The secret hotel booking model, also known as the opaque channel, has taken off in 2012 attracting millions of new customers and thousands of new hotels around the world. A leader in opaque travel, ...

Q: I've used Hotwire.com many times, and have been happy with it. I'm also a former airline employee and seasoned traveler, so I am not ignorant of the travel industry. But I'm having some trouble ...

Popular discount travel site Hotwire offers great rates for hotel rooms, with the catch being that the customer doesn't know the name of the hotel until he or she has already prepaid for the stay.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Hotwire.com®, a leading discount travel site, today announced the launch of its first mobile app, available for free for both the iPhone and iPod touch, ...

For David Pollard, the "aha" moment came after he booked a hotel room in Los Angeles through Hotwire. Hotwire and its competitor, Priceline, offer what are called "opaque" rooms, which is to say you ...