Hotels.com's Road Trips Steers Travelers to Great Summer Vacations

Hotels.com Offers a Gasoline Rebate as Travelers Hit the Road

DALLAS, May 25 -- As summer vacation planning starts to heat up with the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend and 4th of July holidays, Hotels.com's Road Trips is a great way for travelers to plan, research and book a great summer adventure. And to help with rising gasoline prices Hotels.com has extended its gasoline rebate offer; travelers will continue to receive up to $30 for their gasoline expenditures when booking accommodations with Hotels.com through June 15, 2004 for stays through September 30, 2004.

"Summer is the peak period for drive travel vacations. Two to three day excursions offer today's busy couples and families a way to enjoy a great getaway. There are fantastic road trip options across the country from Atlantic City to San Antonio to Santa Barbara," said Cheryl Rosner, president of Hotels.com. "Hotels.com's Road Trips does the planning for you and is a wonderful way for travelers to enjoy their excursion which is often only one tank of gas away."

According to visitors to the Hotels.com site, travelers want to be near the beaches this Memorial Day weekend and want to visit cities such as Atlantic City, New Jersey, Ocean City, Maryland, Santa Barbara, California, Newport, Rhode Island, Virginia Beach, Virginia and Savannah, Georgia. Larger cities are also popular for shopping, dining and local events such as New York City, Chicago, Las Vegas, San Antonio, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Boston, Williamsburg, San Diego and Orlando.

Hotels.com Road Trips in an all-inclusive, one-stop online shopping option for travelers planning, researching and booking overnight drive trips. By simply inputting a zip code, travelers receive recommended destinations, hotels, condos, suites & vacation rentals, local events and estimated drive times from one to six hours from home. Additional features allow travelers to refine their search with the option of sorting destinations by city name or travel distance from home. Travelers may book online or call 1-800-RoadTrips.

To celebrate the launch of Road Trips, Hotels.com has partnered with Mazda as the official sponsor of its Hotels.com Road Trips Set Your Wheels In Motion Sweepstakes to offer one of three new 2004 MAZDA6 models as the Grand Prize. For more information about Hotels.com Road Trips , the gasoline rebate or to register for the sweepstakes, see the Hotels.com web site at www.hotels.com.

About Hotels.com

Hotels.com is a leading provider of lodging worldwide, providing service through its own websites (including www.hotels.com and others), thousands of affiliated websites, and its toll-free call centers (1-800-2-HOTELS). Hotels.com provides accommodations to travelers at over 12,000 properties in more than 400 markets in North America, Europe, the Caribbean and Asia. The company offers a one-stop shopping source for hotel pricing, amenities and availability, and also specializes in providing travelers with accommodations for sold-out periods. Hotels.com is an operating business of IAC/InterActiveCorp . CST: 2059975-40.

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