Hotels.com adds interactive rate calendar
October 23, 2007 | Online Travel
The rate calendar, which appears on the "Rooms & Rates" tab for each property on the hotels.com site, is color-coded to give users a quick, at-a-glance view of pricing levels for each day.
Hotels.com unveiled a new room rate calendar feature that helps travelers quickly identify the best room rates available at the property of their choice. This tool is available for the full hotels.com selection of lodging options, including hotels, resorts, vacation rentals, and bed and breakfasts.
The rate calendar, which appears on the “Rooms & Rates” tab for each property on the hotels.com site, is color-coded to give users a quick, at-a-glance view of pricing levels for each day. Green indicates the lowest room rates, beige indicates moderate prices, and orange indicates the highest prices. In addition, the calendar displays the actual price for most properties, so that users can compare specific cost differences among different dates. hotels.com provides calendar data for six months into the future.
“For travelers who are flexible in their plans and mindful of costs, the rate calendar is an invaluable tool,” said Scott Booker, chief hotel expert for hotels.com. “This site feature is designed to help customers make a more informed decision; we will continue to focus on providing resources to help make the property research, selection and booking process as simple as possible.”
hotels.com Room Rate Calendar Features
- Look in advance: Access pricing information for the current date to six months into the future.
- Consider all options: Review multiple rate calendars from a single property to compare the price of different room types on different dates.
- Click and book: To change stay dates on the calendar page, simply click on new check-in and check out dates, then proceed directly to booking.
How to use the new hotels.com rate calendar
- Enter the desired destination and preferred travel dates in the search form on the home page.
- Select a property from the list of search results.
- Click on the “Rooms & Rates” tab, where a link to the rate calendar for each guest room type will be displayed.
- Open the rate calendar to view pricing levels and data for the selected room type.
- Change stay dates as needed by clicking on different dates on the calendar.
- Proceed to booking.
In addition to the new rate calendar, hotels.com continues to offer popular side-by-side comparisons, photos, virtual tours, user reviews, detailed property descriptions, and mapping capabilities to help travelers find and book the right hotel for each trip. The company’s Flexible Booking program enables customers to change or cancel bookings without any fees from hotels.com.
Related Articles
Highflying days over for online travel sites
02 Dec, 2008 | Online Travel
European online bookings to jump 19% this year
02 Dec, 2008 | Online Travel
UK travel industry in for ‘white knuckle ride’ in 2009
01 Dec, 2008 | Online Travel
Priceline plans marketing push for booking.com
01 Dec, 2008 | Online Travel
China’s eLong Q3 net loss widens
27 Nov, 2008 | Online Travel
hotels.com offers the ‘millionth review’ sweepstakes
27 Nov, 2008 | Online Travel
In tough times for travel business, Europe holds steady
26 Nov, 2008 | Online Travel
Budgets shrink, and holiday fares follow suit
26 Nov, 2008 | Online Travel
Survey: Singles can’t find the right holiday
26 Nov, 2008 | Online Travel
Expedia and Carlson Hotels launch flexible pricing pilot
25 Nov, 2008 | Online Travel
Most Popular Articles
Travel: Weakening demand becomes falling demand
19 Nov, 2008 | Online Travel
The disturbing inaccuracy behind Google Analytics
18 Nov, 2008 | Internet Marketing
Expedia to restructure
18 Nov, 2008 | Online Travel
Luxury business-traveler segment going away with great speed
19 Nov, 2008 | Hospitality Industry
TripAdvisor wants your hotel website
20 Nov, 2008 | Hospitality Industry
Back-to-basics marketing tips for today’s challenging economic conditions
27 Nov, 2008 | Hospitality Industry
Hotels struggle, but guests less so
18 Nov, 2008 | Hospitality Industry
Expedia and Carlson Hotels launch flexible pricing pilot
25 Nov, 2008 | Online Travel
Marketers need to adapt to new economic conditions
19 Nov, 2008 | Internet Marketing
Vacation rentals: Gunning for the leisure hotel shopper
18 Nov, 2008 | Online Travel
Economic Downturn
Highflying days over for online travel sites
02 Dec, 2008 | Online Travel
European online bookings to jump 19% this year
02 Dec, 2008 | Online Travel
Six economic survival steps, sans discounts
02 Dec, 2008 | Internet Marketing
When the going gets tough, the tough don’t skimp on their ad budgets
02 Dec, 2008 | Internet Marketing
UK travel industry in for ‘white knuckle ride’ in 2009
01 Dec, 2008 | Online Travel
Strategies for booking hotels on a budget
01 Dec, 2008 | Hospitality Industry
Back-to-basics marketing tips for today’s challenging economic conditions
27 Nov, 2008 | Hospitality Industry
Effective online marketing in a recession
27 Nov, 2008 | Internet Marketing
In tough times for travel business, Europe holds steady
26 Nov, 2008 | Online Travel
Budgets shrink, and holiday fares follow suit
26 Nov, 2008 | Online Travel
Hotels: managing in a downturn
26 Nov, 2008 | Hospitality Industry
Zuji survey with insights on travel in a downturn economy
25 Nov, 2008 | Online Travel
Travel: Weakening demand becomes falling demand
19 Nov, 2008 | Online Travel
Luxury business-traveler segment going away with great speed
19 Nov, 2008 | Hospitality Industry
Marketers need to adapt to new economic conditions
19 Nov, 2008 | Internet Marketing

















