World's Leading Online Travel Company and the # 1 Online Newspaper Web Site
Join Forces to Bring Expedia's Global Travel Booking Capabilities and
Travel Deals to NYTimes.com Visitors
BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Expedia, Inc.
(Nasdaq: EXPE), the world's leading online travel company, today announced
a strategic relationship with NYTimes.com, the #1 newspaper Web site in the
U.S., based on unique visitors. Under this agreement, Expedia(R) will serve
as the exclusive online travel booking engine on NYTimes.com Travel
(http://www.nytimes.com/travel). The launch of Expedia's booking engine on
NYTimes.com Travel marks the first deep integration of an online travel
agency on the site. Visitors to NYTimes.com Travel will now have access to
Expedia's latest technology and deep travel content, as well as the widest
selection of vacation packages, flights, hotels, rental cars, cruises and
in-destination activities, attractions and services.
"Readers have always been inspired by the expertise and sophistication
of The New York Times's Travel section, and now with Expedia, visitors to
NYTimes.com Travel have access to Expedia's unparalleled online travel
tools, rich content, unmatched selection of travel options," said Tony
Gonchar, Vice President, Distribution Marketing, Expedia. "This partnership
further demonstrates Expedia's commitment to helping travelers book their
trip their way."
In selecting Expedia to power its online travel booking engine,
NYTimes.com offers its visitors unique features such as specialized
content, traveler opinions and great travel deals. Expedia's co-branded
relationships, such as this one, extend the reach of the exceptional
services Expedia has to offer and drive additional bookings for Expedia's
supply partners.
About Expedia, Inc.
Expedia, Inc. is the world's leading online travel company, empowering
business and leisure travelers with the tools and information they need to
easily research, plan, book, and experience travel. Expedia, Inc. also
provides wholesale travel to offline retail travel agents. Expedia, Inc.'s
portfolio of brands includes: Expedia.com(R), hotels.com(R), Hotwire(R),
Expedia(R) Corporate Travel, TripAdvisor(TM) and Classic Vacations(R).
Expedia, Inc.'s companies also operate internationally with sites in
Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands,
Australia, and China, through its investment in eLong(TM). For more
information, visit http://www.expediainc.com/.
About The New York Times Company
The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company with
2005 revenues of $3.4 billion, includes The New York Times, the
International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 15 other daily newspapers,
nine network-affiliated television stations, two New York City radio
stations and 35 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com.
The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting
and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment.
NOTE: Expedia, Expedia.com, Enjoy Your Trip, and the Airplane logo are
either registered trademarks or trademarks of Expedia, Inc. in the U.S.
and/or other countries. Other logos or product and company names mentioned
herein may be the property of their respective owners.
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CONTACT:
press only, Katie Deines of Expedia.com,
+1-425-679-4317, or press@expedia.com; or Diane McNulty of The
New York Times Company, +1-212-556-5244, or mcnuldc@nytimes.com
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