San Francisco, Calif.
� April 14, 2003 � Discount travel site Hotwire.com today announced the
launch of its first-ever package product, allowing customers to customize
a discount vacation with consistently lower prices. Hotwire vacation
packages are available in combinations of air with hotel and car, air plus
hotel, or hotel plus car.
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for the first time, Hotwire customers searching for a package can now know
the exact hotel where they will stay, as well as view photos and read a
full description of the property. All prices are shown with taxes
and fees included.
�With our new package product, we took our best
negotiated deals and combined them to save even more money on the whole
trip,� said Karl Peterson, Hotwire president and CEO. �Our package
prices are consistently lower than what�s offered on other sites.
And because our packages show all hotel details up front, customers can
choose the exact vacation that�s right for them.�
Hotwire discount packages are available in 35
popular cities and vacation destinations, including Las Vegas, Orlando,
Hawaii, Mexico and Canada. More destinations will be added in the
coming months.
Below are examples of Hotwire packages sold last
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Record Sales Year for Hotwire
Hotels
San Francisco, Calif. - Jan 23,
2003 - Discount travel site Hotwire today announced its hotel sales grew
nearly fivefold in 2002, up 360 percent over one year ago. Additionally,
Hotwire is headed into 2003 with a string of record sales days, selling
more hotel room nights the week of January 12 than any week in the site�s
two-year history.
Hotwire launched its hotel product
two years ago this week, growing from 25 cities in January 2001 to nearly
400 cities today, covering the U.S., Canada, Caribbean and Mexico. In this
time, Hotwire sold 1.8 million room nights, with hotel gross bookings of
more than $130 million.
�Hotwire has made a significant
impact on our business since we began selling all our brands through their
site,� said Andrew Rubinacci, director of distribution planning for Six
ContinentsHotels. �Aligning with Hotwire has allowed us to sell incremental
room nights in a manner that does not compete with our own site or our
overall retail strategy.�
�Despite one of the worst years
in decades for the hospitality industry at large, we were able to grow
our hotel business fivefold,� said Spencer Rascoff, Hotwire vice president
of hotels. �This demonstrates Hotwire�s ability to offer great deals for
discount-seeking travelers, while helping our hotel partners improve their
profitability.�
Hotwire saves up to 70 percent off
published hotel rates with top hotels in the U.S., Canada and Caribbean.
Hotwire hotels are guaranteed to be the lowest available, backed by Hotwire�s
�Double the Difference� low price guarantee. If a customer finds a lower
pre-tax rate for the same hotel and dates within 48 hours, Hotwire will
refund double the difference. Full details of the guarantee can be found
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$659 Villa Del Palmar Resort & Spa, Los Cabos,
Mexico � 7 nights flight and hotel from San Francisco (SFO)
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$596 Radisson Waikiki Beach, Oahu � 7 nights flight
and hotel from Los Angeles (LAX)
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$549 Caribe Hilton, Puerto Rico � 7 nights flight
and hotel from New York (EWR)
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$519 The Buttes � A Wyndham Resort, Phoenix � 4 nights
hotel and car from New York (LGA)
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$456 Le Meridien Beverly Hills � 3 nights flight
and hotel from Detroit (DTW)
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$435 Walt Disney World Dolphin, Orlando � 6 nights
flight and hotel from Pittsburgh (PIT)
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$399 Royal Palm Crowne Plaza Resort, Miami � 3 nights
flight and hotel from Baltimore (BWI)
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$342 Renaissance World Gate Hotel, Orlando � 3 nights
flight, hotel and car from San Francisco (SFO)
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$335 Crowne Plaza Hotel San Francisco � 3 nights
flight, hotel and car from Seattle (SEA)
Packages shown are actual purchases made between
4/5/03 and 4/9/03. Prices shown include all taxes and fees, and are
per-person with double occupancy and roundtrip air. All purchases are nonchangeable
and nonrefundable. Because prices change all the time, Hotwire customers
are encouraged to check prices for themselves.
 About
Hotwire.com
Hotwire.com is a leading discount travel site
with consistently lower prices on airline tickets, hotel rooms, rental
cars, cruises and vacation packages. Launched in 2000, Hotwire negotiates
deep discounts from its travel suppliers to help sell their excess inventory.
Hotwire is a private corporation based in San Francisco, California.
For more information, visit www.hotwire.com.
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