LivingSocial Expands to Fourteen New Markets

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As temperatures drop, LivingSocial is heating up 14 hot spots with Daily Deals and Families launches. Each morning, residents and visitors of seven new cities can enjoy brilliant bargains in their inbox with the addition of LivingSocial Daily Deals. Kids and parents can ease the pain of another busy school year in seven additional markets thanks to out-of-this-world offerings on activities everyone will love from LivingSocial Families.

LivingSocial Daily Deals

Since 2009, members have experienced restaurants, shops, services and more at a value thanks to LivingSocial Daily Deals, now in 582 markets. These offers – handpicked by local experts – feature discounts of at least 50 percent and are now available to folks who frequent:

• Spokane, Wash.
• Suffolk County, N.Y.
• Charleston, W.Va.
• St. Louis' West County, Mo.
• Howard County, Md.
• London, Ontario
• Utah County, Utah

LivingSocial Families

Deals for the whole family are now available in 170 markets, including:

• Reno, Nev.
• Durham Region, N.C.
• Eugene, Ore.
• Fresno, Calif.
• Sarasota, Fla.
• Portland, Maine
• Lancaster/Reading, Pa.

Selected by a dedicated team of on-the-ground experts, offers from LivingSocial Families are available for one full week to allow busy mamas and papas time to coordinate plans with family and friends.

In addition to LivingSocial Families and Daily Deals, members can find even more fun with:

• LivingSocial Escapes – affordable, accessible "trips in a box" inspiring people around the world to find, share, and enjoy unique travel experiences;
• LivingSocial Adventures – fully-produced events encouraging members to try something they wouldn't have or perhaps didn't know existed nearby; and
• LivingSocial Instant Deals – real-time, instant offerings delivered via smartphones and the web helping answer the question, "What is cool to do right now?" - currently available in select US cities.

Taking part in the LivingSocial fun couldn't be easier: deals are delivered to members through the LivingSocial website, a daily email blast and through apps for iPhone and Android devices. The deal is available to anyone who clicks on it during the time it is live. Additionally, LivingSocial's unique referral model gives users a chance to get their deal for free. Once a deal is purchased, the buyer can share the deal using a unique link generated at checkout. If three friends purchase the deal through the link, the original buyer's deal is free.  

For a full list of LivingSocial products and the cities where products are available, go to livingsocial.com. Follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/livingsocial. Join us on Facebook at facebook.com/livingsocial.

About LivingSocial

LivingSocial helps people around the world find, share and enjoy great local deals and new experiences. We'll help you get more out of your city. Through its daily deal e-mails and alerts, LivingSocial introduces members to handpicked local businesses, products or services each day at savings of 50 percent or more. With a range of products for different interests, like Families and Adventures, LivingSocial helps delight members with the perfect deal for them. Other services include LivingSocial Escapes, which features easy "vacations in a box" to leading destinations, and LivingSocial Instant, which helps members discover real-time discounts at nearby restaurants, stores and businesses. LivingSocial works with each merchant partner to create customized marketing solutions that attract and retain loyal, long-term customers. Based in Washington, D.C., LivingSocial now has more than 43 million members in 25 countries.

SOURCE LivingSocial