HotelChatter - Tag: travelocity

Is Hilton Paying Travelocity to Pimp Their Hotels in Search Results?

juliana — 2011-07-26T16:23:54-05:00

Yes, in a way they are.

We noticed an interesting new tab on Travelocity yesterday when searching for hotels in New York. It was a tab solely for Hilton Hotels and Resorts so that you could filter your options to show only Hilton resorts.

You can already do this on the left-hand side of the page for all hotel brands but this special tab on top seemed new. Also interesting to note, the very first result that popped up was for a Hilton Hotel.

As it turns out the new feature is indeed a clever new ad buy that Hilton has placed on Travelocity. Hmmmmmmm.

Have You Ever Booked a Hotel Room Using a Mobile App?

juliana — 2011-04-13T14:42:17-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/mobilebookingthread.jpg" class="top">Before we start declaring <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/mobile booking">mobile booking apps</a> to be all the rage for 2011, we want to get a better idea of just how many of you are booking hotel rooms through your phone. Certainly, with the advent of apps like <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/HotelTonight">HotelTonight</a>, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/expedia">Expedia</a> and the new Top Secret Hotels option from <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/travelocity">Travelocity</a>, as well as hotels' own <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/iPhone%20Apps">iPhone and Blackberry apps</a>, the opportunities for mobile booking are greater than ever before. We will probably even see many more new mobile booking roll-outs as the year goes on. While Travelocity wouldn't divulge just how many bookings are done through their iPhone app, they did tell us that they've seen a "strong month over

Travelocity Adds Top Secret Hotels to Their Mobile Booking App

juliana — 2011-04-12T16:01:57-05:00

Travelocity has been enabling guests to book hotel rooms on the go since 2008 when they first introduced their iPhone application. But with all the new apps on the mobile booking scene recently like Expedia and HotelTonight, Travelocity has upped the ante by adding their Top Secret Hotels service to the app.

Top Secret Hotels allow guests to book hotel rooms at steep discounts (up to 55 percent off) but without knowing the hotel name until after their credit card has been charged. We did this last year and stayed at the Planet Hollywood Hotel in Vegas for just $57.

Las Vegas: Adventures in Blind Hotel Booking: Planet Hollywood for $57

juliana — 2010-04-22T11:29:02-05:00

<![CDATA[<embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=79543946001&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed>In continuing our running series, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/adventures in blind booking">Adventures in Blind Booking</a>, we decided to test out <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/travelocity">Travelocity's</a> new <a href="http://leisure.travelocity.com/Promotions/0,,TRAVELOCITY|5301|hotels_main,00.html">Top Secret Hotels</a> option. We've expressed a some hesitancy with this new blind booking function before because we're so married to Hotwire and the amenities that Travelocity listed under their secret hotel options were scarce. We were also concerned about the vague location listings and the lack of on-strip hotels for Las Vegas. But we can't truly judge anything without having tried it first. So we plugged in our date and began our search. We found a four-star hotel on the Strip for $57 and decided to

Travelocity Talks 'Top Secret Hotels' With HotelChatter

juliana — 2010-03-26T11:57:19-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/topsecrethotelslistview.jpg" class="top"><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/travelocity">Travelocity's</a> <a href="http://leisure.travelocity.com/Promotions/0,,TRAVELOCITY|5301|hotels_main,00.html?locLink=SOHP1">Top Secret Hotels</a> officially launched on Wednesday and while we are excited to have another option when going hotel deal-hunting, we're hesitant to try something new, especially when it involves opaque booking. But Travelocity wants to change our mind. The booking site's hotel team has told us that they are the only major opaque booking site to show consumers "quality ratings on 10 key details of the hotel" such as staff and service, room quality, bed comfort, value for money and cleanliness. These quality ratings also come from previous Travelocity travelers and not another review site.Additionally, Travelocity pointed out that they give consumers the option of looking at both the general hotel results and the