| DALLAS, Dec. 22, 1998 - Hotel Reservations Network
(HRN), the country's foremost free discount hotel booking service and one
of the leading Web sources of discount hotel reservations and provider
of accommodations during sold-out periods in major cities in the U.S.,
Canada and Europe, provides travelers with one of the easiest, quickest
and most informative ways to book hotel accommodations. Long the leader
in the industry, HRN has quickly become one of the leading Internet providers
of hotel accommodations - - HRN books approximately 12 percent of all hotel
rooms booked world-wide on the Internet.
According to a recent Washington Post article, a search for a reservation at a hotel in New York City for $100 per night via HRN's web site responded successfully with accommodations at $89.95 at the Amsterdam Court while the request on Priceline.com couldn't be fulfilled. HRN was found to be a "much simpler discount service that lets you pick your hotel before you commit." One of the biggest advantages of using HRN is that it provides all pertinent information including name of hotel, hotel rate, hotel location as well as instant booking confirmation via its web site www.hoteldiscount.com. or with its toll-free reservation booking service at 1-800-96-HOTEL. "The hotel industry is fragmented. There isn't a central reservation or information system in place often making it very difficult and time consuming for travelers to locate rooms, especially during peak sold-out periods," said HRN president, travel expert Bob Diener. "HRN provides travelers a central source to receive instant hotel availability while enabling them to compare hotel quality, amenities, bed types, location, and more. Additionally, our site utilizes state-of-the-art technology enabling us to provide consumers with an instant confirmation," explained Diener. According to Diener, "Why should consumers play a bidding game or book
rooms via methods that do not offer price comparisons, the lowest rates
or instant availability. Consumers have several booking options: airline
systems, directly with hotels, Internet bidding systems and consolidators
such as HRN. Below is a comparison table:
"Name-your-own-price" Internet services may not be the best way for travelers to receive the lowest prices available, according to Diener. "Many travelers don't have enough information or industry knowledge to bid an appropriate low rate and may in fact be paying too much. If travelers are unhappy with the hotel selected for them or if their plans change they can not receive a refund," explained Diener. Airline systems often do not have discounted rates or availability during busy periods when the demand is highest for rooms; calling a hotel directly doesn't guarantee getting the lowest rate. HRN, which has been providing discounted hotel accommodations to travelers
since 1991 |
now
offers discounts at more than 800 properties, in all classes of service
from economy to deluxe, in 27 of the most popular destinations worldwide.
A sample of discounts includes rates as low as $69 in New York; Chicago
from $75; Boston from $69; San Francisco from $69; London from $79; Paris
from $69.