Hotwire.com Reveals Worldwide Travel Savings Indicator for September 2011

LONDON, August 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

Orlando tops the list for biggest savings

Hotwire.com®, the popular US travel site which recently launched in the UK, is currently seeing some great deals and fantastic savings available throughout September.

Hotwire® works with 25,000 hotels to offer up to 50% off on hotels, even 4 to 5-star properties, in 2500 destinations worldwide. Hotwire is able to offer such discounts because it doesn't disclose the name of the hotel until the booking is complete. However, plenty of details are revealed before, including amenities, star rating, and approximate location.

Why not visit the site now to see if you can pick yourself up a bargain for a bit of September summer sun today?

1. Get Green Fingers in London - Get the most out of the British Summer and breathe in the fresh air and surroundings of Kew Gardens and stay in a lovely 4-star hotel in West London saving on average 28%(*2).
2. Life is a Parisienne beach - Throughout September sand is loaded onto the bank of the Seine to build the "Paris Plage" from Ile St. Louis to Jardian des Tuileries. A picnic basket will only add to this perfect location so feel free to bring one along. Do however; remember that the water is not fit for swimming!  Whilst there, stay in the Porte de Versailles area with an average savings of 27%(*2). If you are looking to go stateside try South Beach, also nicknamed SoBe. Relax and kick back with the celebrities that live in the area including Oprah Winfrey, Sylvester Stallone and The Bee Gees. You can stay in the Coconut Grove area saving on average 29%(*2).
3. What happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas! - Any time is the right time to pull up to a blackjack table, roulette wheel or craps table. Casinos are open 24 hours a day. If there's a game to be played, you can play it in Las Vegas. If you want to visit Vegas, but not to play the games, you should see the some of the shows - Mystere and KA have been widely acclaimed as some of the best. Stay in the Strip South and save on average 40%(*2).
4. Welcome to the Tropic of Leeds - Step aboard the HMS Tropical World in Leeds for a real adventure. Let the kids run riot on the sandy white beach before seeing the waterfalls and jungle pools. A great day out of the kids and educational as they will learn about animals such as insects, snakes, spiders, meerkats and lemurs. Hotwire is currently offering an average savings of 30%(*2) on hotels in Leeds.

    (*1) Global:    City     Average Saving
         1         Orlando        50%
         2         Zurich         45%
         3        Las Vegas       40%
         4        Stockholm       40%
         5         Brussels       33%
         6         Toronto        32%
         7          Miami         29%
         8          Paris         27%
         9         Berlin         25%
        10       Barcelona        25%

   
    (*1) UK:          City          Average Saving
        1          Birmingham            40%
        2            Leeds               30%
        3          Manchester            29%
        4      Edinburgh and London      28%
        5             York               17%

About Hotwire

Hotwire.com is a leading discount travel site that helps travellers' 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. and Ireland in 2011, Hotwire's unique partnerships with hotels worldwide offers holidaymakers 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 operates in 8 countries worldwide: http://www.hotwire.com, http://www.hotwire.com/uk, http://www.hotwire.com/ie, http://www.hotwire.com/au, http://www.hotwire.com/nz, http://www.hotwire.com/se, http://www.hotwire.com/no and http://www.hotwire.com/dk. In addition to Hotwire, The Hotwire Group of websites includes: http://www.hotwire.com, http://www.travel-ticker.com, http://www.carrentals.com.

Hotwire, Hotwire.com and the Hotwire logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Hotwire, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. © 2011 Hotwire, Inc. All rights reserved.

(*1) The Worldwide Travel Savings Indicator

The Hotwire indicator tracks the lowest published room rates found on leading retail sites for a specific date range against the Hotwire Hot Rates® savings available in a comparable hotel in the same area with the same star rating and calculates the % saving. Hotwire then ranks the cities according to the % savings on offer.

(*2) Statistics taken from global Hotwire bookings.

Monthly savings are based on the average total monthly amount our customers saved booking our Hot Rate hotels when compared to the lowest published rate we found on other leading retail travel sites

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