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Travelocity culled through thousands of Las Vegas hotel reviews to find out which ones customers liked the best.

Thanksgiving travel: While consumers will enjoy hotel deals over Thanksgiving weekend, cheap flights will be harder to find.

Travelocity analyzed four years (2007 – 2010) of historical hotel booking data to find out when consumers were most likely to find cheap hotels. In every year, the cheapest average daily rate (ADR) was found one week before Labor Day. The data considers the kickoff to the weekend to be the Thursday before the holiday, or September 1 in 2011.

Booking Data Finds Families Heading to Theme Parks and Beaches This Summer

Sheraton’s $6 Billion Make-over Pays Off as Ratings Giant Upgrades 230 Hotels

Popular Mobile Travel Application Sees 60 Percent of Hotels Booked on Same Day of Hotel Stay

Survey Shows Travel and Spending Intentions Strong for 2011 Vacations

Being green is not just for eco-lodges anymore. This week, Travelocity announced it will add hundreds of properties to its Green Hotel Directory that have been validated by Hilton Worldwide’s innovative sustainability measurement system, LightStay™.

New Travelocity Data Shows Hotel Prices for Summer Travel Have Steadily Declined Since May

Nearly 30 percent of travelers have either never thought about precautions or do not take any precautions when posting about vacations on social media web sites. Twenty-seven percent post limited vacation information, and more than 40 percent do not allow any vacation posts.