function getStates() {
    
    var countryId = document.getElementById('country').options[document.getElementById('country').selectedIndex].value

    document.getElementById('cityLoading').innerHTML = "(updating list of States and Provinces)";


    var url = "/ajax/getstates.php?countryId=" + countryId;

	//alert(url);

	ajaxLoader(
		url,
		function (req) {
			if (
				req.readyState == 4
				&& req.status == 200
				&& req.responseText.length > 0
			) {
				var response = req.responseText;

                document.getElementById('cityLoading').innerHTML = "";
                document.getElementById("citiesSpan").innerHTML = response;

			} //end if request returned ok
		}
	);
	return false;
}



function getProperties() {
    
    var cityId = document.getElementById('city').options[document.getElementById('city').selectedIndex].value

    document.getElementById('propertyLoading').innerHTML = "(updating list of hotels)";


    var url = "/ajax/getproperties.php?cityId=" + cityId;

    //alert(url);

    ajaxLoader(
        url,
        function (req) {
            if (
                req.readyState == 4
                && req.status == 200
                && req.responseText.length > 0
            ) {
                var response = req.responseText;
                document.getElementById('propertyLoading').innerHTML = "";
                document.getElementById("propertiesSpan").innerHTML = response;

            } //end if request returned ok
        }
    );
    return false;
}