SSL Technology - Data Encryption
In this day and age, it is unthinkable to have a reservation system that is not using Secured Socket Layer technology.
Please be assured that your personal details entered in the hotel reservation system is transmitted encrypted through the Web. The reason that the padlock is not displayed, or is not closed in the status bar in your browser, is due to the frameset layout of the web page. The content part, where the booking engine is displayed, shows that this section is using the SSL technology throughout the web site.
In order to see this for yourself, please check the reservation section of the web site again. Where the booking engine is displayed on screen, click on the right button of the mouse, now click on properties. You will see that the booking engine section confirms that it is in a secured environment. The link will show that it is an 'https' hyperlink and not the standard 'http', resulting in SSL data encryption. You can find more details of the certificate used to encrypt the data by clicking on the 'Certificate' button.
Another way to verify that SSL data encryption is being used is to click on 'View' and then 'Source Code' in the menu bar, located at the top of the browser.