High-Growth Travel Segment Now Has One Stop Shopping and Booking Online

    DALLAS, Jan. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A new website launched today
gives travelers an even broader selection of accommodations to choose from
when planning their vacations.  VacationSpot.com, owned and powered by
Hotels.com, is the first website enabling consumers to book instantly
thousands of vacation rental properties, including condominiums, suites,
villas, and vacation homes, located in the most popular destinations around
the globe.  In celebration of its launch, VacationSpot.com is giving away 100
weeklong vacation rental stays during its first 100 days.*
    VacationSpot.com is the most comprehensive resource for booking vacation
rentals on the Internet.  The new website features thousands of properties
available year-round, including holidays and special event periods, and allows
customers to search by both destination and geographic region on a worldwide
map.  Additionally, customers can call 1-888-290-SPOT (7768) to make a booking
or ask questions 24 hours a day/7 days a week.  VacationSpot.com also serves
as a personal concierge by making suggestions for top vacation rental
destinations and properties matched to a customer's interests and geographic
preferences.  Types of vacation rentals featured on VacationSpot.com include:
     --  Condominiums
     --  Townhomes
     --  Villas
     --  Suites and Apartments
     --  Private Homes

    "We live in bigger houses with more beds and bathrooms than ever before,
so why should vacationers sacrifice space, privacy and comfort while on
vacation," said Dan Proctor, vice president of vacation rentals at
VacationSpot.com.  "VacationSpot.com takes the guesswork out of booking a
vacation rental by providing detailed descriptions, pictures, quality ratings
and even a low price guarantee."
    Vacation rentals provide more space and amenity options to travelers --
multiple bedrooms and bathrooms, recreation or family rooms, fully-equipped
kitchens, even private pools, hot tubs and outdoor grills.  These lodging
options give travelers extra flexibility and comfort in a vacation setting.
Additionally, vacation rentals can be booked for weeks at a time or even as
few as two to three nights.
    "The vacation rental business is a $30 billion a year growth industry, and
with VacationSpot.com, travelers looking for an alternative to a traditional
hotel room can shop and book online from a worldwide selection of properties.
The Internet is all about ease and convenience, and now so is planning a
vacation rental trip," added Proctor.

    100 Days, 100 Stays
    100 lucky people during the first 100 days after the launch of
VacationSpot.com will win a weeklong vacation rental.  Visitors to
VacationSpot.com just simply click on the link to "Win Your Dream Vacation
Spot" and follow the instructions from there.  *No purchase is necessary to
win.

    Some of the vacation rental properties available on VacationSpot.com
include:

    Myrtle Beach, SC: Patricia Grand Resort Hotel, one-bedroom ocean view,
from $55.95 per day
    Orlando, FL: Florida Team Management, three-bedroom pool home, from
$149.95 per day
    Honolulu, HI: Harbor Shores Apartment Hotel, two-bedroom, from $114 per
day
    Park City, UT: Park Plaza, two-bedroom condo, from $163 per day
    Key West, FL: Island Hotel and Restaurant, Bed & Breakfast, from $79.99
per day

    About VacationSpot.com
    VacationSpot.com, powered by Hotels.com, is the most comprehensive
resource for booking vacation rentals and bed & breakfasts on the Internet.
VacationSpot.com offers thousands of properties in hundreds of destinations.
Travelers can book vacation rentals through the website,
http://www.vacationspot.com , and through live operators available 24 hours a
day, seven days a week at 1-888-290-SPOT (7768).  Hotels.com is an operating
business of IAC/InterActiveCorp (Nasdaq: IACI) CST:  2059975-40.

     * See VacationSpot.com for more details concerning 100 days Sweepstakes

     MEDIA INQUIRIES
     Nicole Hockin
     Hotels.com
     469/335-1595
     nhockin@hotels.com

     Kimberly Walton
     The Powell Group for VacationSpot.com
     214/522-6005 ext. 102
     kw@powellgroup.net

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kw@powellgroup.net , for VacationSpot.com

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