Hotels.com is a privately owned business that is part of the Expedia family of websites. The business operates a number of websites with options in 85 countries and over 30 languages. In the United States, the e-commerce store is found at Hotels.com. The site was launched under its current name in 2002. Users can search for accommodations at more than 290,000 hotels in over 60 countries in order to find the lowest price on great hotel rooms. The hotel also has a Price Match Guarantee that allows users to share lower rates found elsewhere and have them honored through the Hotels.com system.