NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 2008--Ten years ago,
priceline.com(R) (Nasdaq: PCLN) revolutionized the leisure travel industry with
its Name Your Own Price(R) travel services. Today, priceline.com revolutionizes
leisure travel yet again by becoming the only major online travel agency to
offer Sunshine Guaranteed vacation packages to over 100 top vacation
destinations in the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean and Europe.
Under the limited-time Sunshine Guaranteed promotion launched today,
customers who book a qualifying Priceline vacation package between June 2 and
July 17, 2008 and travel between July 1 and September 7, 2008 will be eligible
for a refund if their vacation is rained out. For full details on Priceline's
Sunshine Guaranteed promotion, visit:
http://www.priceline.com/promo/sunshine_guarantee.asp
Brett Keller, priceline.com's Chief Marketing Officer commented, "Ten years
ago with our Name Your Own Price(R) launch, and more recently with our
elimination of booking fees on published-price domestic and international
airfares, priceline.com has demonstrated a commitment to continually innovate in
order to get great deals for our customers. Now we're also offering them great
weather. Best of all, these Sunshine Guaranteed vacations are available at the
same great prices we offer for all of our packages. Our customers can book their
Sunshine Guaranteed trips and rest assured that there's a silver lining waiting
if Mother Nature doesn't cooperate."
There is no additional charge to book a Sunshine Guaranteed vacation package.
Qualifying vacation packages must be 3-8 days in length. Travel must commence at
least 12 days after a package is purchased. If it rains more than 0.50 inches
per day on half or more of the days of a Sunshine Guaranteed vacation (including
travel days), priceline.com will provide a refund for 100% of the cost of
airfare, hotel, rental car and attractions and services components of the
Sunshine Guaranteed vacation package.
Rainfall amounts are measured at the destination airport of the vacation
package.
The daily amount of rain that falls at the destination airport will be
determined from measurements provided by the National Weather Service or other
independent agency. Rainfall will also be audited by a private independent
provider of weather information.
Priceline.com will automatically check the rainfall for each customer and
will issue qualifying refunds within three weeks of trip completion.
Priceline.com also will provide vacationers with a customized link so they can
track their rainfall online. Priceline's Sunshine Guaranteed promotion is being
powered by WeatherBill (www.weatherbill.com).
Priceline's vacation packages service lets customers choose the exact hotel
and airline flights they want. By booking their hotel and airfare together, they
can save up to $325 over the cost of booking them separately. Customers can see
flight times and airlines, as well as hotel pictures, descriptions, amenities
and more.
In addition to their flights and hotels, Priceline's vacation package
customers can book rental cars, airport transfers, tours and attractions. All
vacation packages are covered by a best-price guarantee. If, within 24 hours of
purchase, a customer finds a better price for the identical package, Priceline
will refund 100% of the difference.
Here are some sample packages that were available on Priceline on May 21,
2008. Prices and availability are always subject to change. All packages to
these destinations that are purchased between June 2 and July 17, 2008 for
travel between July 1 and September 7, 2008 will be covered by the Sunshine
Guaranteed promotion.
- Orlando, $510 per person. August 9-15, 2008. Includes round trip airfare
from Newark, NJ, and 6 nights' accommodations at the 3-star Crowne Plaza
Universal Orlando.
- Las Vegas, $409 per person. July 13-16, 2008. Includes round trip airfare
from Chicago and 3 nights' accommodations at the 3-star Bally's Las Vegas Hotel
& Casino.
- London, $1,218 per person. September 1-7, 2008. Includes round trip airfare
from New York and 5 nights' accommodations at the 4-star Melia White House.
- Miami, $511 per person. July 3-6, 2008. Includes round trip airfare from
Washington, DC, and 3 nights' accommodations at the 3-star Hotel Astor in the
heart of South Beach.
- Boston, $841 per person. July 23-27, 2008. Includes round trip airfare from
New York and 4 nights' accommodations at the 4-star Colonnade Hotel.
- San Diego, $595 per person. August 20-25, 2008. Includes round trip airfare
from Denver and 5 nights' accommodations at the 3-star Hotel La Jolla at The
Shores.
- New York, $557 per person. September 5-8, 2008. Includes round trip airfare
from Atlanta and 3 nights' accommodations at the 3-star Club Quarters Midtown.
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. Priceline.com operates 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 price
