Less than three weeks before the official launch of the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Bookings (a priceline company) has secured last-minute availability in hotels in and around Turin. Hotels are located in competition and training sites, such as Turin, Bardonecchia, Sauze d'Oulx, Sestriere, Claviere.

Andrea d�Amico, Italy Supply Manager for Priceline Europe, says: �With a few days to go before the Winter Games, people are still hoping to catch a glimpse of the Olympic heroes. We have worked hard to source availability in hotels close to the Olympic grounds to allow them to fulfil their dream�.

To check hotels and availability, visit www.bookings.it

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About Bookings and Priceline Europe

Priceline Europe is one of the Europe�s leading online hotel reservation companies, processing over � 450 M of hotel reservations for approximately 20,000 hotels in 40 European countries. Priceline European operations consist of Active Hotels Ltd and Bookings BV, both subsidiaries of priceline.com (NASDAQ PCLN), with offices in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Cambridge, Dublin, London, Paris, Pisa, Rome and Vienna. Priceline Europe operates the following websites: www.bookings.net, www.activehotels.com, www.priceline.co.uk, which are available in up to 12 languages and include over 500,000 reviews of European hotels.

Media enquiries: Mandy Zakhour, Priceline Europe, mandy@activehotels.com, tel: + 44 (0) 20 8612 8382