Hotwire Announces the Top 10 Value Cities for Valentine's Weekend
Last-minute Valentine's Day Deal Seekers Can Save Big
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Hotwire.com®, a leading discount travel site, today announced the top cities in North America where consumers can find fantastic hotel deals for Valentine's Day weekend. This year is a great time for travelers to take advantage of the long weekend and book a stay in a romantic destination at a swoon-worthy price. And when consumers book an opaque hotel versus retail, they can save even more.
Despite Valentine's Day coinciding with the traditionally busy President's Day holiday, there are great deals to be had in several popular North American locales. Hotels continue to see lower occupancy rates and are using sites like Hotwire to help fill their unsold rooms. This means consumers can find amazing savings in many of their favorite destinations. So, this Valentine's weekend is the perfect time for last-minute getaway seekers to impress their significant other with a romantic, and affordable, mini-escape to great date cities like Orlando, San Diego, Miami and Las Vegas.
In order to help deal seekers find the best spot to maximize their travel dollars, Hotwire has created a list pinpointing where travelers should look to grab a deal that would make anyone's heart race.
The top 10 cities with the highest average hotel savings for Valentine's Day weekend when booking through Hotwire include*:
Rank |
City |
Savings % When Booking Opaque |
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1 |
Orlando, FL |
42% |
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2 |
Atlanta, GA |
40% |
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3 |
San Diego, CA |
33% |
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4 |
Toronto, ON |
33% |
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5 |
Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
33% |
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6 |
Boston, MA |
30% |
|
7 |
Chicago, IL |
28% |
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8 |
Philadelphia, PA |
28% |
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9 |
Los Angeles, CA |
27% |
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10 |
Las Vegas, NV |
27% |
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"It's great to see that travelers are still finding low prices, especially over the traditionally more expensive holiday weekend," said Clem Bason, President of the Hotwire Group. "This is a great time for travelers to rack up savings on hotels in top destinations across North America with a last-minute, romantic escape."
Hotwire is able to find great deals because it works with hotels, airlines and car rental companies to fill unsold inventory. This means that customers will find deals that they won't see anywhere else.
*Savings based on current bookings made for a one to three night stay between 2/12/2010 and 2/15/2010. With Hotwire, you select hotel rating, location and amenities. Hotel name shown only after booking.
About Hotwire
Hotwire.com is a leading discount travel site with low rates on airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, cruises and vacation packages. Launched in 2000, Hotwire negotiates deep discounts from its travel suppliers to help travelers book unsold airline seats, hotel rooms and rental cars. J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Independent Travel Web Site Satisfaction Study(SM) recognized Hotwire for ranking "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Independent Travel Web Sites, Three Years in a Row." Hotwire is an operating company of Expedia, Inc. CST: 2053390-40. NST: 20003-0209. For more information, visit http://www.hotwire.com/.
Hotwire, Hotwire.com and the Hotwire logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Hotwire, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other logos or product and company names mentioned herein may be the property of their respective owners. © 2010 Hotwire, Inc. All rights reserved. CST# 2053390-40.
Contact: |
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Chris Fucanan |
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Atomic PR |
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(415) 593-1400 |
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SOURCE Hotwire.com
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