Priceline Says Big-City Hotel Deals Are Plentiful For Upcoming 4th Of July Celebrations

June 30, 2008 9:00 AM EDT

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Here's some good news for fireworks fans whose towns have canceled their July 4th pyrotechnics displays for budgetary reasons. Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) www.priceline.com says it is seeing plenty of hotel availability at budget-friendly prices in major cities still planning huge Independence Day weekend celebrations.

"Many hotels in the major cities do a significant portion of their business with weekday business visitors," said Tim Gordon, priceline.com's Senior Vice President, Hotels. "Come the weekend, they welcome leisure travelers and offer some great deals. The upcoming July 4th weekend is no exception. Customers who use priceline.com's Name Your Own Price(R) hotel service are being successful with offer prices as low as $52 a night. So pack the car, drive to your closest major city, and enjoy the festivities."

Here are some examples of fireworks displays planned for major cities around the country. Name Your Own Price(R) hotel offer examples are subject to availability and can change at any time. Examples are offer-price only and do not include taxes and fees.

Atlanta

Atlanta's July 4th fireworks display will take place at Centennial Olympic Park, located at 265 Park Avenue West N.W. The event will be preceded by music and other entertainment.

For a hotel room in Atlanta for the 4th, Priceline said that customers making successful offers using priceline.com's Name Your Own Price hotel service are finding deals like:

    --  3-star hotels in the Downtown area from $52 a night.

    --  4-star hotels in the Downtown area from $62 a night.

    Austin

On the 4th, Austin will feature a concert by the H-E-B Austin Symphony at the Auditorium Shores at the Long Center, starting at 8:30 p.m. The concert will be followed by fireworks over Lady Bird Lake. Fireworks will be accompanied by Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture and punctuated by the 75 mm howitzers of the Texas National Guard Salute Battery.

For a hotel room in Austin for the 4th, Priceline said that customers making successful offers using priceline.com's Name Your Own Price hotel service are finding deals like:

    --  4-star hotels in the Downtown area from $85 a night.

    Boston

Boston is featuring its annual Fourth of July Boston Pops Esplanade Concert at 8:00 p.m. in the Hatch Shell at The Esplanade. At 10:30 p.m., the sky will erupt with fireworks highlighted by the Pops' performance of Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture.

For a hotel room in Boston for the 4th, Priceline said that customers making successful offers using priceline.com's Name Your Own Price hotel service are finding deals like:

    --  3-star hotels in the Waterfront/Convention Center area from
        $79 a night.

    --  4-star hotels in the Quincy Market/Faneuil Hall/Financial
        District from $142 a night.

    Chicago

The City of Chicago will host its Independence Day fireworks on July 3rd in Grant Park. Navy Pier on Lake Michigan will host a fireworks display on the 4th at 9:30 p.m.

For a hotel room in Chicago for the 4th, Priceline said that successful bidders using priceline.com's Name Your Own Price hotel service are finding deals like:

    --  4-star hotels in the Millennium Park/Loop/Grant Park area from
        $94 a night.

    --  3-star hotels in the North Michigan Ave./River North area from
        $83 a night.

    New York City

Among the nation's most spectacular fireworks, the Macy's display goes off starting at 9:00 p.m. on the 4th. The fireworks will be launched from barges anchored in the East River between 23rd and 42nd Streets.

For a hotel room in New York for the 4th, Priceline said that successful bidders using priceline.com's Name Your Own Price hotel service are finding deals like:

    --  4-star hotels in the Empire State Building area from $167 a
        night.

    --  3-star hotels in the Midtown East area from $180 a night.

    Philadelphia

Philadelphia offers a two-fer for fireworks fans. Catch the July 4th display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, starting at 10:00 p.m., then come back on the 5th to watch the sky light up at 9:00 p.m. at Penn's Landing.

For a hotel room in Philadelphia for the 4th, Priceline said that successful bidders using priceline.com's Name Your Own Price hotel service are finding deals like:

    --  3-star hotels in the Downtown area from $71 a night.

    --  4-star hotels in the Downtown area from $109 a night.

    San Francisco

The City of San Francisco's Fourth of July Waterfront Celebration fireworks will begin at 9:30 p.m. Fireworks will originate from the foot of the Municipal Pier and from barges anchored north of Pier 39.

For a hotel room in San Francisco for the 4th, Priceline said that successful bidders using priceline.com's Name Your Own Price hotel service are finding deals like:

    --  3-star hotels in the Fisherman's Wharf area from $151 a night.

    --  3.5-star hotels in the Union Square West area from $119 a
        night.

    Seattle

Seattle offers two choice for July 4th pyrotechnics. One display will be in Myrtle Edwards Park near Pier 70 at the Waterfront. The other will be in Gasworks Park in the Lake Union district. Both shows start at 10 p.m.

For a hotel room in Seattle for the 4th, Priceline said that successful bidders using priceline.com's Name Your Own Price hotel service are finding deals like:

    --  3-star hotels in the Downtown area from $151 a night.

    St. Louis

The Fair St. Louis Live On The Levee celebration has been relocated to downtown. Fireworks will go off on the 4th and the 5th at 9:15 p.m.

For a hotel room in St. Louis for the 4th, Priceline said that successful bidders using priceline.com's Name Your Own Price hotel service are finding deals like:

    --  3-star hotels in the Downtown area from $243 a night.

    Washington, DC

The Nation's Capitol is featuring a July 4th concert on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, beginning at 8:00 p.m. Admittance begins at 5:00 p.m. At 9:15 p.m., fireworks will be launched from the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and will light up the sky over the Washington Monument. Rain date is July 5.

For a hotel room in Washington, DC, for the 4th, Priceline said that successful bidders using priceline.com's Name Your Own Price hotel service are finding deals like:

    --  3-star hotels in the White House/Downtown area from $189 a
        night.

    --  3-star hotels in the Arlington area from $79 a night.

    About Priceline.com(R) Incorporated

Priceline.com Incorporated (Nasdaq: PCLN) www.priceline.com provides online travel services in 21 languages in over 60 countries in Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Included in the priceline.com family of companies is Booking.com, a leading international online hotel reservation service, priceline.com, a leading U.S. online travel service for value-conscious leisure travelers, and Agoda.com, an Asian online hotel reservation service.

Priceline.com believes that Booking.com is Europe's largest and fastest growing hotel reservation service, with a network of affiliated Web sites. Booking.com operates in over 60 countries in 17 languages and offers its customers access to over 45,000 participating hotels worldwide.

In the U.S., priceline.com gives customers more ways to save on their airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, vacation packages and cruises than any other Internet travel service. In addition to getting great published prices, leisure travelers can narrow their searches using priceline.com's TripFilter advanced search technology, customize their search activity through priceline.com's Inside Track features, create packages to save even more money, and take advantage of priceline.com's famous Name Your Own Price(R) service, which can deliver the lowest prices.

Priceline.com 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 and home equity loans through an independent licensee. Priceline.com licenses its business model to independent licensees, including priceline mortgage and certain international licensees.

Source: Priceline.com

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