Hotels.com targets iPhone users

January 08, 2008 | Online Travel

Hotels.com has introduced a customized Web application for the iPhone and iPod touch that makes it easy to research and book hotels while on the go.

Hotels.com has introduced a customized Web application for the iPhone and iPod touch that makes it easy to research and book hotels while on the go.

The hotels.com Web application has been optimized for viewing on a 3.5-inch screen and enables users to:

— View photos, descriptions and amenities for more than 75,000
properties worldwide
— Check hotel availability
— Book accommodations
— View existing hotel reservations
— Contact hotels.com customer care for assistance

Commenting on the new application, Scott Booker, chief hotel expert for hotels.com, said, “We developed this robust travel tool with one goal in mind: to make it easy for millions of iPhone and iPod touch users to book hotels anywhere, at anytime.”

iPhone and iPod touch users can access the Web application by entering the hotels.com Web site address into the phone’s Safari browser.

The new hotels.com iPhone Web application is part of the company’s ongoing commitment to use the latest technologies to connect with users and make it convenient for them to search and book hotels.

Most Popular Articles

Tale of a travel-site tiff
05 Aug, 2008 | Online Travel

Booking.com mum on fraud claim
12 Aug, 2008 | Online Travel

Best practices for monitoring social media sites
18 Aug, 2008 | Hospitality Industry

Priceline overshoots the runway
07 Aug, 2008 | Online Travel

Tourism Wikis: The world according to the crowd
14 Aug, 2008 | Online Travel

UK remains largest online travel market in Europe, for now
13 Aug, 2008 | Online Travel

How SEO consultants fool their customers
14 Aug, 2008 | Internet Marketing

Hotel marketers bank on value-added perks
12 Aug, 2008 | Hospitality Industry

Expedia posts quarterly profit on bookings growth
05 Aug, 2008 | Online Travel

Orbitz posting disappointing results
07 Aug, 2008 | Online Travel

Dossier: Travel 2.0

Mobissimo gets social
16 Jul, 2008 | Online Travel

The inofficial stats on TripAdvisor
09 Jul, 2008 | Online Travel

Social networks target business travelers
08 Jul, 2008 | Online Travel

TripAdvisor acquires VirtualTourist.com
02 Jul, 2008 | Online Travel

Inspiration, the new face of online travel planning?
24 Jun, 2008 | Online Travel

Dossier: Social Media

Hurry up, the customer has a complaint
15 Jul, 2008 | Internet Marketing

Online vs. offline word of mouth
09 Jul, 2008 | Internet Marketing

Networks don’t grow forever
08 Jul, 2008 | Internet Marketing

Boomers say no to social networks
03 Jul, 2008 | Internet Marketing

Social nets expose personal data to strangers
17 Jun, 2008 | Internet Marketing

E-Mail Newsletter


Visit our sponsors: