Hotels.com, today announced it had record-breaking single-day bookings on July 2, 2003. The Company reached new records on two major metrics. 

The Company had over $5 million in total company merchant lodging bookings on a single day and its web site www.hotels.com
now represents over 40 percent of the Company’s total sales.  Additionally, Internet research firm Hitwise Pty, Ltd. named www.hotels.com as the number 1 website in its Top 10 Global “Travel - Destinations & Accommodation” sites for the week ended June 28, 2003.

 

“We are very excited about hitting these booking milestones.  They are a testament to the quality of service and expertise Hotels.com provides travelers,” said Bob Diener
, president and co-founder of Hotels.com.  “We attribute the record sales in part to the continuing huge shift from offline to online bookings, higher consumer confidence, higher recognition of Hotels.com, and the success of our new marketing campaign. With more than 12 years in the lodging industry we have consistently provided travelers the best prices at the best places.  Travelers know we are the hotel experts and our site www.hotels.com is the site to go to for all their lodging needs,” continued Diener.

Commenting on the Hitwise list Diener said, “It is very satisfying to all of us at Hotels.com. We have worked very hard to offer travelers the best values for their lodging dollars.  Travelers have come to rely on Hotels.com to satisfy their lodging needs in more than 360 markets in over 8,000 destinations worldwide.”
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