NORWALK, Conn. - (Business Wire) Don
’t let this year
’s unpredictable weather spoil your vacation. Come to priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN), where you can get a
Sunshine Guaranteed vacation package that will refund your entire airfare, hotel, rental car and more if rain ruins your vacation. Priceline.com said today that it has plenty of
Sunshine Guaranteed packages available for customers who book their packages by September 12, 2008 and complete their travel by November 16, 2008.
Priceline is offering Sunshine Guaranteed vacation packages to over 100 destinations in the U.S., the Caribbean, Canada and Europe. Destinations throughout Florida are included, as well as New Orleans, Hawaii, Nassau/Freeport, Costa Rica, Jamaica and San Juan.
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. In order to qualify for a refund, it must rain 0.50 inches or more per day on half or more of the days of a Sunshine Guaranteed vacation.
Priceline.com announced that, to date, it has refunded over 350 packages worth over a third of a million dollars. The company also said that the top 10 destinations receiving enough rain in July and August to qualify for refunds were:
| #1 | | Orlando |
| #2 | | Chicago |
| #3 | | Miami |
| #4 | | New York City |
| #5 | | Denver |
| #6 | | Atlanta |
| #7 | | Columbia, SC |
| #8 | | Nassau, Bahamas |
| #9 | | Ft. Lauderdale |
| #10 | | Raleigh/Durham |
For details on Priceline’s Sunshine Guaranteed promotion and refund examples, visit:
http://www.priceline.com/promo/sunshine_guaranteed.asp?
Rainfall amounts for Sunshine Guaranteed vacation packages 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.
About Priceline.com® 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 65 countries in 18 languages and offers its customers access to over 52,000 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® service, which can deliver the lowest prices available.
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.
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Brian Ek, 203-299-8167
brian.ek@priceline.com
