Kayak.com Launches World's Largest Hotel Information Site

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Tue Mar 24, 2009 8:01am EDT

TravelPost.com Aggregates Reviews, Descriptions and Rates From Over 200 Travel
Sites With No Pop-Ups or Clutter

NORWALK, Conn., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Kayak.com today announces the launch
of TravelPost.com, the most comprehensive hotel information site on the Web. 
TravelPost.com presents hotel reviews, content and rates on more than 140,000
hotels from over 200 travel sites in one easy-to-use display.  For the first
time, consumers can visit one website for all the information needed to make
an informed decision on their hotel booking.  TravelPost.com content includes
detailed descriptions, photos, maps and reviews from travelers and
professionals, as well as tight integration with Kayak.com's industry-leading
rate search.

"Consumers and hoteliers are woefully underserved by websites like
TripAdvisor.com, who appear to care more about their bottom lines than
providing relevant content and a seamless experience," said Steve Hafner, CEO
and co-founder, Kayak.com.  "So we built a website that combines comprehensive
search functionality, a clean, uncluttered display and unbiased results that
are not auctioned off to the highest bidder. The combined power of Kayak.com
and TravelPost.com will change the way people search and book hotels and
reshape competition in the online travel space."

Several factors make TravelPost.com the most powerful site for hotel
information:
    --  Comprehensive, objective search:  With its advanced meta-search
engine,
        TravelPost.com is the only hotel site to aggregate rates,
availability,
        content and reviews from more than 200 travel sites including directly
        from hotel brands such as Hilton Hotels Corporation, Best Western
        International and Morgans Hotel Group; from online travel agencies
such
        as Orbitz and Hotels.com; and from hotel review sites like Yahoo!
        Travel, Bed&Breakfast.com, IgoUgo.com, Perfect Escapes,
        Citysearch.com and Epinions.com.
        --  TravelPost.com has no ulterior motives.  It gives the user a
choice
            of where to purchase, rather than sending users to the site that
            pays the most or to another domain owned by the same parent
company.
        --  Unlike competitors, TravelPost.com provides all relevant hotel
data,
            including hotel phone number, direct link to hotel's website,
            contact information and pricing.  A rate calendar displays the
daily
            rate for current and next month so users can get a snapshot of
            prices for each hotel.



    --  Powerful filters for finding your perfect hotel: Kayak.com's
        industry-leading filtering and sorting tools have been applied to
hotel
        content which allows TravelPost.com users to quickly filter and
compare
        hotel information from across the web.
        --  Travelers can narrow in on hotel preferences by star rating,
            property type, brand, room type and location.
        --  Users can quickly and easily find relevant reviews from travelers
            like them by filtering for age, gender, budget, purpose of stay
            (business versus leisure), and even choose which review sites to
            include in their search.  Reviews are attributed to the author so
            consumers can read additional reviews from favorite reviewers.
        --  TravelPost.com features Google Maps integration enabling users to
            quickly view the geographic details of their search results,
unlike
            other sites which use pop-up maps riddled with irrelevant
            information and ad revenue-generating links.



    --  Ease of use: TravelPost.com provides an easy-to-use, clean,
uncluttered
        user interface.  Unlike competitors, TravelPost.com is not inundated
        with popunders or pushy ads, so consumers are not distracted from
their
        core search and can quickly and easily find relevant information,
        reviews and rates.  "Smarties" technology matches search terms
        quickly, so users need very little information to get started and can
        access relevant results fast.




TravelPost.com will enjoy the rapid rate of innovation that Kayak.com has
demonstrated over the past five years.  Hotel content providers from around
the globe will be added each month.  Several new tools are scheduled to launch
over the next few months, rolling out on a weekly basis.  These tools include
but are not limited to hotel rate alerts that notify users when a rate meets
or beats their desired price, enhancements to display algorithm, recent search
history displayed on homepage, improved mapping capabilities and opportunity
to score reviews as helpful or not helpful.  The site will also make it easier
for hoteliers to track reviews and communicate openly and honestly with
unhappy consumers with a tool that supports review rebuttal and resolution.

About TravelPost.com
TravelPost.com is the most comprehensive hotel information site on the Web for
hotel reviews, descriptions and rates. The site displays prices, availability,
content and reviews from more than 200 travel sites including supplier direct
and online travel agencies and provides powerful filtering tools that help
users find the perfect hotel at the right price. TravelPost.com is owned and
operated by Kayak.com, the largest travel search site in the world.  Kayak.com
is a global Internet media company operating Kayak.com, Sidestep.com and
TravelPost.com.


    Contact
    Kellie Pelletier                          Angelene Orth
    Vice President of Communications          Senior Account Executive
    Kayak.com                                 Weber Shandwick
    203.899.3111                              212.445.8303
    kpelletier@kayak.com                      aorth@webershandwick.com


SOURCE  Kayak.com

Kellie Pelletier, Vice President of Communications of Kayak.com,
+1-203-899-3111, kpelletier@kayak.com; or Angelene Orth, Senior Account
Executive of Weber Shandwick, +1-212-445-8303, aorth@webershandwick.com, for
Kayak.com
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