priceline.com introduces version 2.0 of its Hotel Negotiator App
Online travel company priceline.com has announced the availability of version 2.0 of its Hotel Negotiator App on the App Store.
Published: 26 Jan 2010
Online travel company priceline.com has announced the availability of version 2.0 of its Hotel Negotiator App on the App Store.
The new version lets travellers use their iPhone or iPod touch to quickly find and book last-minute hotel rooms using priceline.com’s hotel service.
Hotel Radar
It also features a new Hotel Radar feature that seeks and finds hotels located in a desired direction. Hotel Radar only works with priceline.com’s published-price hotel service.
Hotel Radar takes advantage of the electronic compass built into iPhone 3GS’s. Travelers point their iPhones in a desired direction and the radar sweeps the area looking for hotels. Each time the traveller turns, a new radar search begins. When the radar detects an individual hotel, it displays a price and star level. Tap the price and hotel details appear. Sometimes, the radar identifies a cluster of hotels. Tap the cluster and the app shows a list of all of the hotels. In addition to hotel info, the radar lets travellers see how far away they are from different hotels.
Hotel Radar also works with older iPhones and iPod touches. Instead of pointing the device, travellers simply swipe their finger across the screen to rotate headings. Once hotels are located, they can be booked online or by automatically calling priceline.com’s dedicated hotel booking specialists.
Other features
Priceline.com’s Hotel Negotiator App includes several other features: