As part of its new “It’s All in the Name” campaign, Hotels.com is accepting applications” for three dream hospitality gigs 

Today Hotels.com announced three dream “jobs” that are exactly what they sound like:  

• A Room Service Critic who specializes in critiquing room service 

• A Robe Researcher tasked with researching hotel robes 

• And, a Gym Rater to rate hotel gyms 

The jobs are inspired by Hotels.com’s new brand campaign launching today, which reminds travelers that with Hotels.com, “It’s All in the Name.” When you book with Hotels.com, there’s no catch — just flexible rewards, deals on hundreds of thousands of hotels, and tools that make the process easy.  

“Booking a hotel shouldn’t be complicated, and neither should a job title. At Hotels.com, we like things simple — even our mascot, Bellboy, is an actual bell,” said Melanie Fish, Vice President of Public Relations for Hotels.com. “So, when we say, ‘Hotel Robe Researcher,’ you don’t need a job description because it’s all right there in the name.”  

Beginning today, travelers can enter for a chance to become a Room Service Critic, Robe Researcher or Hotel Gym Rater. Selected “applicants” will receive a one-time payment in the form of a $5,000 Hotels.com gift card to use towards their stays. Winners will be asked to report on their findings after their hotel stay is complete by posting on social media and leaving a detailed guest review on Hotels.com.* 

Who Should Apply 

• You are a Hotels.com member and hotel enthusiast. 

• You have expertise and passion for room service, plush bathrobes, or hotel gym equipment — and you want to share it with the world. 

• You agree that things should be exactly what they sound like — especially when it comes to booking a great hotel.  

The Gigs 

• Room Service Critic: For the person who believes the most luxurious meals are enjoyed in a king-sized bed with a late checkout. You care about the structural integrity of a burger, the crispiness of bedside fries, and have the ability to distinguish between a 10-minute and 30-minute delivery window based solely on the temperature of the bread. You may like The Ned Nomad in New York City, whose room service menu is from Cecconi’s, a highly rated Italian restaurant. 
   

• Hotel Robe Researcher: For the person who believes “dressing for success” involves an adjustable waist tie and oversized pockets. You can conduct a high-stakes audit of thread counts and accurately identify a waffle-weave versus a plush microfiber by touch alone. If your ideal workday begins and ends in 100% Egyptian cotton, this is your calling. You might be partial to The Wynn Las Vegas, whose robes are prized for their silky-soft fabric, plush lining, and generous sizing.  
   

• Hotel Gym Rater: For the gym rat who doesn’t do “rest days,” even on vacation. You can test the cable tension, judge the complimentary fruit and infused water, and try every weight on the rack without breaking a sweat. You prefer a treadmill with a view. Make it your job to know whether the gym is a hot spot or just a place where yoga balls go to die. You’ll like The Santa Monica Proper, a highly-rated gym featuring a Pilates reformer. 

How to Apply 

• Don’t worry, it’s simple — just fill out and submit this form by March 24, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET. To be considered for these dream positions (that aren’t actual jobs), applicants must be 18+ and based in the U.S. 

Winners will be selected and notified by April 30, 2026 via email.  

*These are not actual jobs and Hotels.com is not recruiting or hiring for these roles. This is a contest where three winners will be selected to receive a $5,000 Hotels.com gift card as a prize. The gift card is subject to Terms and Conditions. Winners will be asked to leave a review via the Hotels.com site following their stay or stays. Posting about their stay on social media is optional, but appreciated.  

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY.  A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.  LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES AT LEAST 21+ YEARS OLD.  VOID WHERE PROHIBITED. CONTEST BEGINS 3/17/2026 AND ENDS 3/24/2026. FOR OFFICIAL RULES, PRIZE DESCRIPTIONS AND ODDS DISCLOSURE, SEE BELOW  

SPONSOR:Expedia, Inc., 1111 Expedia Group Way W., Seattle, WA 98119. 

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Official Rules for Hotels.com “It’s All in the Name Dream ‘Jobs’” Contest

No Purchase Necessary. A Purchase Will Not Increase Your Chances of Winning.

1. Eligibility:  The Contest is open only to legal residents of the United States who are at least twenty one (21) years old. Employees of Expedia, Inc. (“Sponsor”), as well as the immediate family (spouse, parents, siblings, and children) and household members of those employees, are not eligible to enter. 

• Entry Period:  The entry period begins on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 12:01 a.m. ET, and ends at Tuesday, March 24, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. ET (“Entry Period”). Entries submitted before or after the Entry Period will not be eligible. Sponsor’s computer is the official time-keeping device for the contest.

• How to Enter: Fill out entry form by visiting  Official Rules and complete the form. The form will ask for: first and last name, state of residence, social media handles, which “job/role” you are interested in, why you would be a great fit for the “role” and the name of a hotel you’re interested in visiting. . 

