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Expedia's 24-Hour Sale is Like Getting a Lump of Coal in Your Stockings

Expedia has just launched a 24-hour hotel sale today for U.S. Hotels. All you have to do is search like you normally would but look for the hotels with the green "Special Offer" tags.

We tried it for NYC on New Year's Eve and as expected, no dice. Then we tried it for Vegas and the half-opened Sahara came up for 35 percent off the listed price. Hmm...no thanks. The Encore Las Vegas came up too with a $75 resort credit but rooms are $699 for New Year's Eve. In Los Angeles, only motels came up in the search and Miami was not available.

When we tried other dates for New York (we are personally in need of a room on the 27th), nothing good came up--neither property-wise or sale wise. So that confirms it, we're definitely on the naughty list this year.

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Will There Be More Places To Lively Up Yourself?

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.

· More Bob Marley Hotels?: Bob Marley's eldest daughter, Cedella, says her family is considering franchising the Bob Marley name to include beer, clothes and hotels. There's already a Bob Marley Hotel in Jamaica. [NME]

· Octomom's Hotel Stay: The controversial woman who gave birth to octuplets after getting in-vitro, although she already had six children, has apparently been staying in a hotel for the past week. Let's hope California taxpayers aren't footing the bill. [Radar]

· Hotels.com Lays Off Quality Assurance Workers: We are a little concerned about the recent layoffs at Hotels.com who let go about 150 IT workers and some quality assurance staffers. [Computer World]

· $99 Rooms at Gaylord Opryland: Room rates at this mega-hotel in Nashville have dropped to $99 a night for stays this month and in March.

· Where Richard Branson and Other Celebs Enter the Liberty Hotel: Through this "super secret" entrance. [HotelChatter Twitter]