Summer Drive and Save Program Offers $50 Gas Card for Guests
DALLAS, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- hotels.com(TM), the leading
provider of lodging worldwide, today announced its Summer Drive and Save
program that offers a $50 gas card for each booking of three nights or
more. A hotels.com survey conducted by Harris Interactive(R) shows that
rising gas prices are impacting summer travel. According to the poll, 41
percent of U.S. adults with summer travel plans saying they intend to visit
destinations closer to home, and 35 percent planning to reduce their
budgets for food and fun while on vacation. By offering the $50 gas card --
along with hundreds of specials in favorite destinations -- hotels.com is
helping travelers stretch their vacation dollar.
"This is the fourth consecutive year in which hotels.com has offered a
summer gas program, and we hope it will provide some relief to travelers as
they continue to feel the squeeze of rising gas prices," said Scott Booker,
chief hotel expert and guest advocate, hotels.com. "As people plan and
budget for their summer getaways, they can look to hotels.com for
additional value and savings."
To qualify for the Summer Drive and Save program, travelers should note
the following:
* Book now through July 6, 2008 for travel through September 1, 2008.
* A minimum stay of three nights is required; there is no limit to the
number of gas cards individuals can receive as long as the minimum
stay requirement is met for each booking.
* Thousands of properties are available for booking, including
traditional hotels, vacation rentals, bed and breakfasts, and all-
inclusive resorts.
* The gas card may be combined with other hotels.com promotions,
including Red Hot Deals
(http://www.hotels.com/deals?id=HotDeals?&tab=deals).
* Cards will be mailed to guests upon completion of their stay.
For more information and terms and conditions on the Summer Drive and
Save Program, please visit hotels.com (http://www.hotels.com/gas50) or call
800-3-HOTELS.
About the Survey
The Summer Travel survey was conducted by telephone within the United
States by Harris Interactive on behalf of hotels.com between May 2 and May
5, 2008 among 1,003 adults ages 18 years and older, of whom, 604 have plans
to travel this summer. For complete methodology, including weighting
variables, please contact Sara Ball.
About hotels.com
hotels.com(TM) (http://www.hotels.com/) is a leading provider of
lodging worldwide, offering reservation services through its own web sites
(including hotels.com and others), its Interactive Affiliate Network(R)
(http://www.ian.com/ian/signup/home.jsp) and its toll-free call centers
(1-800-3-HOTELS). hotels.com gives travelers one of the widest selections
of lodging accommodations from traditional hotels to vacation rentals at
nearly 80,000 properties worldwide. hotels.com is an operating company of
Expedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPE).
SOURCE hotels.com
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CONTACT:
Maureen Carrig of hotels.com,
+1-425-679-7511, mcarrig@hotels.com; or Sara Ball of Edelman,
+1-206-268-2236, sara.ball@edelman.com, for hotels.com
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