The use of an agency or any automated system to enter is strictly prohibited, and Sponsor reserves the right to disqualify any entries received through such methods, as determined by Sponsor, in its sole discretion. By entering, you indicate your full agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions regarding the Contest, which are final and binding. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements in these Official Rules.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Standard text messaging, data and/or other rates apply to participants who submit an Entry via a wireless mobile device. Wireless service providers may charge for airtime and/or data in relation to each standard text message sent and received. Please contact your service provider for pricing and service plan information and rates before mobile device participation.

Limit: Each entrant may upload one (1) Entry per person during the Entry Period.  Entries received from any person in excess of the stated limit will be void. Entries generated by script, macro or other automated means are void.  If requested, entrant will sign any documentation that may be required for Sponsor or its designees to make use of the non-exclusive rights entrant is granting to use the Submission.  Released Parties (as defined below) are not responsible for lost, late, stolen, damaged, incomplete, invalid, un-intelligible, garbled, delayed or misdirected Entries, all of which will be void.

By submitting an Entry, you agree that your Entry conforms to the Content Restrictions as defined below. Entries will not be acknowledged.  In the event of a dispute as to the entrant of any Entry, the authorized account holder of the email address used to register for an account will be deemed to be the registrant for the purposes of entry to the Contest. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted address. A potential winner may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder. Sponsor cannot accurately predict the number of Entries which will be made to the Contest. The Terms of Service and Privacy Policy of the Website also apply to this Promotion. When you enter, you are providing information to Sponsor.  No purchase necessary.

• Entry Guidelines and Content Restrictions: An Entry must meet the following guidelines: (a) the Entry must comply with these Official Rules. Sponsor reserves the right to delete or disregard Entries that are inappropriate or that do not comply with the foregoing; and (b) the Entry must additionally comply with the following restrictions (“Content Restrictions”): (i) is original to him/her; (ii) does not violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation; (iii) the Entry must not contain material that violates or infringes another person’s rights, including but not limited to privacy, publicity or intellectual property rights, or infringe on any rights and/or interests of any third party; (iv) the Entry must not contain material that is hateful, tortious, defamatory, slanderous or libelous toward any person living or deceased, or otherwise infringe upon any person’s personal or proprietary rights; (v) the Entry must not contain material that is obscene, sexually explicit or pornographic or promote bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any group or individual or promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age, or that is designed to annoy or harass; (vi) the Entry must not make any references to alcoholic beverages, tobacco, drug paraphernalia, firearms, or any depiction or representation thereof; (vii) the uploaded submission must not contain any virus, Trojans, hacks, spyware or malicious code of any type; (viii) the Entry must be suitable for audiences of all ages and be consistent with Sponsor’s reputation in the marketplace, including its reputation for quality and integrity; and (ix) the uploaded submission must not contain material that is unlawful, in violation of or contrary to the laws or regulations in any state where Entry is created.

Failure of any Entry to comply with the above Entry Guidelines and Content Restrictions, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, may result in the deletion of the Entry and disqualification from the Contest. No Entry will be returned. Sponsor shall have the right to delete, edit, adapt and publish any or all of the Entries, and may use them in any media without attribution or compensation to the Entrant, his/her successors or assigns, or any other entity. As more fully explained in Section 5 below, SUBMITTING AN ENTRY IN THIS CONTEST CONSTITUTES A GRANT OF AN IRREVOCABLE, ROYALTY-FREE WORLDWIDE LICENSE TO SPONSOR AND ITS AFFILIATES TO REPRODUCE AND DISPLAY THE UPLOADED ENTRY, OR ANY DERIVATIVE THEREOF, IN ALL MEDIA NOW KNOWN OR HEREAFTER DEVISED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE INTERNET, IN PERPETUITY. Promotion Parties (as defined below) are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible or misdirected Entries. Such Entries are void and will be disqualified. Promotion Parties are not responsible for inability to connect to any website including but not limited to the Website. Promotion Parties are not responsible for inability to upload the Entry. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may feature any submission submitted in this Promotion at any time during, or after, the Entry Period on any related websites, in any promotional materials, whether related or unrelated to the Promotion, and at any other location, whether physical or online, that Sponsor, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate for the operation and promotion of this Promotion.

• Sponsor’s Rights to Entries:  By entering the Contest and submitting a Entry, each entrant: (i) grants to the Sponsor, in perpetuity, a non-exclusive license to publish, display, reproduce, modify, edit or otherwise use his/her Entry (and each component thereof), in whole or in part, for advertising or promoting the Contest or for any other reason; (ii) waives all moral rights in and to his/her Entry (and each component thereof) in favor of the Sponsor; and (iii) agrees to release and hold harmless the Released Parties from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses arising from use of his/her Entry (or any component thereof), including, without limitation, any claim based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trademark infringement or any other intellectual property related or other cause of action whatsoever.   For greater certainty and the avoidance of any doubt, the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion and at any time, to disqualify any Entry (or any component thereof) if a complaint is received with respect to the Entry, or for any other reason.  If such an action is necessary at any point during or after the Contest, then the Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to take whatever action it deems necessary based on the circumstances – including, without limitation, disqualifying the Entry and/or the associated entrant.   

