DALLAS, Oct. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Hotels.com(r) is offering new welcomerewards members a chance to earn additional free hotel nights as part of the welcomerewards(r) Challenge. New customers who stay 30 nights between now and October 1, 2011 will receive a total of five free nights courtesy of Hotels.com.

Customers who sign up for the Challenge at www.welcomerewardschallenge.com/hotels receive a free night's stay for booking and staying 10 total nights in any combination of hotels (boutiques, chains, airport hotels, resorts and more). The welcomerewards Challenge, open to new welcomerewards members, offers an extra night for the 15th and 30th night booked for a total of five free nights.

"We are thrilled to be able to offer new welcomerewards members this exciting opportunity to earn an extra two free nights," said Taylor L. Cole, APR, director of public relations for Hotels.com. "We know that welcomerewards is the best loyalty program in the industry, and the opportunity to earn free nights just got easier with our new Challenge."

It takes close to 15 - 25 nights with the average hotel loyalty program to earn a comparable free night*.  With welcomerewards one night equals one credit. welcomerewards credits can be earned and redeemed at over 65,000 partner hotels, with no restrictions or blackout dates. Credits are also earned for non-consecutive nights so your earned credits may be accumulated this week, six months from now or over time. When redeeming a free night, the room value credited to your account equals the average daily rate of your 10 nights stayed.

New and current welcomerewards customers can always reference Hotels.com guest reviews before booking their next trip, and because guest reviews must be written by customers who have stayed at least one night in the room they review, customers can feel safe when booking an unfamiliar hotel. Hotels.com can also help lodgers save money with its price match guarantee. If customers find a lower room rate on a different site, Hotels.com will match the price and refund the difference. All rooms can be booked risk-free with no change or cancellation fees charged by Hotels.com.  

Notes to Editors:

*Based on (a) comparison of largest hotel loyalty programs' regular published rules as of 5/1/10 and (b) assumption that free nights are at similar hotel class, room type, and location as paid nights.

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