“What you’re seeing is a new feature that shows price and availability for hotels.  We’re currently working with a number of partners to allow users to click through and begin the booking process.  In addition, we’re working to expand these partnerships and exploring ways to allow individual hoteliers to easily share updated pricing /availability.  In the interim, you can already add direct booking links in Google Places (see help article).Thanks for your excitement about participating; we’re looking forward to opening this up to more partners.” Read more at www.tnooz.com