Wot’s a Wot Hotel?

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Wot’s a Wot Hotel?
Wotif.com’s mystery hotel feature delivers even better accommodation deals

Auckland – 26 June 2006: Wotif.com (www.wotif.com), Australasia’s leading accommodation website, has introduced a new feature to offer consumers even better rates. The trade-off being that they won’t know ‘Wot Hotel’ they are booking.

The “Wot Hotel?” feature is reminiscent of the days of the Mystery Flight as customers only find out the hotel’s name, rating and a general description after they have made a booking.
Wotif.com’s New Zealand Manager, Tania Witheford, commented: “The Wot Hotel feature is a win-win for hotels and consumers. Hotels get to drop their rates without affecting the way people perceive their brand and consumers get even better deals at great hotels.

“We have had an exceptional response from our hoteliers who want to be a part of this promotion and are offering some great rates in major city centres and tourist destinations,” she added.

For those wanting to take a spontaneous winter break, the deals are easy to find, being highlighted in black on Wotif.com’s predominantly green grid of deals, and are available at properties all around New Zealand as well as in Australia and many international destinations.

“These deals suit people who want to take a break but don’t mind what hotel they stay in, as long as it is a certain standard and in the right location.

“People travelling internationally can also book a Wot Hotel if they are comfortable enough with the destination to leave the hotel name and detail to chance,” said Witheford.
Some of the great deals available for consumers are:

New Zealand
- Auckland 4½ star down to NZ$130 a night – Great Auckland CBD location www.wotif.com/hotel49827
- Christchurch 4 star down to NZ$145 a night – Great Christchurch CBD location, be in for a pampering, www.wotif.com/hotel49963
- Rotorua 4 star down to NZ$130 a night –Great central Rotorua location www.wotif.com/hotel49933
- Queenstown 3½ star down to NZ$99 a night – Located in Queenstown and includes car parking and a bottle of wine on arrival www.wotif.com/hotel49770

Australia
- Sydney 5 star down to AU$155 (NZ$173) a night - Luxury Sydney hotel in the heart of the CBD www.wotif.com/hotel49652
- Melbourne 4½ star down to AU$159 (NZ$176) a night – Stay in St Kilda and relax about the cost www.wotif.com/hotel49716
- Gold Coast 4½ star down to AU$99 (NZ$111) a night – Gold Coast luxury at caravan park prices www.wotif.com/hotel49596

Asia
- Bangkok 4 star down to B1199 (NZ$50) a night – hip boutique hotel with access to all parts of the city www.wotif.com/hotel49865
- Patong - Phuket 4 star down to B2299 a night (NZ$94) – a boutique resort with easy access to the beach and entertainment outlets www.wotif.com/hotel49853
- Bali 4 star down to US$52 a night (NZ$69) – located in Kuta near all exciting shopping, restaurants and bars www.wotif.com/hotel49871
- China - Shanghai 5 star down to US$85 a night (NZ$113) – Superior room in a hotel located in the CBD www.wotif.com/hotel49934
- Hong Kong, Kowloon 5 star down to HKD$1243 a night (NZ$208) – New 5 star property conveniently located in the downtown area www.wotif.com/hotel49940

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About Wotif.com
Wotif.com sells accommodation online in over 40 countries.

Our great rates, broad accommodation range, easy-to-use site and 24/7 Customer Service Centre have made us the most popular way for business and leisure travellers in Australia and New Zealand to book accommodation online. Every month our site attracts almost 2.5 million user sessions, with customers making over 160,000 bookings through our 28-day booking window.

We launched in Brisbane, Australia, in March 2000 and now have offices in Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore and the United Kingdom to support our growing international presence. Wotif.com is listed on the ASX, trading under the code WTF.

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