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Hotel Reservation Network, P. O. Box 54980-267, Dallas, TX 75206, (8140 Walnut
Hill Lane, Suite 203, Dallas, TX 75231) 800-964-6835. Offers up to 65% off
hotels in New York, Lake Tahoe, Las Vegas, Chicago, L.A., Washington, D.C.,
San Francisco, New Orleans, London, Paris, Orlando, Baltimore, Boston,
Dallas, Honolulu, Maui, Miami, Seattle, Washington DC. Their service is
free. Also has room blocks. Awards 500 frequent-flyer miles on Northwest or
Continental when three or more nights are booked. Http://www.180096hotel.com
Accommodations Express, 801 Asbury Ave., 6th floor, Ocean City, NJ 08226-3625;
800-444-7666, fax 609-525-0800. Arranges preferred rates in Atlantic City,
Chicago, Las Vegas, New York, Philadelphia, and Washington DC., Ft.
Lauderdale, Miami Beach, New Orleans, Orlando. Also has last-minute deals
and room blocks. Prepay/voucher; AE, MC, V.
http://www.accommodationsexpress.com
Capitol Reservations, 1730 Rhode Island Ave. N.W. suite 1114, Washington DC
20036; 800- 847-4832, 202-452-1270, offers good deals on hotel rooms in
Washington D.C. http://www.hotelsdc.com
Washington, D.C. Accommodations, 2201 Wisconsin Ave. N.W., suite C110,
Washington DC 20007; (800)554-2220, (tel. 202-289-2220) says it will make
reservations at virtually any hotel in the city, but it uses a shorter list of
preferred properties, usually obtaining substantial discounts. Clients usually
pay $90-$140 per night during peak-rate seasons of spring and fall, $60-$100
during the less busy (and more humid) summer months.
Http://www.dcaccommodations.com
Central Reservation Service, 220 Lookout Place, Maitland, FL 32701;
800-548-3311, 407-339-4116, fax 617-267-7424. Arranges preferred rates in
Miami, New York, Orlando, Ft. Lauderdale, Los Angeles, Orlando area and San
Francisco. Has 24-hour courtesy phones at La Guardia, Miami Intl, Newark,
Orlando, and San Francisco Intl airports. Staff is bilingual
(English/Spanish). Also runs a 5% rebate program on purchase of other travel
services; ask when booking. San Francisco is where they have nine budget
hotels under $90 and five hotels under $100. Http://www.reservation-
services.com
Quikbook, 381 Park Ave S, 3rd floor, NYC 10016; 800-789-9887, 212-532-1660,
fax 212-532-1556. Arranges preferred rates in Anaheim, Atlanta, Baltimore,
Boca Raton, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Miami, Montreal,
Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Palm Beach, Philadelphia, San
Diego, San Francisco (Mark Hopkins and the Inter- Continental), Seattle, and
Washington DC. Http://www.quikbook.com
California Reservations, 165 8th St., suite 201, San Francisco 94103;
800-576-0003, 415-252-1107, fax 415-252-1483. Arranges preferred rates in over
700 hotels in Anaheim (Orange County), Carmel/Monterey, Los Angeles,
Napa/Sonoma Valleys, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco Bay Area, Seattle,
Silicon Valley/Sunnyvale, Yosemite, Santa Barbara, Vancouver and San Jose.
Also has last-minute deals and room blocks at some hotels.
Http://www.cal-res.com
RMC Travel Centre, 424 Madison Ave, Suite 705, NYC 10017; 800-245-5738,
212-754-6560, fax 212-754-6571. Arranges preferred rates in Anaheim, Boston,
Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix/Scottsdale, San Diego,
San Francisco, Vancouver, Seattle and Washington DC. and most other major
North American cities. Also has deals in many resort cities, including
Carmel, Myrtle Beach, Sun Valley and Tahoe. Reservations should be made at
least 10 days prior to departure. Prepay/voucher: AE. Http://www.rmcweb-
travel.com
Room Finders USA, 112 No. Rampart St., New Orleans LA 70116; 800-473-7829,
504-456- 7077; fax 504-456-2325. Arranges preferred rates in Cancun, Chicago
and New Orleans. Prepay/voucher; AE, Disc, MC, V. E-mail:
boo...@rroomusa.com
Citywide Reservation Services, 839 Beacon St., Boston, MA 02115 (800)468-3593
or (617)267-7424, Preferred rates for New York, Washington, D.C., Montreal,
Massachusetts and other parts of New England. Http://www.cityres.com