Priceline just came out with their list of the top 50 destinations for Valentine’s Day and President’s day. These results are compiled from actual bookings, so they are very accurate for priceline.com customers.
After sifting through cities that are duplicated because of multiple neighborhoods, the top 20 list looks like this,
#1 New Orleans, Downtown Area
#2 Las Vegas, Strip Vicinity South
#3 New York City, Chelsea Area
#4 Whistler, BC
#5 Key West
#6 Orlando, Sea World/Convention Center
#7 Miami, South Beach/Ocean Drive
#8 Fort Lauderdale, Beach Area
#9 San Francisco, Union Square West/Nob Hill
#10 Seattle, Downtown/Pike Place
#11 Austin, Downtown
#12 Puerto Rico, San Juan
#13 Maui, Wailea/Makena
#14 Orange County, Disneyland/Orange/Garden Grove
#15 San Antonio, Riverwalk Area
#16 Washington, DC, White House/Downtown
#17 San Diego, Downtown & Harbor Island
#18 Miami, South Beach/Collins Avenue Oceanfront
#19 Oahu, Waikiki Beach Area
#20 Aruba
Here is the detailed Priceline list with the various city and regional neighborhoods included.
#1 New Orleans, Downtown Area
#2 Las Vegas, Strip Vicinity South
#3 New York City, Chelsea Area
#4 New Orleans, French Quarter
#5 New York City, Times Square/Theater District
#6 Whistler, BC
#7 Las Vegas, Strip Vicinity North
#8 Key West
#9 New York City, Empire State Building Area
#10 Orlando, Sea World/Convention Center
#11 New York City, Madison Square Garden/Convention Area
#12 Miami, South Beach/Ocean Drive
#13 Fort Lauderdale, Beach Area
#14 San Francisco, Union Square West/Nob Hill
#15 Orlando, Disney Maingate/Celebration
#16 Seattle, Downtown/Pike Place
#17 Austin, Downtown
#18 Puerto Rico, San Juan
#19 Maui, Wailea/Makena
#20 New York City, Midtown East
#21 Fort Lauderdale, Ft. Lauderdale/Airport North
#22 New York City, Midtown West
#23 Orange County, Disneyland/Orange/Garden Grove
#24 San Antonio, Riverwalk Area
#25 Washington, DC, White House/Downtown
#26 San Diego, Downtown & Harbor Island
#27 Miami, South Beach/Collins Avenue Oceanfront
#28 Oahu, Waikiki Beach Area
#29 Orlando, Lake Buena Vista/Downtown Disney
#30 San Francisco, Union Square East
#31 Oahu, Waikiki Marina Area
#32 Aruba
#33 Fort Lauderdale, Downtown
#34 New Orleans, Convention & Warehouse/Arts District
#35 New York City, Central Park South
#36 Monterey, CA
#37 Chicago, North Michigan Ave./River North Area
#38 Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach/North Deerfield Beach
#39 Philadelphia, Downtown
#40 Las Vegas, Convention Center Area
#41 Orange County, Disneyland/Anaheim
#42 Miami, Coral Gables/Coconut Grove
#43 Paris, Eiffel Tower/Port De Versailles/Montparnasse
#44 Maui, Ka’anapali/Lahaina
#45 St. Louis, Downtown
#46 Toronto, Downtown Toronto South
#47 Vancouver, Downtown
#48 Chicago, Millennium Park/Loop & Grant Park Area
#49 Miami, Airport Area
#50 San Diego, Coastal Area
Charlie Leocha is the President of Travelers United. He has been working in Washington, DC, for the past 14 years with Congress, the Department of Transportation, and industry stakeholders on travel issues. He was the first consumer representative to the Advisory Committee for Aviation Consumer Protections appointed by the Secretary of Transportation from 2012 through 2018.
