New feature enables travelers to quickly view and book the lowest room
rates for the days and months ahead
DALLAS, Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- hotels.com(R) -- the expert
in booking hotels online and via the phone -- unveiled a new room rate
calendar feature that helps travelers quickly identify the best room rates
available at the property of their choice. This tool is available for the
full hotels.com selection of lodging options, including hotels, resorts,
vacation rentals, and bed and breakfasts.
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The rate calendar, which appears on the "Rooms & Rates" tab for each
property on the hotels.com site, is color-coded to give users a quick,
at-a-glance view of pricing levels for each day. Green indicates the lowest
room rates, beige indicates moderate prices, and orange indicates the
highest prices. In addition, the calendar displays the actual price for
most properties, so that users can compare specific cost differences among
different dates. hotels.com provides calendar data for six months into the
future.
"For travelers who are flexible in their plans and mindful of costs,
the rate calendar is an invaluable tool," said Scott Booker, chief hotel
expert for hotels.com. "This site feature is designed to help customers
make a more informed decision; we will continue to focus on providing
resources to help make the property research, selection and booking process
as simple as possible."
hotels.com Room Rate Calendar Features
-- Look in advance -- Access pricing information for the current date to
six months into the future.
-- Consider all options -- Review multiple rate calendars from a single
property to compare the price of different room types on different
dates.
-- Click and book -- To change stay dates on the calendar page, simply
click on new check-in and check out dates, then proceed directly to
booking.
How to use the new hotels.com rate calendar
-- Enter the desired destination and preferred travel dates in the search
form on the home page.
-- Select a property from the list of search results.
-- Click on the "Rooms & Rates" tab, where a link to the rate calendar
for each guest room type will be displayed.
-- Open the rate calendar to view pricing levels and data for the
selected room type.
-- Change stay dates as needed by clicking on different dates on the
calendar.
-- Proceed to booking.
In addition to the new rate calendar, hotels.com continues to offer
popular side-by-side comparisons, photos, virtual tours, user reviews,
detailed property descriptions, and mapping capabilities to help travelers
find and book the right hotel for each trip. The company's Flexible
Booking(TM) program enables customers to change or cancel bookings without
any fees from hotels.com. To learn more, visit hotels.com or call
1-800-2-HOTELS.
About hotels.com
hotels.com(R) (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
(http://www.IAN.com) and its toll-free call centers (1-800-2-HOTELS).
hotels.com gives travelers one of the widest selections of lodging
accommodations from traditional hotels to vacation rentals at more than
75,000 properties worldwide. hotels.com is an operating company of Expedia,
Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPE).
hotels.com, the hotels.com logo, Flexible Booking and the Benny the
Bellman logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks in the U.S.
and/or other countries of Hotels.com, LP, a subsidiary of Hotels.com. Other
logos or products and company names mentioned herein may be the property of
their respective owners.
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