Hotels.com Boosts Mobile Strategy With Two New Smart Phone Applications

LONDON, May 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hotels.com, the world's leading hotel booking website, has launched two new smart phone applications for iPhone and Android.

These allow users to search and book more than 20,000 last minute deals from over 135,000 hotels around the world.

Available in more than 30 languages, the apps allow users to sort and filter hotels, browse two million user reviews plus find last minute hotel deals close to their location.

Users can book as a guest or create a Hotels.com account from inside the app. The 'sign in once' feature remembers the email and password, so the user doesn't have to.

Even without a data connection, all past and future bookings can be accessed and the apps support WelcomeRewards, the unique hotels.com loyalty programme that offers 1 free night for every 10 nights stayed.

For those who prefer to talk to a hotel expert by phone, the Hotels.com customer service centre can be accessed by one click.

Scott Booker, SVP eCommerce for Hotels.com, said: "This is one of many enhancements we are making in the mobile space. We aim to deliver an unsurpassed hotel booking service for our mobile customers and these apps will make it even simpler for our customers, and ensure they find the right hotel quickly and easily."

About Hotels.com

As part of the Expedia group which operates in all major markets, Hotels.com offers more than 135,000 quality hotels, B&Bs and serviced apartments worldwide. If a customer can find the same deal for less on a prepaid hotel, Hotels.com will match it. Hotels.com benefits from one of the largest hotel contracting teams in the industry negotiating the best rates for its customers, plus there are 2m reviews from users who have actually stayed in the hotels to ensure customers make an informed choice when booking. Hotels.com has recently launched its Welcome Rewards customer loyalty programme in the UK, where customers can earn a free night for every ten nights stayed (subject to Welcome Rewards terms and conditions as set out at www.hotels.com). Hotels.com won the Gold Award for best hotel booking site in Webuser magazine in February 2009. Travellers can book online or by contacting one of the multilingual call centres on 0871-200-0171.

SOURCE Hotels.com