function sendBooking(hotel, from, to) {
  var fromDate = new Date.parse($(from).val());
  var toDate = new Date.parse($(to).val());
  var oneDay = 1000*60*60*24;

  var url = 'http://bookings.oxfordhotelsandinns.com/hotel-details&hotel_id=%&arrival_date=%&no_of_nights=%&rooms=%';
  var hotelId = $(hotel).val();

  var arrivalDate = fromDate.toString('d-MM-yyyy');
  var departDate = toDate.toString('d-MM-yyyy');

  if (hotelId.length > 0) {
    if (isDate(arrivalDate)) {
      if (isDate(departDate)) {
        var noOfNights = (Math.ceil(toDate.getTime() - fromDate.getTime())/oneDay);
        var rooms = 1;
        if (noOfNights > 7) {
          alert('Please note, the total number of days cannot exceed 7.');
        } else if (noOfNights < 1) {
          alert('Min stay is 1 day.');
        } else {
          window.location = 'http://bookings.oxfordhotelsandinns.com/hotel-details&hotel_id=' + hotelId
             + '&arrival_date=' + arrivalDate + '&no_of_nights=' + noOfNights + '&rooms=' + rooms;
        }
      } else {
        alert('Departure date is not a valid date.');
      }
    } else {
      alert('Arrival date is not a valid date.');
    }
  } else {
    alert('Please select a hotel.');
  }
  return false;
}

/**** DATE VALIDATION ****/

var dtCh = "-";
var minYear = 1900;
var maxYear = 2100;

function isInteger(s) {
    var i;
    for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
        var c = s.charAt(i);
        if (((c < "0") || (c > "9"))) return false;
    }
    return true;
}

function stripCharsInBag(s, bag) {
    var i;
    var returnString = "";
    for (i = 0; i < s.length; i++) {
        var c = s.charAt(i);
        if (bag.indexOf(c) == -1) returnString += c;
    }
    return returnString;
}

function daysInFebruary(year) {
    return (((year % 4 == 0) && ((!(year % 100 == 0)) || (year % 400 == 0))) ? 29 : 28);
}

function DaysArray(n) {
    for (var i = 1; i <= n; i++) {
        this[i] = 31
        if (i == 4 || i == 6 || i == 9 || i == 11) { this[i] = 30 }
        if (i == 2) { this[i] = 29 }
    }
    return this
}

function isDate(dtStr) {
    var daysInMonth = DaysArray(12)
    var pos1 = dtStr.indexOf(dtCh)
    var pos2 = dtStr.indexOf(dtCh, pos1 + 1)
    var strDay = dtStr.substring(0, pos1)
    var strMonth = dtStr.substring(pos1 + 1, pos2)
    var strYear = dtStr.substring(pos2 + 1)
    strYr = strYear
    if (strDay.charAt(0) == "0" && strDay.length > 1) strDay = strDay.substring(1)
    if (strMonth.charAt(0) == "0" && strMonth.length > 1) strMonth = strMonth.substring(1)
    for (var i = 1; i <= 3; i++) {
        if (strYr.charAt(0) == "0" && strYr.length > 1) strYr = strYr.substring(1)
    }
    month = parseInt(strMonth)
    day = parseInt(strDay)
    year = parseInt(strYr)
    if (strMonth.length < 1 || month < 1 || month > 12) {
        return false
    }
    if (strDay.length < 1 || day < 1 || day > 31 || (month == 2 && day > daysInFebruary(year)) || day > daysInMonth[month]) {
        return false
    }
    if (strYear.length != 4 || year == 0 || year < minYear || year > maxYear) {
        return false
    }
    if (dtStr.indexOf(dtCh, pos2 + 1) != -1 || isInteger(stripCharsInBag(dtStr, dtCh)) == false) {
        return false
    }
    return true
}