Message #47 From:
Stock News Bot Date: July 5, 2006 07:13:00 AM
PCLN News Priceline.com Kicks Off Exclusive Domestic Airfare Sale With ATA; Round-Trip Fares as Low as $134 Only Available Through Priceline.com
NORWALK, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2006--Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) today announced the launch of an exclusive ATA Airlines domestic airfare ticket sale, which includes major cities such as Chicago, Dallas, New York, Los Angeles and Washington, DC. These ATA sale fares, which start as low as $134 round-trip, can only be purchased on www.priceline.com, and are not available on any other major travel site.
Customers purchasing these tickets will be able to select the exact airports and flight times they want, based on availability. They also can select seats from the new seat maps provided by priceline.com. These sale fares must be purchased by July 8 for travel between August 22 and October 27, 2006. A seven-day advance purchase is required and blackout dates apply. Fares do not include all taxes and fees. Prices and availability can change at any time.
For more details and a full list of routes and sale fares, visit:
Chicago/Midway to Dallas/Fort Worth+ $134
Chicago/Midway to New York City+ $156
Dallas/Ft. Worth to New York City+ $222
Dallas/Ft. Worth to Philadelphia $244
Denver to Washington, DC $200
Hartford to Dallas/Ft. Worth $244
New York to Denver $200
New York to Cancun $310
New York to Los Angeles $244
New York to San Diego $244
Orange County to New York $244
San Antonio to Washington, DC $200
Washington, DC to Cancun $288
Washington, DC to San Jose $222
* Fares are roundtrip for required roundtrip purchase on ATA and ATA
codeshare partners. Tickets must be purchased at least 7 days in
advance, but no later than July 8, 2006. Fares are valid for travel
between August 22 and October 27, 2006. +Fares have a complete travel
of December 10, 2006. Fares are not valid for travel between August 31
- September 5, 2006 and November 21 - 27, 2006. Fares are subject to
change and may not be available on all flights and dates.
Fares do not include a federal excise tax of $3.30 that will be
imposed on each flight segment of your itinerary. A flight segment is
defined as a takeoff and a landing. Fares do not include a September
11th Security Fee of up to $10 per roundtrip. Airport facility charges
of up to $18 roundtrip may apply. Government taxes and fees of up to
$105 USD, varying by destination, are not included and may vary
slightly depending on currency exchange rates at the time of purchase.
International fares are subject to government approval.
Tickets are non-refundable. Changes are permitted on or prior to
ticketed departure date of each flight. A change fee of up to $100
applies to each change as well as a possible fare increase to a
non-promotional fare type. Other restrictions apply.
About Priceline.com
Priceline.com is the leading travel service for value-conscious leisure travelers. No other travel service gives customers more ways to save on their airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, vacation packages and cruises. In addition to getting all the best published prices, leisure travelers can narrow their searches using priceline.com's TripFilter(TM) advanced search technology, create packages to save even more money, and take advantage of priceline.com's famous Name Your Own Price(R) service, which delivers the lowest prices available.
Priceline.com operates one of Europe's fastest growing hotel reservation services through Activehotels.com, Activereservations.com, Bookings.net and priceline.co.uk. The company also operates the following travel web sites: 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.
