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Critical Thinking p. 115 Marriott Hotel: The design of the Marriott Hotel is a bit confusing. For many people who are looking for a quick reservation, it is hard to navigate throughout the page. The only easy thing about the website is the pictures on the home page. These pictures allow you to navigate to a desired destination quickly and easily without having to search them. Reservations were hard to use because you have to know the exact information about the place you are going. You can no just browse all hotels, you must enter a zip code. When I added my zip code, it could not find any within 50 miles of my house, but I know of one which is about eight miles away. The rewards program was very easy to use. It told you what you needed to do and how to do it. The special offers was very hard to find, I could not locate it. The help was very easy to use, it had different instances where you might need help spread into different categories. You could also call customer support if the information on the help menu is not of assistance to you. http://www.marriott.com/suggest/default.mi

Hilton Hotel: The web design is better than that of the Marriott Hotel. It is cleaner, with less going on. When typing in my zip code, locations of hotels came up right away. It was very easy to locate the destination that I wanted to go to. The reservations were very easy to locate, they were in the main tab and I didn't spend any time searching for it. Although the rewards program was not directly stated in the tabs, the first one i clicked on was Hilton Honors. The rewards was in this tab. It was fairly easy but is understandable if someone finds difficulty in finding this. There was no online help but there was customer support where you could call and receive telephone help. http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/index.do?WT.srch=1&008=&004=1244842802&005=38750570&006=3651662042&007=Search&merch_urlid=71172867&002=2144778

The Holiday Inn's website is appealing. There is not too much stuff going on and the pictures are a clear representation of what the hotels will look like. This website is fairly difficult to navigate around. I had trouble finding a hotel near my house, because it came up with multiple results in multiple countries. Reservations were very easy to find because the tab bar has the label of reservations right on it. The hotel deals was also very easy to find because it was located directly on the top of the page. Online help is difficult to find, if you did not know information about the website it would be hard to find. http://www.holidayinn.com/hotels/us/en/reservation?siclientid=1952

The information on the Ramada website is kind of busy. There is alot going on and there is also a lot of world. The reservations tab is easy to find, it is right up on the home page. The awards program is under special offers and is easy to find. Online help is very hard to find, I could not locate it. Information and contact information is conveniently on the first page, and of easy access. http://www.ramada.com/Ramada/control/home Super 8 [] The design of the website isd actually fairly nice for a motel chain. It is organized, and makes it easy to book rooms. The site is also very easy to navigate. Reservations are easy and accessible to make. On the home page there is a column on the left dedicated just to making reservations. On the top of the screen there is a link that says "Wyndham Rewards" this is a special offer. If you enroll in this free program, you receive airline miles and free nights in any Super 8 around the country. They also offer discount packages and family packages. I found no help link or section in the website. This is an About link that takes you to a page that explains that they are pet friendly and some of there motels have pools. They provide a contact information link. Overall the website was good for a motel, but it did lack a help section and failed to state the company's overall mission.

Motel 6 [] The design of the website is very similar to the Super 8 website. Except this site, is a little bit sleeker and more modern looking. Like the Super 8 website, the Motel 6 website is very easy to navigate and use. There is a large reservations tab on the menu bar that is very easy to find and book your room. I did not see that Motel 6 has received any awards. There are many special offers. Seniors save 10% when staying in any Motel 6, pets are welcome to stay in Motel 6, if you stay for 7 days you save, free HBO and ESPN, and free morning coffee. I could not find a help section on the page. On the top menu bar on the home page there is a tab about Motel 6 that explains information about the company and their mission. There is convenient contact information on the home page. Overall, the page is almost exactly the same as the Super 8 website but the Motel 6 website is more modern and clearer.

Days Inn[| http://daysinn.com/DaysInn/control/special_offers_worldwide6?cid=carat_search-days_inn] The design of the website is exactly the same as the Super 8 website except the different use of colors and graphics. The webiste is easy to use. Reservations can be easily made in the left column of the home page. Like the Super 8 motel, Days Innn also offers "Wyndam Rewards". I see no special offers or packages available which is kind of surprising. I found no help page but here is a contact us link available. They state their mission and promise to customers in an about Days Inn link.

Radisson [] The nicest website so far. Offers a slide show to view pictures of rooms, pools, lobbies, etc. The website is very easy to navigate and use. Reservations are very simple to make in the left column. Radisson offers Gold Points Program that is free to join and gives you points when you stay at any Radisson worldwide. They offer family bed and breakfast packages, if you are traveling on business you are instantly upgraded, if you are booking your room far in advance you save 25%. In the top right-hand corner there is a customer service link. I found no about us link. Radisson provides contact information. I like this website the best and would most likely want to stay at the Radisson instead of the other hotels.