HotelChatter - Tag: HotelsDotCom

Your Clay Avatar Could Star in a Hotels.com Commercial

Jennifer Kester — 2011-01-13T14:31:08-05:00

Forget the Simpson avatar you have up on Facebook. Hotels.com will turn your mug into a clay figure. And unlike your Bart-like figure, your clay clone could become a star in its own right.

It's part of the website's "Star in a Hotels.com Commercial" contest. If you give yourself a clay makeover, you could win a free trip to Los Angeles and watch your cool clay self get molded and featured in an upcoming Hotels.com commercial.

Hotels.com's Fall Sale Offers Hotels We Would Actually Book for Half-Off

KatieK — 2009-09-24T10:14:39-05:00

Hotels.com sales don’t tend to get us particularly weak in the knees, but we’ll admit, their new Fall Sale is looking pretty attractive. With up to 50 percent savings on nearly 2,000 properties in 100-plus destinations, it’s their biggest Fall Sale ever.

You have until Oct. 12 to cash in on the sale, and travel must take place between now and Oct. 19—perfect for last-minute Oktoberfest jaunts, leaf peeping, or Columbus Day long weekends.

Hotels.com Join Black Friday Fray with a Four-Day Sale

juliana — 2008-11-24T15:01:45-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/hotelscomtips2.jpg" class="top">If you aren't interested in banging down the doors at daybreak at Sears, K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Best Buy or any other store participating in a Black Friday extravaganza, then seek comfort in your favorite chair in your warm house and cuddle up with your laptop. Why? Because <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotelsdotcom">Hotels.com</a> kicks off their second annual Four-Day Sale on Friday, featuring nearly 500 properties in more than a hundred cities at discounted rates.Some examples of the savings are 30 percent off at the Omni Berkshire Place in NYC and a fourth night free at Caesars Palace in Vegas.Also, anyone who books during the Four-Day Sale will be automatically entered to win one of four $500 prepaid debit cards from MasterCard. If

Hotels.com Will Send Its Lucky Millionth-ish Reviewer to Bora Bora

Jenna — 2008-11-18T09:18:51-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/millionthreviewlong2.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotels.com/">Hotels.com</a> has racked up <a href="http://www.hotels.com/guest-reviews">almost one million</a> user reviews to date and to celebrate, they're giving you stuff (by the way, we're loving this trend of hotel companies celebrating major milestones by giving us presents. We hope you think of us on your next birthday). Most notably: one lucky winner is going to get a totally free trip to the Bora Bora to check out the breathtaking <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/InterContinental+Resort+and+Thalasso+Spa+Bora+Bora/local/207">InterContinental Bora Bora Resort and Thallaso Spa</a> that we drooled over <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/13/132342/44/hotels/You_Don_t_Need_a_TV_at_the_InterContinental_Bora_Bora">last week</a>. The "Millionth Review" sweepstakes, which started yesterday and runs through January 15, 2009, will gives five winners a three-night trip for two in the United States, and one winner will score a

Hotel News Briefs :: Wanna Stay Someplace Deadly?

juliana — 2008-10-14T17:50:17-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/ideas_psychohotels_002p.jpg" class="imgborder">There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.· <a href="http://www.concierge.com/ideas/holidays/tours/500103">Deadly Hotels</a>: Concierge goes grisly for their Halloween Hotel special, rounding up the hotel's with the deadliest past. Gulp. [Concierge]· <a href="http://www.observer.com/2008/real-estate/new-boutique-hotel-gets-big-whiff-brooklyn">Nu Hotel Still Suffering from Bus Exhaust</a>: Not only does the Nu Hotel guests have to see prisoners across the street, they also have to inhale bus exhaust. [Observer]· <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7668043.stm">Jumeirah Brand Expands to Glasgow</a>: If you like the Jumeriah Hotel in London, you can stay at one in Glasgow too. It will open in 2011. [BBC]· <a href="http://www.xtinaweb.org/?p=1009">Xtina