Hotels.com Launches two new Sites in Indonesia and Vietnam

LONDON, May 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Hotels.com, the world's leading online accommodation provider, has today announced the launch of two new sites in Indonesia and Vietnam, bringing the total number worldwide to 77 including 15 in the Asia/Pacific region. With more than 135,000 hotels on sale, the new websites are in local language and feature every day deals and special promotions tailored to the local market.

David Roche - President, hotels.com, said: "This expansion demonstrates our commitment to bringing the Hotels.com experience closer to our customers by providing more sites with localised and highly relevant content. Indonesia and Vietnam are amongst the key growth areas for online travel and, with our unsurpassed hotel offering, we believe the new sites will prove attractive to both leisure and business travellers in these markets."

Besides strong global and local content, users on all Hotels.com sites enjoy access to more than two million unique user-generated hotel reviews as well as some of the best room rates in the industry. Users can book online, on a mobile device or by calling one of the dedicated 24/7 customer centres. As the market leader in online hotel bookings, Hotels.com is able to capitalise on its global size to negotiate competitive rates and provide consumers with attractive deals.

About Hotels.com

As part of the Expedia, Inc. group which operates in all major markets, Hotels.com, the global hotel specialist, offers more than 135,000 quality hotels, B&Bs and serviced apartments worldwide. If the customer can find the same deal for less on a prepaid hotel, Hotels.com will match it. Hotels.com benefits from one of the world's largest hotel contracting teams in the industry, negotiating the best rates for its customers, plus there are 2 million reviews from users who have actually stayed in the hotels to ensure customers make an informed choice when booking. The company currently operates 77 Hotels.com sites around the world including 15 sites in 10 languages across Asia Pacific alone.