Priceline NORWALK, Conn., March 11, 2015 . . . Every year spring break offers college students a much-needed respite from their late-night study sessions and an excuse to take a spontaneous getaway with friends. In fact, 73 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 24 say they are likely to take a last-minute getaway in 2015, according to a recent survey commissioned by the brand. In March, students are reserving more hotel rooms in Las Vegas, the most popular 2015 spring break destination, than anywhere else. Runner-up destinations include Orlando, New York City, Phoenix, and Orange County, according to actual hotel reservations made by college students on priceline.com.
Those juggling college debt can still get the full spring break experience on a budget with priceline.com’s best bargain destinations for 2015, including both Myrtle and Virginia Beach that have average daily hotel rates below $90. The hottest spring break destination, Las Vegas, also made the top deals list with an average daily rate of $106.
Sixty-seven percent of Americans between the ages of 18 to 24 regretted not taking a last-minute trip in 2014, according to a recent survey from priceline.com, so those on the fence about traveling should not let the opportunity of an unforgettable vacation pass them by. For students with some flexibility in their budget, hotels in tropical destinations can be scored for less than $300 per night in the Florida Keys and Oahu, HI, with average daily rates of $275 and $199, respectively.
“After a particularly brutal winter and knowing how easy it is to find a deal on our app, students will be on the lookout for an adventure through last-minute travel deals – we call this seizing the Travel App-ortunity,” said John Caine, priceline.com’s Chief Product Officer. “We’ve got options for the student who saved for 12 months and for the student who has just decided to go. Express Deals offer exclusive deals with savings of up to 55 percent off published room rates.”
Priceline.com’s Best Bargain Destinations for Spring Break 2015
Based on advance hotel reservations for March made by students on priceline.com.
| Ranking | Destination | Average Daily Hotel Room Rate (ADR) |
| 1 | Myrtle Beach, SC | $80 |
| 2 | Virginia Beach, VA | $87 |
| 3 | Dallas, TX | $99 |
| 4 | Minneapolis, MN | $104 |
| 5 | Las Vegas, NV | $106 |
Priceline.com’s Top 50 Most Popular Destinations for Spring Break 2015
Based on advance hotel reservations for March made by students on priceline.com.
| Ranking | Destination | Average Daily Hotel Room Rate (ADR) | Ranking | Destination | Average Daily Hotel Room Rate (ADR) |
| 1 | Las Vegas, NV | $106 | 26 | St. Louis, MO | $123 |
| 2 | Orlando, FL | $125 | 27 | Tampa, FL | $120 |
| 3 | New York City, NY | $195 | 28 | Savannah, GA | $152 |
| 4 | Phoenix, AZ | $153 | 29 | The Florida Keys | $275 |
| 5 | Orange County, CA | $121 | 30 | Palm Springs, CA | $177 |
| 6 | Miami, FL | $213 | 31 | Portland, OR | $120 |
| 7 | Chicago, IL | $149 | 32 | San Jose, CA | $144 |
| 8 | New Orleans, LA | $176 | 33 | Columbus, OH | $109 |
| 9 | San Diego, CA | $132 | 34 | Puerto Rico | $180 |
| 10 | San Francisco, CA | $166 | 35 | Toronto, Canada | $118 |
| 11 | Los Angeles, CA | $144 | 36 | Daytona Beach, FL | $135 |
| 12 | San Antonio, TX | $120 | 37 | Atlantic City/Cape May, NJ | $128 |
| 13 | Dallas, TX | $99 | 38 | Kansas City, MO | $110 |
| 14 | Washington D.C. | $170 | 39 | Indianapolis, IN | $122 |
| 15 | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $162 | 40 | Philadelphia, PA | $138 |
| 16 | Nashville, TN | $153 | 41 | Panama City, FL | $161 |
| 17 | Atlanta, GA | $108 | 42 | Oahu, HI | $199 |
| 18 | Houston, TX | $119 | 43 | LA/San Fernando Valley, CA | $122 |
| 19 | Seattle, WA | $119 | 44 | Charleston, SC | $191 |
| 20 | Denver, CO | $116 | 45 | Inland Empire (CA) | $95 |
| 21 | Austin, TX | $185 | 46 | Central Coast (CA) | $117 |
| 22 | Minneapolis, MN | $104 | 47 | Sarasota, FL | $166 |
| 23 | St. Petersburg/ Clearwater, FL | $171 | 48 | Monterey/Salinas, CA | $121 |
| 24 | Boston, MA | $181 | 49 | Buffalo/Niagara Falls, NY | $107 |
| 25 | Fort Myers/Naples, FL | $193 | 50 | Charlotte, NC | $105 |
For students who have not purchased their Spring Break trips yet, hotel and airfare deals are available on priceline.com. For more information, please visit www.priceline.com/media or connect with priceline.com on Facebook and Twitter.
About priceline.com
Priceline.com, part of The Priceline Group [NASDAQ: PCLN], gives leisure travelers multiple ways to save on their airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental cars, vacation packages and cruises. In addition to getting compelling published prices, travelers can take advantage of priceline.com’s famous Name Your Own Price® service, which can deliver the lowest prices available, or the recently added Express Deals®, where travelers can take advantage of hotel discounts without bidding.
About the Survey
The Priceline.com Last-Minute Travel Survey was conducted by Wakefield Research (www.wakefieldresearch.com) among 1,000 nationally representative U.S. adults, ages 18+, between January 8 and January 14, 2015, using an email invitation and an online survey. Quotas have been set to ensure reliable and accurate representation of the U.S. adult population 18+. For the interviews conducted in this particular study, the chances are 95 in 100 that a survey result does not vary, plus or minus, by more than 3.1 percentage points from the result that would be obtained if interviews had been conducted with all persons in the universe represented by the sample.
