Hotwire.com Offers Valentine's Day Travelers a Sweetheart of a Deal

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Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- While most romantic gifts are more expensive this time of year, travel is proving to be this year's best bargain for Valentine's Day, according to discount travel site Hotwire.com. For the price of roses or a fancy dinner, travelers can easily stay in a four-star hotel or fly away for the weekend.

"While a dozen roses can easily be $100 and a celebratory dinner can run $200 or more, you can book a Hotwire Weekender package for the price of dinner, or a four-star hotel for less than the roses," said Gregg Brockway, chief product officer at Hotwire.com. "Some of our best deals are in big cities like Chicago and San Francisco, but we're also seeing great prices on weekend getaways to warmer destinations like Puerto Rico or Hawaii."

Just how cheap are these deals? The following packages were purchased in the last week via Hotwire for the Valentine's Day weekend -- prices are per person, taxes and fees included:*

-- $156 Hilton Woodland Hills Warner Center (3.5 stars), Los Angeles, CA -- 2 nights hotel and flight from Phoenix

-- $158 Hilton San Francisco Fisherman's Wharf (3.5 stars), San Francisco, CA -- 2 nights hotel and flight from Los Angeles

-- $195 W Chicago Lakeshore - Chicago (4.5 stars), Chicago, IL -- 2 nights hotel and flight from Nashville

-- $331 The Argent Hotel (4 stars), San Francisco, CA -- 2 nights hotel and flight from Ontario

-- $394 The Peabody Orlando (4.5 stars), Orlando, FL -- 2 nights hotel and flight from New York

-- $348 Crowne Plaza Hotel (3 stars), Vancouver, BC -- 3 nights hotel and flight from San Francisco

-- $613 Caribe Hilton (4 stars), Puerto Rico, PR -- 4 nights hotel and flight from New York

Below are examples of hotels recently booked on Hotwire for Valentine's Day weekend. Hotwire hotels save up to 75 percent off published rates.

-- 3.5-Star hotel, South Beach, Miami $65 / night
-- 4-Star hotel, Chicago Loop $75 / night
-- 4-Star hotel, Kauai, Hawaii, Lihue- Kapaa $75 / night
-- 4.5-Star hotel, Downtown Los Angeles $79 / night
-- 4-Star hotel, San Francisco, Union Square $85 / night
-- 4.5-Star hotel, Maui, Hawaii, Wailea $157 / night
-- 4.5-Star hotel, New York, Times Square $189 / night

* All prices shown are actual purchases made on Hotwire between January 30-February 2, 2004 for Valentine's Day weekend. Package rates include all taxes and fees, while hotel rates do not. Package prices are per person and include round-trip airfare and at least double occupancy. All Hotwire purchases are nonrefundable and nonchangeable. Prices are subject to change and availability and may not represent current prices.

For more information, visit www.hotwire.com.

Source: Hotwire.com