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Vacation deprivation continues despite economic rebound, Expedia.ca Survey finds
The eighth annual Expedia.ca(TM) Vacation Deprivation(TM) survey by Harris/Decima reveals that half of employed Canadians (47 per cent) identify themselves as very or somewhat vacation deprived - the highest reported level in four years - despite receiving an average of 19.68 vacation days from their employer.
Expedia launches Expedia Hotel View
Expedia, the UK’s leading online travel booking site, today announces the launch of ‘Expedia Hotel View™’
Microsoft and Expedia.co.uk launch first dedicated browser for travel enthusiasts
65 per cent of holiday hungry Brits agree that the best deals are found online
Expedia announces deal with Microsoft
Microsoft has teamed up with Expedia.co.uk to offer travel enthusiasts a dedicated web browser, specifically designed to simplify the travel search process. Highlights of the plug-in will enable users to browse hotel and last-minute package deals, as well as a weather search system, and currency converter.
Expedia signs agreement with China’s Motel 168 Hotel Chain
Expedia, the world’s largest online travel company, today announced it has signed a global agreement with Motel 168, a leading budget hotel brand with more than 300 hotels in 50 cities across China. Motel 168 will now be available to nearly 60 million visitors who shop for travel on more than 90 Expedia®- and hotels.com®-branded sites worldwide.
expedia.co.uk rebrands
Expedia.co.uk, the leading online travel booking website, has unveiled its brand relaunch which will include a logo redesign and site improvements, supported by an advertising campaign featuring television for the first time in nearly two years.
Expedia Media Solutions grows marketing partnerships with Destinations Worldwide
Expedia® Media Solutions, the ad sales division of Expedia, Inc., continues to gain momentum as a key marketing partner for destination organizations around the globe, creating highly effective campaigns that have proven to increase tourism and hotel bookings for their partners’ destinations.
Travel sites win key US tax ruling
Online travel companies including Expedia have won the first of several pending legal battles to roll back tax assessments by California cities that claim they owe tens of millions of dollars in occupancy taxes.
Air China signs exclusive partnership with Expedia Affiliate Network
Air China has signed an exclusive partnership with the Expedia Affiliate Network (EAN). More than 100,000 EAN products will now be available to Air China customers across 27 overseas markets
EU plans to help stranded travellers
Travellers who book holidays online or with budget airlines could receive greater financial protection if companies go bankrupt, under new plans mooted by the European Commission. Brussels officals say it is time to extend the consumer protection beyond package holidays to also independent trips using websites such as Expedia, as well as as covering passengers if an airline collapses.
Expedia (EXPE) and Choice Hotels (CHH) tonight announced they have signed a new, long-term deal that
Expedia (EXPE) and Choice Hotels (CHH) tonight announced they have signed a new, long-term deal that will return Choice’s inventory to Expedia’s global family of websites including Expedia and Hotels.com.
Expedia and Choice Hotels International sign new long-term agreement
Choice Hotels International (NYSE: CHH) and Expedia, Inc., the world’s leading online travel company (Nasdaq: EXPE), today announced they have signed a new three-year agreement to include Choice Hotels International properties on the more than 80 Expedia® and Hotels.com®-branded sites that Expedia operates worldwide.