hotels.com Celebrates 20 Years with 20 Days of Savings

DALLAS, Aug. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Back in 1991, the year the World Wide Web was launched,  the Hotel Reservations Network (HRN) was founded as a toll-free phone service offering discounts on hotels in major U.S. cities. HRN eventually evolved into a booking website, hotels.com®, in 2002. Now, two decades after it was originally founded, hotels.com  is offering free hotel nights at some of its most popular properties, as well as a $20 credit for another stay when booking with a Mastercard® card, in honor of the anniversary.  Rooms must be booked online by August 20 for travel between now and December 15.

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In 20 years of operation, hotels.com has achieved significant milestones:

• Hotels.com now offers almost 140,000 properties in 18,000 locations around the world.  With the variety of hotels available, a traveler could book a stay in a different hotel every night for more than 383 years.
• In 2011, hotels.com was named "Best Overall Customer Experience" according to a study by Keynote Competitive Research that examined nine of the top online travel websites in the U.S.
• 77 hotels.com websites exist globally, on all continents except Antarctica.

"We are thrilled to celebrate our 20th anniversary by offering discounts to our loyal customers, many of whom have been with us from the very beginning," said Taylor L. Cole, APR, director of public relations and social media for hotels.com.  "Hotels.com has grown dramatically since its creation, and we're excited to continue expanding our network of hotels and customers."

Beachfront Relaxation

Travelers looking to soak up the sun can do so at The Inn at Carillon Beach in Panama City Beach, Florida. This three-star property offers guests access to a private beach, along with a full-service spa, four outdoor pools and two hot tubs. For those who like to stay active while on vacation, there are also outdoor tennis courts and a health club. In honor of the hotels.com 20th anniversary, guests who book three nights will receive the fourth night free.  Rates at The Inn at Carillon Beach start at $139 per room per night.

City Getaway

For travelers eager to take in the sights on the West Coast, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Diego is located in the heart of Mission Valley, San Diego, near the San Diego Zoo and Old Town San Diego State Historic Park.  Guests who book two nights at the property through the hotels.com 20th Anniversary Sale will receive the third night free. Rates at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel San Diego start at $139 per room per night.

To book your hotel room or to find other hotel discounts, visit www.hotels.com or call 1-800-2-hotels. Celebrate the past 20 years of hotels.com by taking a Trip Down Memory Lane at the hotels.com Facebook page. Other news is available at our media room: http://hotels.mediaroom.com.  

About hotels.com

Hotels.com® is a leading provider of lodging worldwide, offering more than 140,000 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 over 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™.

Hotels.com and the hotels.com logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of hotels.com, LP. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. © 2011 hotels.com, LP. All rights reserved. CST # 2083949-50

Press contacts:
Lily Karp – Ruder Finn for hotels.com
Phone: (212) 715-1696
Email : [email protected]

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

SOURCE hotels.com