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Priceline.com Offers June Travel Deals To New York

3-night air/hotel packages for as little as $438 per person

NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2004--Travel veterans know that early summer is one of the best times to visit New York City. The tourist crunch hasn't begun, the weather is close to perfect and the city's events calendar is in full swing. Plus, because most of June is still considered an off-peak "shoulder season," Internet travel service priceline.com(R) (Nasdaq:PCLN) has plenty of money-saving Big Apple vacation packages, hotel rooms and airline tickets available.
This June, there's even more to do in New York. From June 15-26, the JVC Jazz Festival cranks up in Carnegie Hall. Across town, Madonna and Eric Clapton are playing Madison Square Garden. On June 14th, there's Broadway Under The Stars in Bryant Park. Foodies will enjoy the city's June 21-24 Summer Restaurant Week, where 150 restaurants offer multi-course, prix-fixe lunches for $20.12. Baseball fans can sample the intensity of two of the sport's most-heated rivalries when the Mets visit the Yankees June 25, 26 and 27, followed immediately by a Yankees-Red Sox showdown in the Bronx June 29, 30 and July 1. Theatre-goers can see this year's Tony Award winners, including Avenue Q and I Am My Own Wife. June is the kick-off for Central Park Summer Stage 2004 and Shakespeare In The Park. And of course, there's New York's endless sightseeing and shopping.

"Throughout the year, New York remains one of the top five destinations for priceline.com customers," said Chris Soder, priceline.com's Executive Vice President, Lodging and Vacation Services. "Part of the appeal is our easy-access air service from almost anywhere in the country and our deep lineup of quality hotels. And then there's the draw of priceline.com's deep travel discounts."

Travelers using priceline.com to plan their New York trip will find more choices than ever before. For booking combined hotel/air vacation packages, travelers can pick their exact hotel from a wide assortment of top-notch Manhattan accommodations. For the air portion of their trip, they can pick their own flights and times or, for even greater savings, they can choose to let priceline.com pick the flights. They can even add a rental car to complete the package.

For those who just need an airline ticket or hotel room, priceline.com offers similar choices. Travelers can choose specific flights, times and itineraries from a wide assortment of published prices. Or, for added savings, they can use priceline.com's Name Your Own Price option. For hotel rooms, priceline.com's Name Your Own Price hotel service delivers quality hotel rooms, often at significant savings. Travelers who need a specific property can take advantage of published-price New York hotel savings at Travelweb.com, priceline.com's sister site for hotel deals.

Here are some examples of priceline.com's New York City travel deals. For full details, terms, conditions and availability, visit www.priceline.com :

Vacation Packages

Package prices are per-person based on double occupancy and include round-trip airfare, hotel room, taxes and fees. All listed packages are based on availability as of June 7, 2004. Future availability and pricing are always subject to change.

-- CHICAGO to NEW YORK, June 11-14, for $438 per person. Includes round-trip airfare and three-nights stay in the 4-star Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers.

-- BOSTON to NEW YORK, June 28-July 1, for $543 per person. Includes round-trip airfare and three nights stay in the 4-star Barclay Hotel.

-- WASHINGTON, DC. to NEW YORK, June 18-21, for $499 per person. Includes round-trip airfare and three nights stay in the 4-star Loews Regency Hotel.

-- MIAMI to NEW YORK, June 25-28, for $544 per person. Includes round-trip airfare and three-nights stay in the 3-star Shoreham Hotel.

Airline Tickets

Fares shown were available on priceline.com on June 7, 2004, for published-fare round-trip airline tickets, where travelers select their specific airlines, flights and itineraries prior to purchase. Prices shown are for non-stop flights departing June 18, returning June 21, and include all taxes and fees. Future availability and pricing are always subject to change.

-- DENVER-NEW YORK, $209.

-- ATLANTA-NEW YORK, $240.

-- PHOENIX-NEW YORK, $283.

-- SAN FRANCISCO-NEW YORK, $303.

-- DALLAS-NEW YORK, $309.

Hotel Rooms

Examples shown are for offers booked in May 2004 and do not include taxes or fees. Future availability and pricing are always subject to change.

-- $150/night, 4-star hotel, Lower Manhattan.

-- $145/night, 4-star hotel, Midtown East.

-- $130/night, 3-star hotel, Midtown West.

-- $122/night, 3-star hotel, Upper Midtown, Central Park South.

-- $110/night, 3-star hotel, Midtown East.

-- $90/night, 2-star hotel, Midtown South.

-- $79/night, 2-star hotel, Midtown West.

About Priceline.com

Priceline.com is a travel service that offers leisure airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, vacation packages and cruises. Priceline.com also has a personal finance service that offers home mortgages, refinancing and home equity loans through an independent licensee. Priceline.com operates the retail travel Web sites Travelweb.com, Lowestfare.com, Rentalcars.com and Breezenet.com. Priceline.com licenses its business model to independent licensees, including pricelinemortgage and certain international licensees.

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Contacts


Priceline.com, Norwalk
Brian Ek, 203-299-8167
brian.ek@priceline.com

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