Hotels.com Offers a Gasoline Rebate as Travelers Hit the Road
DALLAS, May 25 /PRNewswire/ -- As summer vacation planning starts to heat
up with the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend and 4th of July holidays,
Hotels.com's Road Trips is a great way for travelers to plan, research and
book a great summer adventure. And to help with rising gasoline prices
Hotels.com has extended its gasoline rebate offer; travelers will continue to
receive up to $30 for their gasoline expenditures when booking accommodations
with Hotels.com through June 15, 2004 for stays through September 30, 2004.
"Summer is the peak period for drive travel vacations. Two to three day
excursions offer today's busy couples and families a way to enjoy a great
getaway. There are fantastic road trip options across the country from
Atlantic City to San Antonio to Santa Barbara," said Cheryl Rosner, president
of Hotels.com. "Hotels.com's Road Trips does the planning for you and is a
wonderful way for travelers to enjoy their excursion which is often only one
tank of gas away."
According to visitors to the Hotels.com site, travelers want to be near
the beaches this Memorial Day weekend and want to visit cities such as
Atlantic City, New Jersey, Ocean City, Maryland, Santa Barbara, California,
Newport, Rhode Island, Virginia Beach, Virginia and Savannah, Georgia. Larger
cities are also popular for shopping, dining and local events such as New York
City, Chicago, Las Vegas, San Antonio, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington,
D.C., Boston, Williamsburg, San Diego and Orlando.
Hotels.com Road Trips in an all-inclusive, one-stop online shopping option
for travelers planning, researching and booking overnight drive trips. By
simply inputting a zip code, travelers receive recommended destinations,
hotels, condos, suites & vacation rentals, local events and estimated drive
times from one to six hours from home. Additional features allow travelers to
refine their search with the option of sorting destinations by city name or
travel distance from home. Travelers may book online or call 1-800-RoadTrips.
To celebrate the launch of Road Trips, Hotels.com has partnered with Mazda
as the official sponsor of its Hotels.com Road Trips Set Your Wheels In Motion
Sweepstakes to offer one of three new 2004 MAZDA6 models as the Grand Prize.
For more information about Hotels.com Road Trips , the gasoline rebate or to
register for the sweepstakes, see the Hotels.com web site at http://www.hotels.com.
About Hotels.com
Hotels.com is a leading provider of lodging worldwide, providing service
through its own websites (including http://www.hotels.com and others), thousands of
affiliated websites, and its toll-free call centers (1-800-2-HOTELS).
Hotels.com provides accommodations to travelers at over 12,000 properties in
more than 400 markets in North America, Europe, the Caribbean and Asia. The
company offers a one-stop shopping source for hotel pricing, amenities and
availability, and also specializes in providing travelers with accommodations
for sold-out periods. Hotels.com is an operating business of
IAC/InterActiveCorp (Nasdaq: IACI). CST: 2059975-40.
* See Hotels.com's web site for more details on its best rate guarantee.
For Further Information:
Contact:
Lois Fuhr
Fuhr & Associate
206-236-0606
lfuhr@fuhrassoc.com
SOURCE Hotels.com
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CONTACT:
Lois Fuhr of Fuhr & Associates,
+1-206-236-0606, or lfuhr@fuhrassoc.com
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