New honeymoon guide for couples at Lodging.com

BCOA RATON, Fla. - The new honeymoon guide for couples at Lodging.com is already a "hot" item, but not for the reasons you might think. The guide at www.lodging.com/honeymoons.html tells couples how to heat up their honeymoon while cooling down the costs by offering discount rates at resorts and hotels in the most popular tropical destinations.

From all-inclusive resorts to quaint hotels, the guide lists accommodations in typical U.S. honeymoon hot spots, such as Hawaii, Key West and Miami Beach. The guide also lists international destinations, such as Cancun and Cozumel, Mexico, and Montego Bay, Jamaica. Rates start at $69, and are, in most cases, nearly half off rack rates.

Bride-to-be Sarah Bellamy and her fiancé, Timothy Snelling, of Oregon, saved more than $500 by booking their September honeymoon through Lodging.com.

"Tim and I wanted to go somewhere warm, but we couldn't spend a lot of money because we are buying a house this fall," says Bellamy. "Lodging.com's honeymoon guide gave us several affordable options and we fell in love with a hotel on Sanibel Island. The low price amazed us, so we checked the corporate site and realized how much we were saving."

Lodging.com Managing Editor Wendy Maxey said that the guide was added after customers requested an easier way to quickly locate the best deals in popular hot spots.

"With the new guide, travelers can compare rates at different resorts and hot spots, without having to search individually by destination," says Maxey. "It is also a great resource for engaged couples in the planning phase, because they can compare rates based upon destination."

The tropical honeymoon and vacation guide provides instant online booking capabilities, package information, as well as detailed pictures and descriptions of the properties. Current Florida destinations include: Clearwater, Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Myers, Islamorada, Jacksonville, Key Largo, Key West, Miami Beach, Naples, Orlando, Palm Beach, Panama City, Sanibel Island and St. Petersburg. Other U.S. destinations include: Palm Springs, Calif., and Volcano, Hawaii. International destinations include: Antigua, Aruba, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Mexico, St. Kitts, Turks and Caicos Islands and Venezuela.

Plans are in the works at Lodging.com for similar guides geared to the needs of ski and golf enthusiasts.

"Lodging.com is designed to meet the specific needs of the traveler," adds Maxey. "We are constantly upgrading our site with guides that answer the questions that travelers really want to know and also need to know to feel comfortable about booking their stay."

Lodging.com processes more than 10,000 hotel reservations per month and offers discounted hotel rates in more than 100 U.S. cities. Media Metrix, PC Data Online and Top9.com rank Lodging.com among the top 25 most popular travel sites. Located in Boca Raton, Fla., Lodging.com is also ranked in the top 500 e-commerce companies by Inter@ctive Week. For more information, visit www.lodging.com or call 561-989-9330.


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