| MAJOR SEARCH ENGINE SCORES | ||||
| RANK | TOP SITES* | YAHOO | MSN | LYCOS |
| 1 | travelscape.com | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | travelnow.com | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | basshotels.com | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | hoteldiscounts.com | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | hilton.com | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | marriott.com | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| 7 | hotelguide.net | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | sheraton.com | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 9 | worldres.com | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| extra credit: | priceline.com | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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40 | 25 | 30 | |
| MAJOR SEARCH ENGINE SCORES | |||||
| RANK | TOP SITES* | NETSCAPE | EXCITE | ALTAVISTA | IWON |
| 1 | travelscape.com | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | travelnow.com | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | basshotels.com | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| 4 | hoteldiscounts.com | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | hilton.com | 0 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | marriott.com | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | hotelguide.net | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | sheraton.com | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | worldres.com | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| extra credit: | priceline.com | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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20 | 10 | 25 | 40 | |
| MAJOR SEARCH ENGINE SCORES | |||||
| RANK | TOP SITES* | SNAP | DIRECTHIT | ASKJEEVES | |
| 1 | travelscape.com | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | travelnow.com | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | basshotels.com | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | hoteldiscounts.com | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | hilton.com | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 6 | marriott.com | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | hotelguide.net | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | sheraton.com | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | worldres.com | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| extra credit: | priceline.com | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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20 | 5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Scoring criteria: |
| Compared against the 9 top websites* above at left, points were awarded as follows: |
| Website appears in search engine's top 10 results = 10 POINTS |
| Website appears in search engine's next 10 results = 5 POINTS |
| Website is not listed, but a link is offered = 5 POINTS |
| Websites listed beyond the first 20 were not counted. |
| Notes: |
| 1. *Standard is taken from PCData. PCData ranking is based objectively on monthly unique visitors. |
| 2. Searches conducted on 4/6/00 with search string "hotels." |
| 3. Search engines received equal credit under "basshotels.com" if they listed the major Bass Hotel properties (Inter-Continental, Holiday Inn, and Crown Plaza). |
| 4. Search engines received equal credit if they listed the major Starwood hotel properties(Sheraton, Westin, and Four Points). |
| 5. Search engines received equal credit if they listed any in the Marriott, Ramada, Renaissance, Courtyard, Residence Inn or Ritz-Carlton group of affiliated hotels. |
| 6. Askjeeves.com tends to give 10 listings only. |
| 7. Priceline.com, which books hotels, was listed for "extra credit" but was found on none of the engines. |
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HOW THEY RATED:
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| Ranking | Search Engine | Points Awarded | |
| 1 | Iwon | 40 | } 2-way tie |
| 1 | Yahoo | 40 | } |
| 3 | 30 | } 2-way tie | |
| 3 | Lycos | 30 | } |
| 5 | AltaVista | 25 | } 2-way tie |
| 5 | MSN | 25 | } |
| 7 | Netscape | 20 | } 2-way tie |
| 7 | Snap | 20 | } |
| 9 | Excite | 10 | |
| 10 | Direct Hit | 5 | |
| 11 | Ask Jeeves | 0 | |