Hotels.com Launches Two New Sites in Indonesia and Vietnam

DALLAS, May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hotels.com®, the world's leading hotel booking website, has today announced the launch of two new sites in Indonesia and Vietnam, bringing the total number worldwide to 77 including 15 in the Asia/Pacific region. With more than 135,000 hotels on sale, the new websites are in local languages and feature everyday deals and special promotions tailored to the local market.

"The timing for this expansion couldn't be better, since various cities in both Indonesia and Vietnam saw price increases last year, according to the Hotel Price Index™ (HPI)® from Hotels.com," said Victor Owens, vice president of marketing, hotels.com North America. "With the addition of these two new sites, Hotels.com will now be able to offer its award winning services to these growing markets. This, alongside hyper local information in their native languages is truly an exciting prospect for both leisure and business travelers alike."

Besides strong global and local content, users on all Hotels.com sites enjoy access to more than two million unique user-generated hotel reviews as well as some of the best room rates in the industry. Users can book online, on a mobile device or by calling one of the dedicated 24/7 customer service centers. As the market leader in online hotel bookings, Hotels.com is able to capitalize on its global size to negotiate competitive rates and provide consumers with attractive deals.

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Hotels.com® is a leading provider of lodging worldwide, offering more than 135,000 properties in over 60 countries from national chain hotels and all-inclusive resorts to local favorites and bed & breakfasts. Hotels.com is the smarter way to book travel by offering welcomerewards®, an industry leading loyalty rewards program; the real opinions of other travelers captured in more than two million Guest Reviews and; a Price Match Guarantee, so that those booking with hotels.com can be assured they are getting the best deal, either online or by speaking directly to a travel expert at 1-800-2-HOTELS 24 hours a day. For more information, please visit hotels.com. Hotels.com is an operating company of Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE). Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/hotelsdotcom and Twitter via www.twitter.com/hotelsdotcom or visit the hotels.com Travel Smart Blog for consumer and business travel information. Get clayed at http://www.clayyourself.com. Detailed Hotel Price Index data is available at: http://www.hotel-price-index.com, hotels.com, A Smarter Way to Book™.

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Taylor L. Cole, APR
hotels.com North America
Phone : (469) 335-8442

SOURCE Hotels.com