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- 2. Who is Expedia, Inc.?
Expedia, Inc. is a dynamic online travel marketplace, operating nearly 130 leisure and
corporate travel booking and media sites across more than a dozen leading travel brands
We are global, reaching close to 60 million travelers each month in more than 60 countries
worldwide
We are a valuable partner to nearly 145,000 hotels and hundreds of airlines, car rental
agencies, cruise and tour operators, and destination service providers in over 200 destinations
We are innovative, pioneering the online travel industry and revolutionizing the way people
research, plan and book travel and share experiences ever since
We are driven to revolutionize travel through the power of technology
We are the world’s leading online travel company.
We are
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- 3. Expedia, Inc. by the Numbers
$26b $3.4b 100+
Gross Bookings Revenue
Revenue Travel Booking Sites
Travel Sites
60m
60m 1m 80m
80mper
Room Nights
Monthly Visitors
Monthly Visitors Hotel Shoppers Daily
Hotel Shoppers Daily Room Nights Sold
year
Source: Full Year 2010 Expedia, Inc. Internal Data
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- 4. Expedia, Inc. Brands
Expedia, Inc.’s brand portfolio offers travel suppliers the ability to reach travelers across
practically every consumer travel segment from budget to luxury for leisure and business
travelers. Expedia also extends its technology, supply portfolio, and media value through
business-to-business and mobile travel offerings.
Expedia.com is the world’s leading online travel site, helping millions of travelers per month
easily plan and book travel. Expedia.com aims to provide personalized service, the latest
technology and widest selection of travel products and services.
Established: 1996
Global Footprint: 26 sites in 26 countries
Products: Vacation Packages, Air, Hotel, Car Rental, Cruise, Activities & Attractions
Hotels.com is the world’s leading hotel booking site, offering an extensive selection of more
than 100,000 properties ranging from national chains to local favorites, and an award-
winning customer loyalty program, welcomerewards™.
Established: 1991
Global Footprint: 70+ sites in 60+ countries
Products: Hotel-only
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- 5. Expedia, Inc. Brands
Hotwire is a leading discount travel site that offers low prices you can’t find anywhere else.
When travel providers have unsold rooms, cars and airline seats, they use Hotwire to fill
them.
Established: 2000
Global Footprint: 9 sites in 8 countries
Products: Primarily opaque; Air, Hotel, Car Rental, Cruise, Activities & Attractions
Egencia is the fifth-largest corporate travel management company in the world.
Established: 2002 (as Expedia Corporate Travel, renamed Egencia in 2008)
Global Footprint: Global operations in 39 countries
Products: Air, Hotel, Car Rental, Corporate Travel Management, Meetings & Events
eLong is the second-largest provider of online travel booking services in China.
Acquired: 2005 (Controlling stake)
Global Footprint: 1 site in China
Products: Air, Hotel, Activities & Attractions
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- 6. Expedia, Inc. Brands
Venere is one of Europe’s leading providers of online hotel reservations with more than
104,000 available properties.
Acquired: 2008
Global Footprint: 7 sites in 8 countries
Products: Hotel, Vacation Rental, B&B
Expedia Affiliate Network (EAN) offers best-in-class private label solutions and marketing
services to more than 10,000 affiliate partners worldwide.
Established: 2009
Global Footprint: Affiliates in 30+ countries
Products: Air, Hotel, Activities & Attractions
Expedia Media Solutions, the advertising sales division of Expedia, Inc., is dedicated to
building online and offline media partnerships for travel and non-travel brand advertisers
and to enable them to leverage the unique media value of Expedia’s network of leading
travel brands and global points of sale.
Established: 2007
Products: Advertising sales; Display, Search, and Behavioral advertising solutions
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- 7. Partnering with Expedia, Inc.
Expedia, Inc.’s supply relationship teams provide a central point of contact for hotel, air, car
rental, cruise, and destination services providers to access the global Expedia marketplace of
leading travel brands. Collectively, Expedia’s supply relationship teams are comprised of more
than 1,000 travel industry experts and revenue management specialists located in cities around
the world, who:
• Work closely with Expedia’s supply partners to help them achieve their distribution objectives;
• Deliver a portfolio of innovative connectivity solutions, rate and inventory management tools, business
intelligence reports, and online marketing expertise;
• Consult airlines, hotels, and other supply partners on distribution strategies
• Provide valuable data and insights to help travel suppliers maximize bookings, optimize their
merchandising exposure and grow their businesses.
When a travel supplier partners with Expedia, Inc. their products will be featured on:
• Expedia.com and its 25 sister sites worldwide
• More than 75 Hotels.com-branded sites across the globe
• Hotwire, a leading discount travel site helping suppliers offload unsold inventory
• Expedia Affiliate Network (EAN), which has more than 10,000 active affiliates and powers travel
bookings for some of the world’s most highly-trafficked websites
• … And other brands around the world
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