.com's Name Your Own Price(R) reservation service is different from fixed-price travel sites. With priceline.com's Name Your Own Price(R) reservation service, the exact hotel is show only after purchase. See website for other details. Name Your Own Price(R) hotel examples shown are for offers booked between November 5, 2005 and December 5, 2005 for check-in between December 29, 2005 and January 3, 2006 and include all applicable taxes and service fees. There is no guarantee that hotels or prices will be available. Actual prices and availability are always subject to change. About Priceline.com
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| Also See: | 50 Most-Popular Destinations for Memorial Day 2004 / May 2004 |
| The 50 Most Requested Destinations for the Labor Day Weekend; Priceline.com Survey / Aug 2003 |