Why the change in the top right search bar?

[jfl]

I miss being able to quickly look at Hotwire and Priceline wins from the top right toolbar. I haven't used the site for a couple of weeks and was surprised by the change.

[thereuare]

The hotel lists are still there... just select "I Want To... SEE HOTEL LISTS" from the drop down menu and follow the sequence of drop downs.

This new version has all the features of the previous version but is also more interactive and expandable, so it will allow us to continue to add new features down the road (whereas the previous version was more static)

Please use the PRICELINE and HOTWIRE links on the board to begin your travel purchases.

[jfl]

I appreciate that, but I do like having a way to quickly, not through a series of 4 dropdowns, access the hotels wins from HOTWIRE or PRICELINE in an area. I may be wrong, but I think Hotel Wins are the most popular. Could you program the toolbar to have both interfaces?

[thereuare]

The current interface is only 3 clicks to get to the correct hotel list vs. 2 clicks with the old interface so it shouldn't be that big of a difference. As well, the updated interface is not only 'cleaner' and more intuitive, but gives us more flexibility to add features in the future. The feedback we have received thus far has been overwhelmingly positive so the new interface is likely here to stay and you'll probably be used to it in another week. If there are a handful of hotel lists you use frequently you can always bookmark the page and then you'll be just one click away. ;)

Thanks for the feedback.