Top 50 Spots to Celebrate New Year’s Eve

by Christopher Freeburn | December 26, 2012 1:08 pm

[1]Looking for the perfect place to ring in 2013? Well, global travel and accommodation website Priceline.com (NASDAQ:PCLN[2]) has created a list of the top places for New Year’s celebrations[3].

The list is compiled from Priceline’s database of hotel bookings. New York City tops the list for a second consecutive year, though destinations in Florida and California also fared well.

Here are the top 50 New Year’s Destinations as compiled by Priceline.com[4]:

1. New York City, Midtown West
2. New Orleans, French Quarter
3. Las Vegas, Strip North
4. New York City, Upper East Side
5. Las Vegas, Strip Vicinity South
6. New York City, Times Square/Theater District
7. Orlando, Fla., Downtown Disney/Lake Buena Vista
8. Miami, Downtown
9. San Francisco, Fisherman’s Wharf
10. Chicago, North Michigan Ave./River North Area
11. Oahu, Hawaii, Waikiki Beach Area
12. Orange County, Calif., Disneyland/Anaheim North
13. Paris, Champs Elysees/Arc De Triomphe
14. New York City, Midtown East
15. Las Vegas, Fremont Street Vicinity
16. Maui, Hawaii, Ka’anapali/Lahaina
17. Los Angeles, Downtown
18. Orlando, Fla., Kissimmee
19. Las Vegas, Strip West
20. Los Angeles, Hollywood
21. Minneapolis, Minn., Downtown
22. New York City, Central Park South
23. Orange County, Calif., Disneyland/Anaheim South/Orange/Garden Grove
24. Orlando, Fla., Downtown
25. London, Westminster
26. Oahu, Hawaii, Executive Center
27. San Francisco, Union Square East
28. Nashville, Tenn., Downtown/Vanderbilt/Metrocenter
29. Newark, N.J., Jersey City/Hoboken/Weehawken
30. Orlando, Fla., Sea World/International Drive/Convention Center
31. San Antonio, Texas, Riverwalk Area
32. San Juan, Puerto Rico
33. Oahu, Hawaii, Diamond Head Area
34. Orlando, Fla., Universal Orlando Resort Area/International Drive North
35. Key West, Fla.
36. San Francisco, SOMA/Moscone Center
37. Los Angeles, Beverly Hills/West Hollywood
38. New Orleans, Downtown
39. New York City, Upper West Side
40. Seattle, Downtown/Pike Place
41. Miami, South Beach/Central
42. Las Vegas, Airport Area
43. Oahu, Hawaii, Ko Olina
44. Miami, South Beach/Collins Avenue/Oceanfront
45. Atlanta, Ga., Downtown
46. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Beach Area
47. Miami Beach. Fla.
48. Las Vegas, Boulder Strip
49. Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Hollywood
50. Seattle, Seattle Center/Space Needle

Shares of Priceline.com sank almost 2% in Wednesday afternoon trading.

Source URL: https://investorplace.com/2012/12/top-50-spots-to-celebrate-new-years-eve/

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