NORWALK, CT Priceline.com has entered into the domestic last-minute travel sector. The website now allows users to book last-minute airline tickets as late as 6 p.m. EST for next day U.S. travel. In addition, users can book last-minute hotel rooms as late as 6 p.m. EST for use that same night, as well as last-minute rental cars.
The new feature comes in response to recent last-minute travel statistics, including a recent report from Forrester Research that showed that 11.5% of the more than 12 million on-line households in the U.S. who bought leisure travel online used last-minute travel on-line products. (3/8/01)