50 Most Popular Destinations for February Holidays

Travelers are on the cusp of one of the greatest February vacation periods in awhile as Mardi Gras (February 16) follows Valentine's Day (February 14) and Presidents' Day (February 15). We've shared a few suggestions here and there for where to spend the holiday— whether it was one top 10 list or perhaps another, or specific suggestions for New York. So we thought we'd share priceline.com's top 50 destinations list for the upcoming long weekend. New Orleans tops the list as it beat out last year's winner, Las Vegas. This was the highest ranking that New Orleans has received in a priceline.com Top 50 survey since Hurricane Katrina.

To compile its list, priceline.com looked at a sampling of more than 30,000 hotel room booking requests made by customers for the long weekend. Since the priceline.com study is based on actual booking requests, and not on consumer preference polls or votes, the study can be considered an accurate predictor of future travel trends.

"The convenient juxtaposition of Sunday's Valentine's Day and Monday's national holiday makes an excellent excuse to get away for a few days," said Brian Ek, editor of The Travel Ekspert. "Lower-priced airfares for Saturday morning and Friday evening are selling fast, but there are still great fares available earlier in the day on Friday. Travelers who take the whole week off may find cheaper airfares than going away for the long weekend. This might be the trip to spoil yourself with a four- or even five-star hotel."

Priceline's Valentine's Day/Presidents' Day Top 50

1. New Orleans, Downtown Area
2. Las Vegas, Strip Vicinity South
3. New York City, Chelsea Area
4. New Orleans, French Quarter
5. New York City, Times Square/Theater District
6. Whistler, BC
7. Las Vegas, Strip Vicinity North
8. Key West
9. New York City, Empire State Building Area
10. Orlando, Sea World/International Drive/Convention Center
11. New York City, Madison Square Garden/Convention Area
12. Miami, South Beach/Ocean Drive
13. Fort Lauderdale, Beach Area
14. San Francisco, Union Square West/Nob Hill
15. Orlando, Disney Maingate/Celebration
16. Seattle, Downtown/Pike Place
17. Austin, Downtown
18. Puerto Rico, San Juan
19. Maui, Wailea/Makena
20. New York City, Midtown East
21. Fort Lauderdale, Ft. Lauderdale/Airport North
22. New York City, Midtown West
23. Orange County, Disneyland/Orange/Garden Grove
24. San Antonio, Riverwalk Area
25. Washington, D.C., White House/Downtown
26. San Diego, Downtown & Harbor Island
27. Miami, South Beach/Collins Avenue Oceanfront
28. Oahu, Waikiki Beach Area
29. Orlando, Lake Buena Vista/Downtown Disney
30. San Francisco, Union Square East
31. Oahu, Waikiki Marina Area
32. Aruba
33. Fort Lauderdale, Downtown
34. New Orleans, Convention Center & Warehouse/Arts District
35. New York City, Central Park South
36. Monterey, CA
37. Chicago, North Michigan Ave./River North Area
38. Boca Raton, Deerfield Beach/Boca Raton/North Deerfield Beach
39. Philadelphia, Downtown
40. Las Vegas, Convention Center Area
41. Orange County, Disneyland/Anaheim
42. Miami, Coral Gables/Coconut Grove
43. Paris, Eiffel Tower/Port De Versailles/Montparnasse
44. Maui, Ka'anapali/Lahaina
45. St. Louis, Downtown
46. Toronto, Downtown Toronto South
47. Vancouver, Downtown
48. Chicago, Millennium Park/Loop & Grant Park Area
49. Miami, Airport Area
50. San Diego, Coastal Area