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Encyclopedia > Expedia
Expedia.com
Expedia logo

Homepage of Expedia.com
URL http://www.expedia.com
Commercial? Yes
Type of site travel agency
Registration No
Owner IAC/InterActiveCorp
Created by Rich Barton and Lloyd Frink

Expedia.com is an Internet-based travel agency, part of Expedia, Inc.(NASDAQ: EXPE), headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, USA. It books airline tickets, hotel reservations, car rentals, cruises, vacation packages, and various attractions and services via the World Wide Web and telephone travel agents. The company serves customers in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States and now, India and New Zealand. Founded as a division of Microsoft in October 1996,[1] Expedia was spun off in 1999, and was purchased by USA Networks in 2001 [1] (USA changed its name to InterActiveCorp in 2003 [2]). IAC spun off its travel group of businesses under the Expedia name in August 2005, including Expedia, Expedia Corporate Travel, TripAdvisor, Classic Vacations®, eLong, Hotels.com, and Hotwire.com. Expedia uses Sabre (computer system) and Worldspan as their main Computer reservations systems, with Pegasus and their own Canadian connectivity company for hotel direct connects as an adjunct for hotels not listed in Worldspan.[2] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (771x1075, 376 KB) Summary Expedia. ... “URL” redirects here. ... A travel agency is a business that sells travel related products and services, particularly package tours, to end-user customers on behalf of third party travel suppliers, such as airlines, hotels, tour companies, and cruise lines. ... Barry Diller, Chairman & CEO IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI) is an American internet and media company with interests in electronic retailing, Internet and interactive media, local media services, online personals, real estate and financial services. ... A travel agency is a business that sells travel related products and services, particularly package tours, to end-user customers on behalf of third party travel suppliers, such as airlines, hotels, tour companies, and cruise lines. ... NASDAQ in Times Square, New York City. ... Location of Bellevue within King County, Washington, and King County within Washington. ... An Airbus A380 of Emirates Airline An airline provides air transport services for passengers or freight. ... For other uses, see Hotel (disambiguation). ... “Car” and “Cars” redirect here. ... WWWs historical logo designed by Robert Cailliau The World Wide Web (commonly shortened to the Web) is a system of interlinked, hypertext documents accessed via the Internet. ... Microsoft Corporation, (NASDAQ: MSFT, HKSE: 4338) is a multinational computer technology corporation with global annual revenue of US$44. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new organization or entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a new company formed from a university research group. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Barry Diller, Chairman & CEO IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI) is an American internet and media company with interests in electronic retailing, Internet and interactive media, local media services, online personals, real estate and financial services. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... TripAdvisor screenshot. ... Hotels. ... Hotwire. ... Sabre Logo Sabre is a computer reservations system/global distribution system (GDS) used by airlines, railways, hotels, travel agents and other travel companies. ... Worldspan is a technology company that specializes in travel related software and systems. ... A computer reservations system (CRS) is a computerized system used to store and retrieve information and conduct transactions related to travel. ...

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Customer Feedback

In 2006, Expedia was awarded a Webby Award in the area of "Best In Travel Websites" [3], a Stevie Award from the American Business Association for "Most Innovative Company" [4], as well as the top rating in customer satisfaction across online travel agencies by the American Customer Satisfaction Index. [5] Presented by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences, the Webby Awards are a set of awards presented to the worlds best websites. The awards have been given out since 1996. ...


Of note, some customers have been unsatisfied with various aspects of Expedia.com products and services. Customer complaints include lost reservations, erroneous hotel accommodations, poor customer service, bad pricing policy, and failure to post negative reviews online at Expedia.com.


See also

Travel Technology is a term used to describe applications of Information Technology (IT), or Information and Communications Technology (ICT), in travel, tourism and hospitality industry. ...

References

  1. ^ The 'Net Magazine, March 1997 issue, "Where Do You Really Want To Go Today?", page 21.
  2. ^ USA Interactive to Change Name to InterActiveCorp iac.com
  3. ^ 10th Annual Webby Awards Nominees & Winners webbyawards.com
  4. ^ The American Business Awards stevieawards.com
  5. ^ Acsi News 2006 theacsi.org

External links

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Expedia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (217 words)
Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) is an internet-based travel agency headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, USA.
Founded as a division of Microsoft in 1996, Expedia was spun off in 1999, and was purchased by USA Networks in 2001 [1] (USA changed its name to InterActiveCorp in 2003 [2]).
The well-known jingle played at the end of U.S. Expedia commercials produced since 2001 consists of the singing of "Expedia...
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