Cookies are small data files that a website can place on your computer or mobile device when you visit that website. Most websites use cookies because they help make the website work better. Some examples of how they help are:
- Remembering which language you chose for the website
- Remembering your reservation choice so it can be used to book your reservation
- Understanding how you use the website so we can make it even better
The list below explains the cookies we use on our website and why we use them.
Piwik Analytics
- Name: _pk_ref
- Purpose: Determine which pages visitors come from to get to our website, so we can identify which websites generate the most traffic
- Expiration: 6 months
Piwik Analytics
- Name: _pk_id
- Purpose: Avoid counting a person twice when we count how many people visit our website
- Expiration: 2 years
Piwik Analytics
- Name: _pk_ses
- Purpose: Tracks a session, i.e., how long you?re on our website
- Expiration: 30 minutes
BookingSuite, Inc.
- Name: landing
- Purpose: Stores which page of our website you land on
- Expiration: When you close your browser
BookingSuite, Inc.
- Name: promocode
- Purpose: Stores the promo code (if one was included in the URL) when you land on our site - we can remember this when you go to the booking engine to reserve a room at a better rate
- Expiration: When you close your browser
Amazon Web Services
- Name: AWSELB
- Purpose: Balances traffic to many different machines so everyone can get a fast connection
- Expiration: 30 minutes
Go Daddy
- Name: JSESSIONID
- Purpose: A website seal to prove domain ownership
- Expiration: When you close your browser
Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including which cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.