Last Minute Travel Deals for the Holiday Season

Business Wire, Dec 18, 2007

Travel Booking Authority LastMinuteTravel.com Offers Vacationers Late-Breaking Getaways in Time for the Holidays

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Holiday travelers are offered exclusive vacation packages this season through LastMinuteTravel.com, the premier online travel site for thousands of late-breaking offers on cheap flights, hotel deals, vacation-packages, cruise deals, rental cars, and more.

"December and January are the perfect months to take advantage of Caribbean cruise deals, as well as low rates to vacation in Chicago, Las Vegas, Orlando, New York, and Mexico," explains Lauren Volcheff, Marketing Director for Travel Holdings, Inc., the parent company for LastMinuteTravel.com. "We're offering some of our best package deals yet for travel during the next few months, from all destinations across the country."

Current last-minute getaway packages and hotel deals, based on a two-person search, include:

Cruise the Western Caribbean:

* Sailing through the Caribbean for four nights from Miami, Fla., to ports in Key West and Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Last Minute Travelers can cruise from just $289 per person in an ocean view room on the Carnival Fascination. As an added perk, travelers can select the exact deck and cabin of their choice when booking online.

Orlando to Chicago:

* Floridians can experience a snow-white holiday by vacationing to Chicago's four-star Whitehall Hotel, with flight and accommodations for four nights starting at just $238 per person. This boutique, luxury hotel is a landmark to Chicago's downtown area, designated "one of the eight great small hotels of the U.S." by Fortune magazine.

Denver to Las Vegas:

* Trade the Colorado slopes for Vegas slots with a three-night roundtrip getaway to the AAA Four Diamond Golden Nugget Hotel, located directly on the strip, from just $238 per person. This newly renovated hotel boasts multiple restaurants, nightly entertainment, and 45,000 square feet of casino space.

Los Angeles to Cancun:

* Say "hola" to a four-night holiday in Cancun's Mexican Caribbean starting at just $410 at the All-Inclusive four-star Oasis Cancun located in the heart of the Hotel Zone. This resort offers eight restaurants and nine bars, a Marina for water sports, and one of the largest swimming pools in Latin America.

Nashville to New York:

* Directly across from New York City's famed Central Park and steps from the Museum of Natural History and Modern Art, the Astor on the Park offers Tennesseans a three-night Manhattan getaway through Last Minute Travel from just $283.

Philadelphia to Miami:

* A six-night vacation getaway to Miami's renowned Art Deco District starts at just $358 when staying at the Continental Oceanfront South Beach hotel, a two-star beachfront hotel located on Collins Avenue and steps away from Miami's hottest spots.

Charlotte to Orlando:

* Travelers from North Carolina can vacation to Central Florida for five magical nights starting at $254 per person at the three-star Orlando Metropolitan Express. This hotel, designated a "Disney Good Neighbor," is located on International Drive, and offers a complimentary continental breakfast.

Additional holiday deals from destinations across the U.S. can be found by visiting www.LastMinuteTravel.com, or by signing up for Last Minute Travel's "JetSetter" email tips newsletter.

About LastMinuteTravel.com

Last Minute Travel (www.LastMinuteTravel.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of Travel Holdings, Inc., is the premier online Web site for Last Minute Travel deals offering airline tickets, hotel accommodations, vacation packages, car rentals and cruises. A pioneer in selling and marketing online travel, LastMinuteTravel.com allows travelers to find the best deals at the last possible moment, as hotel rates can change every second.

About Travel Holdings, Inc.

Travel Holdings, Inc. (www.travelholdings.com) is among the largest and fastest growing privately held tour operators serving the global travel market, with contracting and sales operations in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. The company serves the B2B, B2C, Group, Affiliate and Corporate Travel sectors and operates its own travel technology company, Travel Global Systems, headquartered in Tel Aviv.