Hotels.com Announces Top Ten Destinations for 2003 - Company Booked Approximately 8 Million Room Nights So Far In 2003

DALLAS, Hotels.com, www.hotels.com, the largest specialized provider of discount lodging worldwide, today announced its top ten destinations for 2003. New York tops the list for the second year; Las Vegas and Orlando also stay put in the number two and three spots respectively. New Orleans moves into the fourth spot up from number 10 last year and San Francisco moves back onto the list as number six after a year-long absence. Hotels.

  According to Hotels.com the top 10 destinations for 2003 are:

  1. New York
  2. Las Vegas
  3. Orlando
  4. New Orleans
  5. London
  6. San Francisco
  7. Miami
  8. Chicago
  9. Los Angeles
  10. Boston

  A sample of Hotels.com's reduced rates include:

   New York:                Milford Plaza  from $79.95
   Las Vegas:               Stratosphere from $29.95
   Orlando:                 Clarion Hotel Universal from $59.45
   San Francisco:           Pan Pacific from $110.45
   Miami:                   Seville Beach Hotel from $85.95
   Chicago:                 Drake Hotel from $99.95
   Los Angeles:             Westin Bonaventure from $89.95
   Boston:                  Boston Omni Parker House Hotel from $109.95
 

About Hotels.com - Hotels.com is the largest specialized provider of discount lodging worldwide, providing service through its own websites (including www.hotels.com and others), thousands of affiliated websites, and its toll-free call centers (1-800-2-HOTELS). Hotels.com provides accommodations to travelers at over 9,000 properties in more than 400 markets in North America, Europe, the Caribbean and Asia. The company offers a one-stop shopping source for hotel pricing, amenities and availability, and also specializes in providing travelers with accommodations for sold-out periods. Hotels.com is an operating business of IAC/InterActiveCorp IACI.

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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.