Hotels.com is Among Inaugural Travel Launch Partners for Updated Facebook Comments Plug-in
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Posted on March 16, 2011 at 8:42:01 AM
Hotels.com is Among Inaugural Travel Launch Partners for Updated Facebook Comments Plug-in
Hotel booking site is among the first travel companies to launch new functionality in US and UK
DALLAS, March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Hotels.com, the world's leading online hotel booking website, has today launched Facebook® comments functionality on its US and UK websites.
The plug-in enables people who use Facebook to leave comments directly on the hotels.com site about destinations and hotels as well as suggest activities and places to visit in those destinations. Comments left by people on hotels.com will show in their Facebook Newsfeed so their friends can join in and share additional information on the destination. Additional comments made by friends can also be shared in the stream on the hotels.com page (such as city landing pages), encouraging discussion and interaction between customers.
The addition of the new comment functionality on hotels.com adds a new dimension for customers who can now obtain recommendations to solicit destination information from fellow hotels.com customers. The comments function comes in addition to the 1.8 million hotel reviews from customers who have actually stayed in the hotels.
"We are very proud to be among the first travel companies to bring Facebook comments to our customers," says Meera Bhatia, Senior Director of Global Product Planning for hotels.com. "Facebook comments perfectly complements the current information we carry on hotels.com and enables visitors to our US and UK sites to engage with other visitors to get up-to-the-minute destination information, ask questions and solicit recommendations."
Facebook comments have been placed on the hotels.com destination pages where customers are looking for further information. To see Facebook comments in action visit http://www.hotels.com/de504261/hotels-paris-france/. Follow hotels.com USA on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/hotelsdotcom.
Press contacts:
Meghan Callaghan - Ruder Finn for hotels.com
Phone: (212) 715-1608
Email : callaghanm@ruderfinn.com
Taylor L. Cole, APR
hotels.com North America
Phone : (469) 335-8442
About hotels.com
Hotels.com® is a leading provider of lodging worldwide, offering more than 130,000 properties in over 60 countries from national chain hotels and all-inclusive resorts to local favorites and bed & breakfasts. Hotels.com is the smarter way to book travel by offering welcomerewards®, an industry leading loyalty rewards program; the real opinions of other travelers captured in over 1.5 million Guest Reviews and; a Price Match Guarantee, so that those booking with hotels.com can be assured they are getting the best deal, either online or by speaking directly to a travel expert at 1-800-2-HOTELS 24 hours a day. For more information, please visit hotels.com. Hotels.com is an operating company of Expedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPE). Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/hotelsdotcom and Twitter via http://www.twitter.com/hotelsdotcom or visit the hotels.com Travel Smart Blog for consumer and business travel information. Get clayed at http://www.clayyourself.com. Detailed Hotel Price Index data is available at: http://www.hotel-price-index.com, hotels.com, A Smarter Way to Book(TM).
Hotels.com and the hotels.com logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of hotels.com, LP. Other logos or products and company names mentioned herein may be the property of their respective owners © 2011 hotels.com, LP. All rights reserved. CST # 2083949-50
SOURCE Hotels.com
Hotels.com
CONTACT: Meghan Callaghan, Ruder Finn for hotels.com, +1-212-715-1608, callaghanm@ruderfinn.com; Taylor L. Cole, APR, hotels.com North America, +1-469-335-8442
Web Site: http://www.hotels.com
Hotel booking site is among the first travel companies to launch new functionality in US and UK
DALLAS, March 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --Hotels.com, the world's leading online hotel booking website, has today launched Facebook® comments functionality on its US and UK websites.
The plug-in enables people who use Facebook to leave comments directly on the hotels.com site about destinations and hotels as well as suggest activities and places to visit in those destinations. Comments left by people on hotels.com will show in their Facebook Newsfeed so their friends can join in and share additional information on the destination. Additional comments made by friends can also be shared in the stream on the hotels.com page (such as city landing pages), encouraging discussion and interaction between customers.
The addition of the new comment functionality on hotels.com adds a new dimension for customers who can now obtain recommendations to solicit destination information from fellow hotels.com customers. The comments function comes in addition to the 1.8 million hotel reviews from customers who have actually stayed in the hotels.
"We are very proud to be among the first travel companies to bring Facebook comments to our customers," says Meera Bhatia, Senior Director of Global Product Planning for hotels.com. "Facebook comments perfectly complements the current information we carry on hotels.com and enables visitors to our US and UK sites to engage with other visitors to get up-to-the-minute destination information, ask questions and solicit recommendations."
Facebook comments have been placed on the hotels.com destination pages where customers are looking for further information. To see Facebook comments in action visit http://www.hotels.com/de504261/hotels-paris-france/. Follow hotels.com USA on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/hotelsdotcom.
Press contacts:
Meghan Callaghan - Ruder Finn for hotels.com
Phone: (212) 715-1608
Email : callaghanm@ruderfinn.com
Taylor L. Cole, APR
hotels.com North America
Phone : (469) 335-8442
About hotels.com
Hotels.com® is a leading provider of lodging worldwide, offering more than 130,000 properties in over 60 countries from national chain hotels and all-inclusive resorts to local favorites and bed & breakfasts. Hotels.com is the smarter way to book travel by offering welcomerewards®, an industry leading loyalty rewards program; the real opinions of other travelers captured in over 1.5 million Guest Reviews and; a Price Match Guarantee, so that those booking with hotels.com can be assured they are getting the best deal, either online or by speaking directly to a travel expert at 1-800-2-HOTELS 24 hours a day. For more information, please visit hotels.com. Hotels.com is an operating company of Expedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXPE). Follow us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/hotelsdotcom and Twitter via http://www.twitter.com/hotelsdotcom or visit the hotels.com Travel Smart Blog for consumer and business travel information. Get clayed at http://www.clayyourself.com. Detailed Hotel Price Index data is available at: http://www.hotel-price-index.com, hotels.com, A Smarter Way to Book(TM).
Hotels.com and the hotels.com logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of hotels.com, LP. Other logos or products and company names mentioned herein may be the property of their respective owners © 2011 hotels.com, LP. All rights reserved. CST # 2083949-50
SOURCE Hotels.com
Hotels.com
CONTACT: Meghan Callaghan, Ruder Finn for hotels.com, +1-212-715-1608, callaghanm@ruderfinn.com; Taylor L. Cole, APR, hotels.com North America, +1-469-335-8442
Web Site: http://www.hotels.com