• Winner Determination: By April 15, 2026, three (3) winners will be determined by a panel of qualified judges determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion based on the following judging criteria (“Judging Criteria”): 
• Creativity/Originality in response to the question “Why would you be a good fit for the “role”
• Quality of Submission
• Fit to Theme

The Entrant with the highest score based on the Judging Criteria will be deemed a potential Prize winner.  In the event of a tie, the entrant whose Submission received the highest score for Fit to Theme, as determined by the qualified judges, in their sole discretion, will be deemed the potential winner.  Sponsor reserves the right to select fewer than three (3) winners if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified Entries.  

• Notification and Requirements of Potential Winner: On or about April 15, 2026, Sponsor will send an email message to a potential winner’s email address stated on the entry submission with instructions on how to claim the prize. A potential winner will be required to respond via email to the notice within forty-eight (48) hours in order to win.  A potential winner will be required to execute and return to Sponsor a declaration of eligibility, a liability release and, where lawful, a publicity release within ten (10) days of date of issuance. If documents are not returned within the specified time period, prize notification is returned as undeliverable, Sponsor is unable to contact a potential winner or a potential winner is not in compliance with these Official Rules, prize will be forfeited.  Unclaimed prizes may not be awarded.
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• Prizes: Up to three (3) winners will receive receive a Hotels.com gift card valued at $5,000 (the “Prize”). Total Actual Retail Value (“ARV”) of all Prizes is  $15,000.

• Winners will be asked to leave a review via the Hotels.com site following their stay or stays using their Prize. Winners may also be asked to highlight any travel from the use of their prize on Sponsor’s social media channels, but this will not be a requirement of accepting a prize. 
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A winner is responsible for all taxes and fees on prizes paying any applicable income taxes including, without limitation, federal, state and local sales, and income taxes, luxury taxes and any other costs incurred in claiming or using the prize. Any prize details not specified above will be determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion. A prize may not be transferred and must be accepted as awarded. Sponsor will not replace any lost or stolen prizes or prize components. You may not request cash or a substitute prize; however, Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize with another prize of equal or greater value. The prize is subject to and a winner must abide by the Sponsor’s and hotel’s booking terms and conditions which are available on the site. The use of the Hotels.com gift cards is subject to the General Terms and Conditions of Use, see https://www.hotels.com/page/giftcards/ for more information.

• General Conditions:  In the event that the operation, security, or administration of the Contest is impaired in any way, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, either: (a) suspend the Contest to address the impairment and then resume the Contest; or (b) award the prizes according to the criteria set forth above from among the eligible entries received up to the time of the impairment. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify and seek damages from any individual who tampers with the operation of the Contest, violates these Official Rules, or acts in a disruptive or unsportsmanlike manner. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision. Proof of sending any communication to Sponsor by mail shall not be deemed proof of receipt of that communication by Sponsor. The Contest is subject to federal, provincial, state, and local laws and regulations and is void where prohibited. 

1. Release and Limitations of Liability:  Except where prohibited, by entering, you agree to release and hold harmless Sponsor, their parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents (the “Released Parties”) from and against any claim or cause of action arising out of participation in the Contest or receipt or use of any prize, including, but not limited to: (a) unauthorized human intervention in the Contest; (b) technical errors related to computers, servers, providers, or telephone or network lines; (c) printing errors; (d) lost, late, postage-due, misdirected, or undeliverable mail; (e) errors in the administration of the Contest or the processing of entries; or (f) injury or damage to persons or property which may be caused, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from entrant’s participation in the Contest or receipt or use of any prize. You further agree that in any cause of action, in no event shall the Released Parties be liable for attorney’s fees. You waive the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct, or indirect damages.

1. Collection and Use of Your Personal Information: Hotels.com may collect and process your personal information directly or through our agents or contractors. We will use your personal information as necessary in order to conduct and manage the Contest, and where we have a lawful basis to do so, to send marketing communications to you. We may disclose your personal information to our related companies, agents, and contractors to assist in conducting and managing this offer, communicating with you, or storing data. This may include disclosures to organizations outside the United States.

Please see our Privacy Statement  for more information about how we process your personal information and how you can exercise your rights. Privacy Statement

1. Disputes:  Except where prohibited, you agree that any and all disputes, claims, and causes of action arising out of, or connected with, the Contest or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively by the appropriate court located in Texas. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation, and enforceability of these Official Rules, your rights and obligations, or the rights and obligations of the Sponsor in connection with the Contest, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Texas, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of Texas or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than Texas.  

1. Sponsor:  The Contest is sponsored by  Expedia, Inc., 1111 Expedia Group Way W., Seattle, WA 98119. 

1. Results: To request a winners list, send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to Administrator, Hotels.com “It’s All in the Name Dream ‘Jobs’” Contest, 5400 LBJ Freeway Suite 500, Dallas, TX 75240. Requests must be received within four (4) weeks of the end of the Contest Period.