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Priceline.com's Express Deals(sm) Goes Mobile - New No-Bid Hotel Booking Option Now Available for iPhone, Android and Mobile



   Priceline.com's Express Deals(sm) Goes Mobile - New No-Bid Hotel Booking
           Option Now Available for iPhone, Android and Mobile Web

PR Newswire

NORWALK, Conn., Sept. 19, 2012

NORWALK, Conn., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN)
announced today that its money-saving, no-bidding Express Deals(sm) hotel
booking option is now available for travelers with iPhone, iPod touch and
Android devices, and those who access the mobile version of priceline.com's
website.  Express Deals, which was introduced earlier this year, is designed
for families and other guests who need specific amenities, like a pool or
certain bed type, along with that famous priceline.com discount of up to 45%.

The Express Deals option is now automatically included in the Priceline
Negotiator app that can be downloaded for free from the Android market
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.priceline.android.negotiator.  It
also can be downloaded for free from the iTunes store
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/priceline-hotel-car-negotiator/id336381998?mt=8&uo=4. 
Travelers with other devices can access priceline.com's mobile-friendly
website at m.priceline.com.

Express Deals offers deals at thousands of hotels around the globe without
having to bid.  Customers view a page that includes amenities (pool, gym,
on-site restaurant, etc.), star level (including luxurious 4- and 5-star
properties and resorts), neighborhood, guest satisfaction scores on a 1-10
scale, and a special sale price that's been discounted up to 45%.  In many
cases, customers can choose their bedding type (1 king, 2 doubles, etc.). 
After booking at the discounted price, the name of the specific hotel is
revealed.  Express Deals is covered by priceline.com's Big Deal Guarantee. If
a customer books an Express Deals hotel reservation and finds a better price
any time up until the day before check-in, priceline.com will match that price
and give the customer $25.*

Express Deals is the second major enhancement this month for the Priceline
Negotiator app.  Last week, priceline.com announced the expansion of its
Tonight-Only Deals® last-minute hotel service - another highly popular (and
free) app feature - to cover 150 destinations. Tonight-Only Deals® requires no
bidding and  gives mobile device-equipped travelers access to an exclusive
inventory of top-quality hotel rooms at discounts of up to 40% or more off
priceline.com's regular published hotel prices.  Unlike Express Deals,
Tonight-Only Deals are only available for stays starting that same night. 
Stays can last from one to four nights.  Tonight-Only Deals® will be posted on
the service at 11:00 a.m. local time.  Room reservations can be instantly
booked up until 11:00 p.m. local time, or until they sell out.  The app shows
the names of all the available Tonight-Only Deals® hotels with descriptions,
maps and photos, along with the rates and the percentage discounts. 
Tonight-Only Deals® also will display each hotel's customer satisfaction score
and reviews generated by priceline.com guests who have stayed there.
Tonight-Only Deals also is covered by priceline.com's Big Deal Guarantee.

iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and iTunes are trademarks of Apple, Inc., registered
in the U.S. and other countries. Android is a registered trademark of Google,
Inc.

*Priceline's Big Deal Guarantee covers hotels of at least two stars or
higher.  The $25 will be paid as a refund to the customer's credit card.  For
full details and restrictions, visit
http://travela.priceline.com/promo/big_deal_guarantee.html.

About The Priceline Group
The Priceline Group (Nasdaq: PCLN) is a leader in global online hotel
reservations, with over 260,000 participating hotels worldwide.  The Group is
composed of four primary brands – Booking.com, priceline.com, Agoda.com and
Rentalcars.com – and several ancillary brands. The Priceline Group provides
online travel services in over 180 countries in Europe, North America, South
America, the Asia-Pacific region, the Middle East and Africa.

Booking.com is the number one online hotel reservation service in the world,
offering over 235,000 hotels (as of August 7, 2012), and is available in 41
languages.  More recent hotel counts are available on the Booking.com
website.  Priceline.com 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(SM), where
travelers can take advantage of hotel discounts without bidding.  Agoda.com is
an Asia-based online hotel reservation service that is available in 37
languages.  Rentalcars.com is a multinational car hire service, offering its
reservation services in over 6,000 locations.  Customer support is provided in
38 languages.

SOURCE Priceline.com

Website: http://www.priceline.com
Contact: Press Information: Brian Ek, +1-203-299-8167, brian.ek@priceline.com,
or Investor Relations: Matthew Tynan, +1-203-299-8487,
matt.tynan@priceline.com
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