Hotwire.com Reveals First Worldwide Travel Savings Indicator

LONDON, April 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Price conscious travellers wanting to getaway over the upcoming Easter period are in for a sweet treat as Hotwire.com(R), the leading discount travel site, unveils its first Worldwide Travel Savings Indicator(1) . The savings indicator flags the top ten cities worldwide where you can currently find the biggest savings on room rates.

Hong Kong tops the charts offering consumers looking to enjoy a taste of the orient this Easter a 52% saving over standard hotel room prices. For those looking to get away with the family hotels in Orlando, Florida are offering savings of 40%. And people looking for a romantic city break can hop on the Eurostar to Paris where hotel rooms are available with a 33% saving.

    
    Travel Savings Indicator: Top 10 Destinations
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    Rank      City           Hotwire Hot Rates saving versus Standard rate 
    1         Hong Kong      52%
    2         Vienna         47%
    3         Munich         46%
    4         Frankfurt      45%
    5         Orlando        40%
    6         Miami          36%
    7         Copenhagen     34%
    8         Paris          33%
    9         New York City  31%
    10        Las Vegas      30%

"At a time when most people are still tightening their belts, the Worldwide Travel Savings Indicator provides consumers with a better idea of which cities have hotels offering the best savings right now," said Fulvia Montresor, Sr. Director, Hotwire(R) Group. "Anyone thinking about getting away over the Easter holiday without breaking the bank, or who just likes to know they've got the best deal, can now instantly see which cities on Hotwire offer the best value."

The Worldwide Travel Savings Indicator tracks the lowest published room rates found on leading retail sites for a specific date range against the Hotwire Hot Rates(R) savings available in a comparable hotel in the same area and calculates the % saving. Hotwire then ranks the cities according to the % savings on offer.

Sample deals for travel Easter, 21st April - 25th April(2)

    
    Hong Kong
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                                                            190 pounds
    5* Hotel            Kowloon Area                        Sterling /night
    4* Hotel            Wan Chai                            155 pounds /night

    Vienna
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    5* Hotel            Innere Stadt area, Vienna           85 pounds /night
    4* Hotel            Landstrasse-Wieden-Margareten area  64 pounds /night

    Orlando (based on a family 2 adults, 2 children sharing)
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    3* Hotel            Disney Main Gate - Celebration area 21 pounds /night
    4* Hotel            Sea World - I-drive South area      56 pounds /night

    Paris
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    4* Hotel            Montparnasse - Porte de Versailles  97 pounds /night
    4* Hotel            North of Champs Elysee
                        - Monceau area                      152 pounds /night

    New York City
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    4* Hotel            Downtown - SoHo                     143 pounds /night
    5* Hotel            Times Square                        315 pounds /night

    Las Vegas
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    5* Hotel            Las Vegas Strip - South Area        67 pounds /night
    5* Hotel            Las Vegas Strip - North Area        77 pounds /night

How Hotwire works

Hotwire has special relationships with over 25,000 leading hotels worldwide. When these hotels have unsold rooms, they use Hotwire to fill them, so consumers get up to 50% off standard rates. Hotwire customers are given information about the hotel's star rating, amenities, neighbourhood and customer reviews of the hotel. Once the room has been booked, the name of the hotel is revealed.

About Hotwire

Hotwire.com is a leading discount travel site that helps travelers' book hotel rooms at significant savings you can't find on many other travel sites. Launched in the U.S. in 2000 and in the U.K. in 2011, Hotwire's unique partnerships with hotels worldwide offers travelers deeply discounted hotel rooms that would typically go unsold. J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Independent Travel Web Site Satisfaction Study(SM) recognized Hotwire for ranking "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Independent Travel Web Sites, Three Years in a Row." Hotwire is an operating company of Expedia, Inc. CST: 2053390-40. NST: 20003-0209. For more information, visit http://www.hotwire.com/.

Hotwire, Hotwire.com, Hot Rates and the Hotwire logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Hotwire, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other logos or product and company names mentioned herein may be the property of their respective owners. (c) 2011 Hotwire, Inc. All rights reserved.

(1) The April Worldwide Travel Savings Indicator Top Ten is based on bookings made on Hotwire between 18th March 2011 and 1st April 2011 for stays over the Easter weekend (21st April - 25th April).

(2) Prices are dynamic and may no longer be available and will vary based on your desired travel dates.

Contact: Helen Ellis, for Hotwire.com, +44-(0)20-7282-2903