Released on = June 7, 2007, 1:28 am

Press Release Author = HotelClub

Industry = Internet & Online

Press Release Summary = Following its unprecedented success in 2006, leading online
accommodation provider, HotelClub is calling for entries to find Oceania's Best
Hotels and Resorts. Vote for your Favourite Hotel in Australia, New Zealand and the
Pacific Islands to Win!

Press Release Body = Following its unprecedented success in 2006, leading online
accommodation provider, HotelClub (http://www.hotelclub.com/hotel.reservations/) is
calling for entries to find Oceania's Best Hotels and Resorts. Travellers and the
general public are invited to nominate their favourite three hotels or resorts
throughout Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands from today until 15 June
2007.

To vote for your favourite hotel log on to: www.HotelClub.com/besthotels. You can
win a dream holiday package or one of the 100s of prizes available by nominating
your favourite hotels (up to 3 hotels can be nominated per entry)!

Some of the amazing prizes you stand to win include:

Major prizes*
. 1st Prize: A 'Gold' Holiday Package valued up to $20,000AUD including:
o International economy class return airfares for 2 adults to any destination
o Hotel stays to the value of $10,000 AUD,
o Domestic economy return airfares for 2 Adults and,
o 14 days car hire.
. 2nd Prize: A 'Silver' Holiday Package valued up to $5,000AUD including:
o Hotel stays to the value of $3,000 AUD,
o Domestic economy return airfares for 2 Adults,
o 7 days car hire.
. 3rd: A 'Bronze' Holiday Package valued at $1,250AUD including:
o Hotel stays to the value of $500AUD,
o Domestic economy return airfares for 2 Adults,
o 3 days car hire

Weekly prizes to be awarded throughout the promotion include*
. Virgin Blue Flights - 8 x 2 economy class flights to any non-stop domestic
destination
. Budget Car Hire - 50 x One Day Budget Car Hire Vouchers and 50 x Upgrade Vouchers
. Classic DVDs - 40 sets of 5 DVDs from Village Roadshow
. RosesOnly Flower Vouchers - 500 $15AUD off
. Menulog.com.au Restaurant Vouchers - 27 Menulog vouchers valued between $100 -
$500AUD
. Menulog.com.au - 25 x 2,000 Points
. Travel Guidebooks - 100 guidebooks from Insight Guides

Nomination is unrestricted (using free text components) and can be for unique
properties (including hidden gems and family owned & operated hotels) through your
select cheap hotels to five star luxury hotels - anything you like - therefore it
truly is the consumers' choice! Hotels are scored out of 10 in the following
criteria (with 10 equalling the best): ambience, family friendliness, rooms,
restaurant facilities, cleanliness, business facilities, location, leisure
facilities, staff attitude and value for money. Vote now on
www.HotelClub.com/besthotels.

As a consumer driven website with up to 5.5 million unique users visiting monthly,
HotelClub recognises the importance of the voice of the consumer. In an effort to
recognise this voice, HotelClub developed the Best Hotels (and Resorts) Series
featuring budget and cheap hotels to luxury resorts. With over 3.5 Million ratings
and reviews published on discount hotels listed on HotelClub.com, this unique survey
is a great tool for consumers to voice their opinions and vote for their favourite
hotels. The Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands Best Hotels and Resorts
survey is the sixth survey of its kind, following on from three highly successful
Asian surveys, one Oceanic survey, and one Great Britain & Ireland survey, each
receiving over 50,000 votes.

Results from The Australia and New Zealand (including the Pacific Islands) survey
will be used as a basis to select and acknowledge the best hotels and resorts in the
region, as part of HotelClub's Best Hotels (and Resorts) Guidebook series. Hotels
will be recognised at a gala award ceremony on 30 August 2007, in Sydney.

"Consumers, hoteliers and resort owners all benefit from this unique survey.
Consumers have the opportunity to win great prizes and are provided with a vehicle
to vote on their favourite hotels and share their hotel experience with others.
Hoteliers and resorts owners benefit in gaining genuine insights from their
consumers." said Katherine Birch, Country Manager Australia & New Zealand,
HotelClub. "This survey allows HotelClub to find out which hotels are the best and
helps identify any new and upcoming hotels, so we can continue to deliver on our
promise of being the online accommodation specialist website".

Australia & New Zealand's Best Hotels and Resorts (including the Pacific Islands) is
proudly brought to you by HotelClub, in conjunction with Getaway and ninemsn; in
association with Harvey World Travel, Budget Car Hire, Austero Network, Virgin
Blue, Village Roadshow, RosesOnly, Insight Guides, Menulog.com.au, Dymocks, and
Australian Traveller.

With HotelClub you can choose from more than 25,000 discount hotels worldwide, with
savings of up to 60% off published hotel rates. Access over 3.5 million unbiased
ratings and reviews from previous guests and get rewarded for every booking made by
earning Member Dollars for future stays.

* For prize details and terms and conditions of the survey, log on to
www.HotelClub.com/besthotels


About HotelClub
HotelClub (http://www.hotelclub.com/hotel.reservations/) is a global accommodation
specialist website offering hotel bookings for up to 12 months in advance. It
offers users the choice of over 25,000 hotels - at savings of up to 60% - in 120
countries and 4,500 cities worldwide. HotelClub is available in twelve languages -
Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese,
Spanish, Swedish and Thai. HotelClub is a truly global website offering its
customers access through country specific sites in 10 countries including
HotelClub.com, HotelClub.com.au, HotelClub.de, HotelClub.fr, HotelClub.it,
HotelClub.es and HotelClub.co.uk. HotelClub, is operated by Flairview Travel, a
Travelport brand. Travelport is one of the largest and most geographically diverse
travel companies, dedicated to creating the exceptional travel experiences the world
demands.


