Hotels.com is an online accommodation booking platform that helps travelers discover, compare, and reserve places to stay around the world. The company began in 1991 in Dallas, Texas, as Hotel Reservations Network (HRN), founded by David Litman and Robert Diener. In 2002, after acquiring the Hotels.com domain, HRN rebranded as Hotels.com, expanding from phone-based reservations into a major online travel brand. Today, Hotels.