SYDNEY, Australia, April 22 /PRNewswire/ --

- HotelsCombined.com has been shortlisted alongside Expedia.com and TripAdvisor.com for prestigious Travel award

HotelsCombined.com has been named a finalist for the category "Best Travel Metasearch/Price Comparison Website" for the 2008 Travolution Awards.

The Travolution Awards, organized by the UK's leading B2B online magazine, is the most respected awards event for the UK Travel sector. The website is amongst an elite field of nominees including Cheapflights.co.uk, British Airways, EasyJet.com, WAYN.com, STA Travel, Kayak.co.uk, TUI Travel PLC and Travelodge.

HotelsCombined's nomination for this award highlights the website as one of the best in its class. The finalists will be scrutinized by a panel of judges from across the travel industry until the verdict. The winners are announced at the awards ceremony in London, Thursday, April 24, 2008.

Yury Shar, HotelsCombined's Managing Director, says:

"We are delighted to be a finalist. We have a great product and I am very proud of the work the team has done and for the industry recognition we have received. Our website is constantly evolving, and we remain committed to developing cutting-edge technology and providing the best online experience possible."

The award is given to the website which has "achieved the greatest impact in its market during 2007" and HotelsCombined.com attributes the nomination to a number of key developments in the past year including:

- Traffic growth of over 1000% - Conversion rates to supplier websites doubling - Expansion of affiliate and supplier partnerships with prominent travel websites and Start-ups - Innovative and unique new features to the affiliate program most notably the "Direct Relationship" feature - Design & Interface enhancements and new filtering tools - Integration with individual properties with the "Add hotel" channel in which hotels can manage their profiles and upload video content

About HotelsCombined.com

HotelsCombined.com is an accommodation price and comparison engine for a range of 1-5 star hotel properties. Consumers use the site to view hotel rates and details from multiple merchants on a single webpage allowing them to instantly determine the best deals. The site then links consumers through to the merchant site to book directly.

About the Travolution Awards

The Travolution Awards highlight online excellence, recognizing the best travel technology companies. See www.travolution.co.uk for details.

Press Enquiries: Margaret Khuat +612-80051773 OR email via website Web site: http://HotelsCombined.com http://www.travolution.co.uk

Margaret Khuat, +612-80051773, for HotelsCombined Pty Ltd