Trip Ideas Travelocity's Top Secret Hotels By Catesby Holmes, Catesby Holmes Twitter Catesby Holmes is an editor and writer who reports on tech, cities, and travel for publications such as Bloomberg, Slate, Condé Nast Travel, and Wired. Catesby began her career as a fact-checker at Travel + Leisure before being promoted to assistant editor. In the decade-plus since then, she has been a staff editor at The Conversation, Report on the Americas, and the Media Manipulation Casebook. Catesby speaks Spanish and English fluently, has enough Portuguese to get by, and can order a good meal with excellent wine in a few other languages. * 10+ years of experience as a multilingual journalist * Deputy editor and research fellow at Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School * Received a bachelor's degree in English from Wesleyan University * Received a master's degree from Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts University Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines Darrell Hartman, Darrell Hartman Instagram Twitter Website With more than 17 years as a freelance journalist, Darrell Hartman has contributed to publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, and Bloomberg Businessweek. He has done copywriting and editorial work for close to 100 lifestyle brands and is a producer of several award-winning short documentaries. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines and Travel + Leisure Contributor Travel + Leisure Contributor Since 1971, the contributors of Travel + Leisure have followed one mission: to inform, inspire, and guide travelers to have deeper, more meaningful experiences. T+L's contributors have traveled to countries all over the world, having flown, sailed, road tripped, and taken the train countless miles. They've visited small towns and big cities, hidden gems and popular destinations, beaches and mountains, and everything in between. With a breadth of knowledge about destinations around the globe, air travel, cruises, hotels, food and drinks, outdoor adventure, and more, they are able to take their real-world experience and provide readers with tried-and-tested trip ideas, in-depth intel, and inspiration at every point of a journey. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines Published on May 10, 2010 Share Tweet Pin Email Taking a page from sites such as Priceline and Hotwire, Travelocity has introduced its own blind-booking technology. Much like its predecessors, the new “Top Secret Hotels” tool allows users to search for hotel deals by destination and, once they book, reveals the hotel’s name and location. Unlike Priceline, which lets users bid on hotels, Travelocity’s Top Secret Hotels are offered at a set price up to 45 percent off the rack rate. At press time, a last-minute booking at the InterContinental Chicago cost $114 per night on Top Secret Hotels; on Travelocity’s regular booking engine it was $159 per night. By Catesby HolmesBy Darrell HartmanBy Alexander BasekBy Sherri EisenbergBy Kathryn O'Shea-EvansBy Lisa ChengBy Erin FlorioBy Sarah StormsBy Jennifer Coogan Updated by Sherri Eisenberg, Sherri Eisenberg Facebook Instagram Twitter Sherri Eisenberg is a New York City-based travel and food writer. She is a former editor at Travel + Leisure, Brides, and Travel Holiday and has written for numerous other publications, including Condé Nast Traveler, Bon Appétit, and Los Angeles Times. learn more Kathryn O'Shea-Evans, Kathryn O'Shea-Evans Instagram Twitter Kathryn O'Shea-Evans writes about design, travel, and food from her home base in Colorado's Front Range. Her work is frequently published in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and numerous other publications. She is a former associate editor at Travel + Leisure. learn more Lisa Cheng, Lisa Cheng Lisa Cheng is a writer and editor whose wanderlust has taken her from Malaga, Spain to the Upper Irrawaddy in Myanmar. When she’s not covering travel, she’s making dumplings, dabbling in new languages, or going for hikes in local parks. learn more and Sarah Storms Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit