Travel Deal of the Day (Feb. 9, 2007)

Want to get away for President’s Day – try using site59.com.

The Deal:
Site59.com provides great last minute travel discounts for purchase less than 21 days before a weekend. These discounts are especially good for holiday weekends such as President’s Day. Traditional published airfares, hotel rates and car rates are usually much higher over a holiday, but Site59 deals are usually low pretty consistently (regardless of whether a holiday is occurring).

How:
Go to www.site59.com

The Inside Scoop:
Site59 sells inventory that a travel provider suspects might not otherwise be sold – so the discounts can be (but are not always) great. Usually, Site59 offers pre-negotiated rates (rates are negotiated between Site59 and travel related companies such as airlines, hotels, and car rental companies).

Site59 is especially good for travel within seven or fourteen days when traditional rates are incredibly high, but the Site59 pre-negotiated rates are often quite low.