About Our Survey Partners

About Getaway
Getaway is Australia\'s longest running and most popular TV travel show with around
1.5 million viewers every week. It screens on the Nine Network every Thursday night
at 7.30pm.

About ninemsn
Australia\'s number-one interactive media company has the largest online audience in
Australia, with over 8 million people visiting each month (as at Jan 2007),
representing over 75 percent reach to all Australian Internet users. Formed in 1997,
ninemsn is a 50:50 joint venture between the Microsoft Corporation and PBL Media.

About Harvey World Travel
At Harvey World Travel, we know that our knowledge and experience guarantees you'll
discover more on your holidays. Every year our consultants make thousands of trips
around the world to road test destinations: we inspect resorts, tourist attractions,
restaurants and local transportation and experience the little things that will make
a big difference to your holiday. We can tell you what you won't find in a travel
brochure. We can offer you the best value and service to make your holiday the trip
of a lifetime. And, we care so much about your holiday experience we'll plan it as
if it's our own. After all, we are The Travel Professionals.

About Austero
Austereo is one of Australia\'s most progressive and exciting entertainment based
media companies.
Reaching over 4.3 million Australian\'s weekly via our two national radio networks,
Austereo delivers a combination of traditional and new media. It is the Number 1
Network for reaching the under 50's market with a skew to the 18-39's and 25-54's
with both the Today and Triple M networks respectively.

About Budget
Budget has a wide range of the latest model vehicles, cars, 4WD's, minibuses as well
as one of Australia's largest fleet of trucks and commercial vehicles. With over 240
locations Australia wide and every car covered by our 24 hour Roadside Assistance,
Budget drives your dollar further.

About Virgin Blue
Since its launch in 2000, Virgin Blue has evolved from a start-up entrepreneurial
business to become Australia's leading major airline for service, on-time
performance and value for money. With more than 30 per cent of the domestic market
and a modern fleet of 53 Next Generation Boeing 737-700 and 800 series aircraft, the
multi-award winning Virgin Blue Airlines operates over 2100 flights a week to 22
Australian cities and centres. Virgin Blue\'s sister airlines, international
carriers Pacific Blue and Polynesian Blue, operate services to eight Pacific Island
destinations including New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu and the Cook
Islands. For Virgin Blue bookings log on to www.virginblue.com.au or call 13 6789.

About Menulog.com.au
Menulog.com.au is Australia's largest restaurant guide and booking service. Users
can search from over 15,000 listings across Australia and view detailed dining
information including menus, critic reviews, user ratings and exclusive special
offers. Menulog.com.au is a free website that offers visitors the ability to make a
booking online at any restaurant at any time

About Village Roadshow
Roadshow Entertainment is Australia's leading DVD distributor, and in 2007 will
release HAPPY FEET, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES AND OCEAN'S 13 ON DVD. IN
addition, Roadshow Entertainment has exclusive distribution rights for the ABC &
BBC, as well as some of the best children's franchises in the market including THE
WIGGLES and HI-5.

About RosesOnly
Roses Only is renowned for its beautiful flowers presented and delivered with Lindt
chocolates, rose oil and pot pourri in the signature Roses Only box. Select from the
finest roses, oriental lilies, tulips and other seasonal varieties. Roses Only is
the perfect gift, whether it\'s for mothers day, a special birthday, your
anniversary, or just an \"I love you\" gift.

About Insight Guides
Insight Guides are the world\'s largest collection of visual travel guides with over
450 titles available in 4 different series. Insight Guides are renowned for their
photography, which sets them apart from other guidebooks in the market as they
appeal equally to both dedicated tourists as well as armchair readers. Insight
Guides cover the world's leading destinations and provide both fascinating
background reading and essential on-the-spot reference to all aspects of a
destination. Insight Guides are distinctive because they are written by local
specialists for the independent traveller; this unique local knowledge combined with
in-depth treatment of history, culture and places appeals to travellers who want
both a comprehensive, easy-to-use guide and an enriching travel experience. To find
out further information about our range of Insight Guides log on to
www.insightguides.com

About Dymocks
Dymocks, Australia\'s largest and most progressive book seller boasts an exceptional
range of travel books at its 70 stores nation wide or from its state of the art ,
user-friendly, on line store. Whether you're looking for books or travel guides
about a specific destination, or simply a great read for the holidays, Dymocks\'
knowledgeable staff can find what your looking for!
To locate your nearest store or browse Dymocks on-line visit www.dymocks.com.au.

About Australian Traveller
Australian Traveller is the best selling travel magazine in Australia. Written by
Australians, for Australians travelling in Australia the magazine is packed with
reviews you can trust, spectacular journeys you can actually do PLUS the best
photography published in the country.

About NRMA Travel
Since its establishment in 1923, the NRMA Travel has come a long way. Today, we
offer a wide range of exclusive domestic and international holiday packages;
organise discounted theme park tickets & shows and hire car or campervan, or take
you on existing caravan safari trails around Australia. Plus our online Travel
Planner continues with our tradition of providing touring information with turn by
turn drive directions, access to STAR rated properties Australia wide and thing to
see and do along the way.

Web Site = http://www.hotelclub.com/besthotels/

Contact Details = For further information please contact:
Jennifer Crooks
Public Relations Manager
Flairview Travel
Tel: +61 2 8263 5106
Fax: +61 29264 0559
Email: jennifer.crooks@flairview.com