Big hotels create own discount site.(Going Places)(Online & in print)

Byline: Judy Babcock Wylie Daily Herald Correspondent Travelweb, at www.travelweb.com/tvlw_web/jsp/index.jsp, is a collaborative discount-travel site owned by five major hotel companies, including Hilton, Marriott, Six Continents (includes Holiday Inn and Inter-Continental hotels) and Starwood (includes Sheraton, Westin and W hotels).

This is an effort by hotel chains to counter the siphoning off of business by the major online sites. Travelweb does not guarantee the lowest online rates, so you still need to shop around a bit, but it's a good place to start because its prices ...

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