SYDNEY, Australia, April 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- HotelsCombined.com has been shortlisted alongside Expedia.com and
TripAdvisor.com for prestigious Travel award

HotelsCombined.com has been named a finalist for the category "Best
Travel Metasearch/Price Comparison Website" for the 2008 Travolution Awards.

The Travolution Awards, organized by the UK's leading B2B online
magazine, is the most respected awards event for the UK Travel sector. The
website is amongst an elite field of nominees including Cheapflights.co.uk,
British Airways, EasyJet.com, WAYN.com, STA Travel, Kayak.co.uk, TUI Travel
PLC and Travelodge.

HotelsCombined's nomination for this award highlights the website as one
of the best in its class. The finalists will be scrutinized by a panel of
judges from across the travel industry until the verdict. The winners are
announced at the awards ceremony in London, Thursday, April 24, 2008.

Yury Shar, HotelsCombined's Managing Director, says:

"We are delighted to be a finalist. We have a great product and I am very
proud of the work the team has done and for the industry recognition we have
received. Our website is constantly evolving, and we remain committed to
developing cutting-edge technology and providing the best online experience
possible."

The award is given to the website which has "achieved the greatest impact
in its market during 2007" and HotelsCombined.com attributes the nomination
to a number of key developments in the past year including:

- Traffic growth of over 1000%
    - Conversion rates to supplier websites doubling
    - Expansion of affiliate and supplier partnerships with prominent travel
      websites and Start-ups
    - Innovative and unique new features to the affiliate program most
      notably the "Direct Relationship" feature
    - Design & Interface enhancements and new filtering tools
    - Integration with individual properties with the "Add hotel" channel
      in which hotels can manage their profiles and upload video content

About HotelsCombined.com

HotelsCombined.com is an accommodation price and comparison engine for a
range of 1-5 star hotel properties. Consumers use the site to view hotel
rates and details from multiple merchants on a single webpage allowing them
to instantly determine the best deals. The site then links consumers through
to the merchant site to book directly.

About the Travolution Awards

The Travolution Awards highlight online excellence, recognizing the best
travel technology companies. See www.travolution.co.uk for details.

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