Cheap Tickets Holds the Winning Ticket to Spring's Popular Sporting Events PARSIPPANY, N.J., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- This spring, Cheap Tickets has low rates on air, hotels, vacation packages and Last Minute Trips that are a slam-dunk for sports fans everywhere. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021107/CHEAPLOGO ) Your college alma mater has made it to the Sweet Sixteen, but you haven't made travel plans yet. Don't sweat it; leading online travel Web site CheapTickets.com has great deals on Last Minute Trips for true basketball fans to ditch the office pools and cheer from the sidelines. We can't promise game tickets, but do you really need an excuse to get the old gang together for a weekend? (Prices quoted below are per person and include round-trip air, accommodations for two nights, all taxes and fees.) * Dallas to East Rutherford, NJ, starting from $357 * New York to Phoenix, starting from $400 * Chicago to St. Louis, starting from $224 * Miami to Atlanta, starting from $313 Sports fans not afflicted with March Mania can still take advantage of Cheap Tickets' popular savings on flights, accommodations and vacation packages. There's nothing like a day at the races to shake off those winter blues; spring is the perfect time to catch a high-speed duel at America's number one spectator sport, NASCAR. Go ahead, jump in the pit and celebrate with these round-trip airfares: Baltimore to Bristol, TN (from $192); Boston to Ft. Worth (from $168); Los Angeles toFt. Worth (from $198); New York City to Roanoke (from $157); Chicago to Birmingham (from $194); New York City, Baltimore, Atlanta or Minneapolis to Santa Ana (from $198); Detroit or Atlanta to Richmond (from $167); and Miami to Charlotte (from $178). There's still an opportunity to catch the boys of summer warming up their game during spring training action in Florida and Arizona. Cheap Tickets has round-trip flights from New York to Tampa (from $158), Chicago to Phoenix ($156.50), Denver to Tucson($178), Baltimore to Ft. Lauderdale ($148) and Atlanta to Orlando ($194). The spring break crowds may have put a temporary hold on your travel plans, but now that students are back in school prepping for final exams, it's time to book that much-deserved getaway. Cheap Tickets' vacation packages take the stress out of travel planning, with round-trip airfare, accommodations and rental car included in the price, often with considerable savings compared to booking components separately. New Yorkers can take advantage of two great deals right now, including a four-night stay in Las Vegas starting from $536 per person (departing from JFK), a savings of 54 percent when compared to travel components purchased separately at $1,166; and a four-night stayin Miami starting from $347 per person (departing from LaGuardia), a savings of 45 percent when compared to travel components purchased separately at $636. Or squeeze in some late-season skiing with Cheap Tickets' vacation packages to Denver - a three-night stay with flights departing from Las Vegas starts from $310 per person, a savings of 43 percent when compared to travel components purchased separately at $551. Lastly, starting today, Cheap Tickets is running a "Seven Deals in Seven Days" hotelsale on CheapTickets.com through March 29. The Web site's biggest Mexico and Caribbean hotel sale ever, each day will feature a different destination, with popular three-, four- and five-star resorts on sale. Inventory is limited, so book early (all sample rates are per night): * March 24 - Caribbean, from $71.99 including Treasure Island Resort, Grand Cayman; all-inclusive Radisson Cable Beach Resort on Nassau, Bahamas; and Melia Panama Canal * March 25 - Jamaica, from $81.99, including Whistling Bird, all- inclusive SuperClubs Breezes, and Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort * March 26 - Puerto Rico, from $88.99 including Hotel Excelsior, Paradisus Puerto Rico, and Wyndham El Conquistador Resort * March 27 - Bahamas, from $69.99 including Port Lucaya Resort and Yacht Club on Grand Bahama, the all-inclusive Holiday Inn Sunspree Resort Paradise Island, and The Westin at Our Lucaya & Golf Resort, Grand Bahama * March 28 - Dominican Republic, from $66.99 including Hotetur Dominican Bay and all-inclusives Melia Caribe Tropical, SuperClubs Breezes Puerto Plata and SuperClubs Breezes Punta Cana * March 29 - Mexico, from $57.99 including Fiesta Americana Condesa Acapulco, all-inclusives Melia Cozumel and Melia Puerto Vallarta, and Fiesta Americana Cozumel Dive Resort. Airfares: Prices quoted for flights are per person, round-trip and do not include additional taxes and fees (see http://www.cheaptickets.com/ for details). Dueto real-time dynamic pricing technology, prices on the site may change from the above listed prices. The prices listed on the site are the most current and supersede the prices listed above. Last Minute Trips Offer Conditions: Prices are for one adultbased on double occupancy and include all applicable taxes and fees. The only price changes you may experience from those listed on the site will be from options that you decide to change, such as your travel dates, number of travelers, departure city,and your choice of flight, hotels, or other items. Rest assured that the total price of your travel package will be updated and displayed to you prior to purchase. You may incur other charges while traveling that are not included in the package price, such as hotel extra-person or extra-bed charges, resort fees, gratuities, hotel energy surcharges, parking fees, telephone fees, room service, movies, mini-bar, or rental car insurance, gasoline, and other incidentals. All packages have limited availability. All sales are non-refundable, non-changeable and non-transferable, notwithstanding any changes in travel plans, flight delays, late check in or early check out of hotel, no shows or missed connections. Vacation Package Offer Conditions: Prices quoted are per person. Domestic vacation packages include round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations (double occupancy), and compact rental car; minimum travel party of two. International vacation packages include round-trip airfare and hotel accommodations(double occupancy); minimum travel party of two. Total vacation package price will always be clearly displayed to you prior to purchase. Limited time offer is subject to (i) change without notice and (ii) availability; advance reservation is required. Savings of up to fifty percent are based on a comparison with published rates for round-trip airfare, hotel accommodations (and car when applicable) when purchased separately. Cheap Tickets is a leading seller of discounted leisure travel products online through its Web site, http://www.cheaptickets.com/. Cheap Tickets provides consumers access to its exclusive collection of unpublished airfares, as well as regularly published fares on hundreds of airlines. In addition to air, Cheap Tickets' familyof discounted travel products also includes hotel accommodations, cruises, rental cars, vacation packages, condo rentals, and Last Minute Trips. Founded in 1986, Cheap Tickets is part of the Retail Travel Services group within Cendant's Travel Distribution Services Division. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20021107/CHEAPLOGODATASOURCE: Cheap Tickets CONTACT: Kathie Gonzalez, +1-303-357-3463, , or Kate Sullivan, +1-973-496-4540, , both for Cheap Tickets Web site: http://www.cheaptickets.com/

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