Booking a Hotel Room Online

By Scott on August 13, 2009 6:40 PM | 0 Comments

Candy Harrington looks into the changed landscape around onine hotel booking:

Avid traveler Bonnie Lewkowicz had grown tired of being shut out of bargains on Hotels.com, just because she needed a wheelchair-accessible room.

"It just didn't seem fair that travelers with disabilities were unable to take advantage of the convenience and low-cost options of booking hotel rooms online," recalls Lewkowicz. So she resolved to do something about it.
The full story:
http://www.petergreenberg.com/2009/08/12/hotelscom-upgrades-will-benefit-disabled-travelers/

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