Don't Let High Gasoline Prices Put the Brakes on Your Travel Plans Because Lodging.com Is Giving Gas Away!

Enter For the Chance to Win Free Gasoline For One Year on Lodging.com

PARSIPPANY, N.J., July 13 -- In response to chart-topping gasoline rates, Lodging.com, a leading hotel reservation travel Web site and subsidiary of Cendant Corporation , is bringing new meaning to the phrase "fill 'er up." For each week of the summer, Lodging.com will award $1,500 for a year's worth of FREE gasoline to a lucky traveler through its "Win Free Gas" Sweepstakes*.

What does it take to Win Free Gas for a year? Anyone who purchases a hotel stay on Lodging.com designated by our "Lowest Prices 110% Guaranteed" icon automatically receives one entry into the "Win Free Gas" Sweepstakes. Consumers who purchase a Vacation Package on Lodging.com, which includes the purchase of a hotel stay, coupled with either a car rental or a flight, or both, automatically receives two entries. Purchases must be made on Lodging.com before August 31, 2004, and hotel stays must be completed by November 15, 2004.

According to AAA, the average U.S. family can expect to spend about $77 on gasoline during its longest driving vacation this summer -- roughly 793 miles -- about $17 more than a year ago. Today, the national average for self-serve unleaded gasoline is $1.90 per gallon compared with $1.50 per gallon one year ago.

For those travelers taking road trips, Lodging.com offers a variety of discounted hotel options in popular drive destinations such as Anaheim, Myrtle Beach, San Antonio, Orlando and Las Vegas. Examples of such competitive prices include the Hilton Garden Inn Anaheim/Garden Grove (from $90 a night), Country Inn & Suites in Orlando (from $65 a night), Alexa Hotel in New Orleans (from $80 a night) and Club Quarters in Philadelphia (from $88 a night), to name a few.

* "Win Free Gas" Sweepstakes Abbreviated Rules: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES 18 YEARS AND OLDER. VOID IN RHODE ISLAND, PUERTO RICO, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND WHERE PROHIBITED. Sweepstakes ends 8/31/04. For Official Rules, prize descriptions and odds disclosure, visit www.lodging.com/images/gasrules.html. Sponsor: Internetwork Publishing Corporation, 7 Sylvan Way, Parsippany, NJ 07054. $1,500, is an approximation of the cost of gasoline for an average car for one year.

About Lodging.com

Lodging.com is a leading online source for discounted hotel rooms in cities worldwide. A Cendant Company , Lodging.com is ranked among the top five online hotel reservations sites and provides an alternative to travel agents booking vacations online. Hoteliers can find out more about the Lodging.com Exclusive Rate Program by sending an inquiry to info@lodging.com or by contacting the sales department at (561) 989-9330. For more information call 888-LODGING or log on to the official Web site, http://www.lodging.com/.