Hotwire launched in October 2000, offering an affordable and easy way for the leisure traveler to purchase travel online with trusted brands. Hotwire currently offers Hot-Fares(SM) and Hot-Rates(SM) on airline tickets, hotel rooms and rental cars with 33 airlines including founding partners American,America West, Continental, Northwest, United and U.S. Airways. In addition,Hotwire is partnered with nearly 2,000 top hotels nationwide and top rental car companies. Named "Best Bargain Booker" by Yahoo! Internet Life magazine(6/01), Hotwire maintains a consumer focus on low prices, major travel brandsand a simple user experience. Hotwire was established in 1999 in San