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NORWALK, Conn., June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Priceline.com (Nasdaq: PCLN) today released its annual survey of the 50 most-popular destinations for the upcoming Independence Day weekend. This year, Chicago's Millennium Park replaces last year's winner, New Orleans, as the most popular July 4th destination among Priceline customers. The survey is based on more than 30,000 hotel room booking requests made by customers using priceline.com's Name Your Own Price® hotel reservation...

NEW CASTLE, Pa., June 25 /PRNewswire/ -- Millions of Americans will enjoy their Fourth of July celebrations this year while watching fireworks. Many will be at public displays in their community, while others will be using consumer fireworks in the backyard. Zambelli Fireworks is reminding Americans to focus on safety - especially at home. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/zambellifireworks/44704/ (Photo:...

Prevent Blindness America Offers Simple, Festive Ideas to Celebrate Safely CHICAGO, June 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Because of injuries due to fireworks, approximately 5,000 Americans were sent to the emergency room during the Fourth of July holiday in 2008, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). About 1,000 of those injuries were to the eyes, including contusions, lacerations, debris in the eyes and burns. Unfortunately, children under the age of 15...

Sparklers Are Safe When Used Correctly WASHINGTON, June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Using sparklers on our nation's birthday is as traditional as cookouts and parades. And it is equally safe if a few common sense rules are followed, says Nancy Blogin, President of the National Council on Fireworks Safety. But she notes, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC"), approximately 16% of all consumer fireworks injuries are caused by sparklers burning hands and legs,...

PHILADELPHIA, May 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Philadelphia, the city where America's independence was born, is the best place to celebrate Independence Day. The nine-day Wawa Welcome America! festival kicks off on June 26 with a free waterfront concert and fireworks show and continues through July 4 with a flag-waving parade through Historic Philadelphia followed by the nation's largest free outdoor Fourth of July concert by the Goo Goo Dolls and fireworks spectacular on the Ben Franklin Parkway....

FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- New Year's Eve--Meet Super Bowl Eve. The National Football League announced today it will host SUPER BOWL SATURDAY NIGHT, a free outdoor concert and fireworks spectacular, on Ft. Lauderdale Beach on Saturday, Feb. 6, the night before Super Bowl XLIV. Free and open to the public, SUPER BOWL SATURDAY NIGHT is a unique entertainment event celebrating an exciting year of football and the arrival of Super Bowl XLIV. The event will include live...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- New Year's Eve is a wonderful time to celebrate the start of a new year. And fireworks are a wonderful way of celebrating. However, all too often, New Year's Eve festivities involve excess alcohol. Just like driving and drinking do not mix, shooting consumer fireworks and drinking absolutely do not mix. If you are at a party for New Year's Eve where consumer fireworks are being shot, make sure that there is a designated shooter who has not been drinking any...

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Happy New Year! Happy New Year! It's twice the fireworks, twice the fun as Philadelphia rings in 2010 with two dazzling pyrotechnic displays along the Delaware River waterfront at 6:00 p.m. and 12:00 midnight. Restaurants, hotels and attractions in Philly and South Jersey are ensuring that revelers have a clear view of the colorful displays by hosting lavish celebrations for adults and kid-friendly fetes for pint-sized partiers -- the details of which...

LONG BEACH, Calif., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- New Year's Eve celebrations at the Queen Mary include five parties and a gigantic fireworks display for one low ticket price of $89 as well as deluxe dining and room packages to ensure a New Year's Eve spent in style. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091116/LA11389) Jazz by vocalist Eddie Wakes, Latin-inspired entertainer Red Loquita, swing and dance classics from The Wise Guys Big Band Machine, dueling pianos, and live D.J. music...

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Las Vegas Events (LVE) and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) announced today that the New Year's Eve celebration known as America's Party: Las Vegas New Year 2010 will include a spectacular fireworks show fired from seven rooftop locations along the Las Vegas Strip. The firing locations (from the south, heading north) include the following resort properties: MGM Grand, Planet Hollywood, Aria, Caesars Palace, Treasure Island (TI),...