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Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) today announced the availability of the Hotel Negotiator App on the App Store. The app, which features The Priceline Negotiator (William Shatner), lets travelers use iPhone or iPod touch to quickly find and book last-minute hotel rooms using priceline.com's Name Your Own Price(R) hotel service and save up to 50% over... - More

The big surprise this year is the emergence of New Orleans' downtown/convention center area as the #1 July 4th destination. This is the first time New Orleans is in the top spot for the holiday and could signal the completion of the city's comeback as a tourist mecca following Hurricane Katrina. - More

Another great week to fly to Florida, with airfares from several northern cities to Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Orlando and Miami down 15% to 22% compared to last week. Flights from the New York area (Newark) to Florida are particularly cheap. On the flip side, fares to the Washington, DC/Baltimore area seem to have increased the mo... - More

Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) and its international business unit, Booking.com, announced today executive appointments within their European and Asian operations. - More

Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) named Thomas L. Trotta, 45, to the position of Senior Vice President, Vacation Packages. Mr. Trotta is a travel industry veteran with broad experience in the package and cruise industries. He is responsible for priceline.com's vacation packages, cruises and tours and attractions offerings. - More

Blame it on the recent rains, the storms, or maybe the sudden temperature dip in some parts of the U.S. Whatever the reason, big cities are out-polling the beaches in priceline.com's (Nasdaq: PCLN) 5th annual survey of the 50 most-popular destinations for the upcoming Labor Day holiday. - More

Internet travel service priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) released the results of its 4th annual survey of the 50 most-popular destinations for the upcoming Independence Day week. - More

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Internet travel service priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) today released the results of its 5th annual survey of the 50 most-popular destinations for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend (May 26-28). - More

A new priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) survey of consumer trends in booking travel 7 days or less before departure finds that many short-notice travelers are just too busy to book their vacations any further in advance. - More