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18 hrs ago | KAUZ

Once Upon a Time...Hotels.com Swept Travelers Away to Their Favorite Fantasy Lands

Although these worlds sometimes seem too magical to exist, the experts at Hotels.com A found some substitutions so travelers can feel like they have teleported to a faraway land.

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Related Topix: Travel/Tourism, Travel, Bahamas Travel

Thu May 24, 2012

Sys-Con Media

Hotels.com Ranks Number One for Overall Customer Experience in Latest ...

Keynote Competitive Research , the industry analysis group of http://www.keynote.com/ , today announced the results of a new study examining the business and technical effectiveness of hotel reservation websites.

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Related Topix: Keynote Systems, Startups, Travel/Tourism, Priceline, Travelzoo, Advertising, Internet, Science / Technology

Wed May 23, 2012

FiveThirtyEight

Practical Traveler: Six Sites That Curate Lodging Options So You Don't Have To

EVERY March my most organized friends start reserving waterfront rooms, urban oases or country cabins for their perfect summer getaway, while I procrastinate, overwhelmed by the options.

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Related Topix: Travel/Tourism, Marfa, TX, Travel

Tue May 22, 2012

KAUZ

Top domestic destinations for Canadians: A look at canuck travel trends

With its impressive size, , Hotels.com A has put together a list of the top domestic destinations, using its latest Hotel Price Indexa .

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Related Topix: Travel/Tourism

Newkerala.com

Top travel tips for couples

Mumbai, May 22 : To avoid tantrums, tears and tarnished holiday memories, Hotels.com, a leading online accommodation booking website, has compiled a list of top tips to keep couples' sanity in check when travelling with the kids this summer.

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Related Topix: Travel/Tourism, Kids, Family

Sun May 20, 2012

Yahoo!

The club sandwich index

The sandwich economy: A survey has ranked cities by the cost of their club sandwiches.

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Related Topix: Dining, Travel/Tourism, Travel

EHotelier Global Hospitality News

Top Hotels to Spot the Rich and Famous

Starting this week, celebrities, producers and financiers are touching down and docking in the French Riviera for the world-famous, star-studded Cannes Film Festival .

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Related Topix: France Travel, Cannes Film Festival, France Travel, Travel, Movies, Entertainment, Travel/Tourism, Public Relations, us Travel, Los Angeles Travel, Short, London, Documentary Movies, Drama Movies

Sat May 19, 2012

Fredericksburg.com

He canceled hotel stay, so where's the refund?

Dear Christopher, I recently booked a room at Hotel H2o in Manila through Hotels.com. I had to cancel just before my trip, but was incorrectly charged a one-night penalty.

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Related Topix: Travel/Tourism

Fri May 18, 2012

Examiner.com

Hotels.com reveals the hottest celebrity hangouts for seeing stars

If you're not one of the privileged people joining the list of Angelenos headed to the Cannes Film Festival for the biggest star-studded gathering of the year, you can still get your fill of star spotting thanks a list of celebrity hot spots created by Hotels.com A . The behemoth booking site picked places throughout the world where super stars ... (more)

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Related Topix: Travel/Tourism, Travel, Movies, Entertainment, Public Relations, us Travel, Los Angeles Travel, United Kingdom Travel, London, United Kingdom Travel

GuruFocus.com

Expedia (EXPE) - An Einhorn Pick I Like

Intro : Expedia Inc. is an online travel company. The Company makes available, on a stand-alone and package basis, travel products and services provided by numerous airlines, lodging properties, car rental companies, destination service providers, cruise lines and other travel product and service companies.

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Related Topix: Expedia, Travel/Tourism, VirtualTourist, Venere, Palo Alto, CA, Financial Markets

Thu May 17, 2012

KAUZ

Celeb Sightings: Hotels.com Divulges Top Hotels to Spot the Rich and Famous

Information contained on this page is provided by companies via press release distributed through PR Newswire, an independent third-party content provider.

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Related Topix: Travel/Tourism, Movies, Entertainment

Fox News

Eight Hotels for the Larger-Than-Life Traveler

The First World Hotel in Malaysia boasts a 500,000-square foot entertainment complex with an indoor tropical rainforest and an amusement park.

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Related Topix: Travel/Tourism, Travel, Russia Travel, Moscow, Russia Travel, us Travel, Las Vegas Travel, Business News

Wed May 16, 2012

The Globe and Mail

Where can you buy the most expensive club sandwich?

Because the club is found on hotel menus worldwide, Hotels.com chose the sandwich to use as a barometer of local costs.

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Related Topix: Travel/Tourism, Travel, Canada Travel, United Kingdom Travel, London, United Kingdom Travel, Manchester, United Kingdom Travel

Tue May 15, 2012

The New Zealand Herald

How to make the most of the falling euro

With the foreign-exchange markets beginning to react to the leftward swing in France and the post-election paralysis in Greece, the euro has been falling - and that's good news for Kiwi travellers wanting to make their dollar go further on European holidays.

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Related Topix: Travel/Tourism, Madrid, Electronic, Travel

The Economist

Club classics

WITH a nod, maybe, to a certain newspaper's Big Mac index , Hotels.com recently launched its own Club Sandwich index .

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Related Topix: Travel/Tourism, Financial Markets, Paris, IL

Mon May 14, 2012

EHotelier Global Hospitality News

Poland Top for Luxury Hotel Value

Polish capital Warsaw is one of seven European destinations in the top 10 most affordable luxury hotel list compiled by Hotels.com. Based on average room prices per night last year, Warsaw's five-star hotels cost just STG84 , with Marrakech in Morocco the next best value ). Other comparatively-affordable five-star hotel room rates were in Budapest ... (more)

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Related Topix: Travel/Tourism, World News, Morocco, Estonia, Europe, New York

The New Zealand Herald

Measure the cost of your holiday by the size of your sandwich

Hotels.com has created a 'Club Sandwich Index' which allows travellers to gauge the costs associated with a destination by using the common hotel menu item as a barometer.

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Related Topix: Travel/Tourism, Travel

Fri May 11, 2012

Terminal U

Where not to order a club sandwich In a Paris hotel room

Hotels.com claims it has found a new way to measure how affordable cities are for tourists, by inventing the club sandwich index .

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Related Topix: Paris, IL, Travel/Tourism, Financial Markets

Thu May 10, 2012

KAUZ

How Much for a Club Sandwich?

The Hotels.comA Club Sandwich Index Examines the Cost of a Club Sandwich in the 10 Most Popular U.S. Cities /PRNewswire/ --A Paris , often thought of as the world's most romantic city, has just been deemed the most expensive city in the world to order a club sandwich by Hotels.com A . But if destinations - according to the 2011 Hotels.com Hotel ... (more)

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Related Topix: us Travel, Travel, Travel/Tourism, Recreational Vehicle, Award, Saratoga Springs, NY, Restaurant Management

Silicon Alley Insider

This Southern City Now May Be Too Charming For Its Own Good

Hotels.com is it out with its annual Hotel Price Index ranking of travel destinations, including the cities that saw the greatest YOY increases in the price of a room.

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Related Topix: Travel/Tourism, Charleston, SC

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