Expedia hotel booking for UK and USA added to Ovi Maps

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The good thing about Ovi Maps 3.3 and 3.4 having a server-side-fed homescreen is that Nokia can add extra services and the application already installed on your smartphone will pick up the changes automatically. Such is the case for Expedia, ahotel-booking service: previously, a similar system (fed by HRS) was only available in Ovi Maps in Germany and Finland, but Expedia should now show up for UK and USA customers.

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Booking a hotel through Ovi Maps (HRS System in Finland)

From the Ovi Blog:

"How are you going to use this great service? I’m going to use it for my next trip in the US: I can totally see me and my friends driving around and book a good hotel whenever we feel to stop somewhere. This makes traveling so much easier and fun! If you have ever spent hours at the phone desperately looking for a room, you know what I mean. The location aware hotel booking always show the nearby hotels sorted by distance. But if you want to plan a bit in advance you can also search for accommodation in another city."

Make sure to have the latest Ovi Maps release (download it now for your phone) and the Expedia icon will appear on the Ovi Maps homescreen (note that if you have lots of services in your area, you might have to select 'More' first).