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LastMinuteTravel's 'World for a Dollar' Turning Frowns Upside Down

January 28, 2009 at 3:23 PM | by JetSetCD | 2 Comments

Have you scored a $1-a-night booking yet during LastMinuteTravel's "World for a Dollar" promotion? The reports of successful confirmations around the world are pouring in, and it seems like this is one promotion destined for a spot in the history of travel awesomeness. A friend of ours has even received a call from LastMinuteTravel to personally check on her booking and answer any questions; this dedication to customer service is surprising considering the usual facelessness of online booking sites.

In order to keep a conversation going with their site visitors and answer the most pressing questions, LMT has started a 'World for $1' Blog. In addition, a press release today confirms that the deal is up, active, and delivering on promises:

The average vacation booked during Monday’s sales were 5 nights long and valued at $1,965.69, with travelers spending less than the cost of a movie ticket on each trip. 65 percent of these reservations were for high-end, luxury properties, and consumers booked a total of 62 destinations world wide, including the following top six travel locales:
1. New York, N.Y.
2. Orlando, Fla.
3. Paris, France
4. Anaheim, Calif.
5. Chicago, Ill.
6. Nassau, Bahamas

Looks like people still love hitting Disneyworld and Disneyland! If you're in the mood for something a little more exotic, LMT does have hotels available in spots like Beijing, Bali and Buenos Aires, but brace yourselves as there's still seven more days of frantic page refreshing left.

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  1. bostontraveler

    HotelChatter Member

    seriously

    You seem a little over the top here. I doubt some of the info you have posted, including the average value of bookings. Based on whose valuation? During the promo period, I booked a 3-star in NYC that the site completely overvalues. Turns out you can get it for under $80 a night, and the reviews I saw of it are scathing. Hardly an actual NYC 3-star. It's this kind of misrepresentation that makes me truly wary of a site. Too easy for travelers to get burned.
    January 28, 2009 at 5:22 PM
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  1. lastminutetravel

    HotelChatter Member

    World for $1 Week 1 Stats

    Here's the stats from Week 1 of the World for $1 campaign:

    More than 2000 people won over ONE MILLION DOLLARS worth of vacations for free. Most of the vacations won were in 4 or 5 star resorts, hotels, and all-inclusives. Top destinations were Cancun, Orlando, NYC, and Paris.

    Good luck for week 2!

    If you want hints to help you narrow down when those 15 will start, be sure to become a fan of Last Minute Travel on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Last-Minute-Travel/37641736860

    February 2, 2009 at 6:10 AM
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