Baltimore, Maryland, surprisingly topped the list of the 50 most popular destinations for Presidents Weekend (Feb. 17-19) in a survey of more than 30,000 hotel booking requests made on Priceline.com, an online travel service.
With the bone-chilling cold now sweeping across the East Coast, there’s little doubt why this port city would be so popular with travelers in mid-February. But maybe it’s about weekend getaway (advertised online for as low as $89/night) or the world famous. visitors hauling in soft shell crabs despite the expected Presidents weekend forecast of about 35 degrees Fahrenheit.
Not surprisingly, the weather included the full third of the rest of the President’s weekend list of the most domestic states. The only international cities were number 7 and London number 37 and 50.
Florida was the big winner with its coastal and inland destinations tourist towns receiving 16 out of 50 spots. New Orleans ranked high on the list, taking the number 8 and number -10 spots. New York managed 3 of the top 10 places. California, led by San Diego and Los Angeles, occupied 12 places in the list. Hawaii is one of the strongest shows on the priceline.com Top 50 list, taking 5 spots.
Here is the full list of Priceline’s 2007 President’s Day Weekend Top 50 Destinations. Where is your country or dream destination?
#1 Baltimore, Inner Harbor Area
#2 Las Vegas
#3 San Francisco, Union Square West
#4 New York, Upper Midtown/Central Park South
#5 New York, Midtown East
#6 New York City, Midtown West
#7 Orlando, Universal Studios/Saa World Area
#8 New Orleans, Downtown / Convention Center
#9 Miami, Miami
#10 New Orleans, French
Key West
#12 Oahu, Waikiki Beach Area
#13 Maui, Wailea/Makena
San Francisco, Union Square East/Embarcadero
#15 Las Vegas, Convention Center/UNLV Area
Orange County, Disneyland Area
San Diego, Maritime Area
#18 Orlando, Disney World Nearby
#19 Orlando, Sand Lake Corporate Park Area
#20 New York, Soho/Financial District
#21 Miami, Coral Gables/Coconut Grove
#22 Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Lauderdale Beach Area
#23 Naples, Sanibel & Captive Islands
#24 Orlando, West Disney Area
Los Angeles, Hollywood
#26 Ft. Lauderdale, Downtown
San Juan
#28 Miami, South Beach
#29 San Diego, East County
# 30 Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage/Indian Wells
#31 Las Vegas, Western Area
#32 Oahu, Waikiki Marina Area
#33 San Diego, Point Loma/Shelter Island/Old Winery
#34 Petersburg/Clearwater, St. Pete Beach/Treasure Island
#35 Ft. Lauderdale, Miramar
#36 Rochester (MN)
#37 Chicago, Millennium Park/Loop/Grant Park
#38 London, Mayfair/Soho
#39
#40 Oahu, Waikiki Central City
#41 San Antonio, Downtown/Riverwalk
#42 Oahu, Waikiki South
#43 Orange County, Laguna Hills/Mission Viejo
#44 Miami, Airport Area
Los Angeles, Beverly Hills/West Hollywood
#46 San Diego, Downtown/Harbor Island
#47 Ft. Lauderdale, West Ft. Lauderdale/Plantation
# 48 Tampa, Airport and Westshore Area
#49 Los Angeles, Downtown
#50 London, Bloomsbury/Marble Arch
Sources:
Baltimore Area Visitors and Convention Bureau, (http://www.baltimore.org/winter2007/)
Accuweather.com, (http://wwwa.accuweather.com/index-forecast.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler;=1&zipcode;=21201&u;=1)
Priceline.com Investor Relations, (http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=72780&p;=irol-newsArticle_print&ID;=959985&highlight;=)
