We really wanted to go to New Orleans on this date. Hotel prices are very high. Finally decided to get a cheap room in Metairie. We can take a cab to the French Quarter for $25 each way and come out much better, especially since parking is free too. However, we should be able to save $10-20 by taking a city bus to the end of the Canal Street streetcar line and catching the streetcar from there. So we are thinking outside the box here - we'll see how that works out! It should be fun, anyway. Got this deal on the first NYOP bid, and of course used the Priceline link on this site.