Expedia, Inc. Announces Expanded Relationship with Sabre Travel Network
May 05 2004 - 8:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Expedia, Inc. Announces Expanded Relationship with Sabre Travel
Network BELLEVUE, Wash., May 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Expedia,
Inc., an operating company of IAC/InterActiveCorp , today announced
it will expand its existing relationship with Sabre Travel Network,
a Sabre Holdings company. In an agreement reached between Expedia
and Sabre, a portion of Expedia's bookings will be sent through the
Sabre global distribution system (GDS). Terms of the agreement were
not disclosed. "Expedia's rapid growth has created the need for us
to diversify our GDS relationships," said Erik Blachford, president
and CEO of Expedia and IAC Travel. "Our GDS partnership with
Worldspan, L.P. spans more than eight years and has been an
important part of Expedia's success. Worldspan remains a valued and
trusted partner." The agreement builds on an existing relationship
between Sabre and Expedia in which Sabre provides cruise
connectivity to Expedia. It also builds on existing relationships
between Sabre and various members of the IAC Travel family of
companies, including Hotwire, Classic Custom Vacations and
TravelNow. About Expedia, Inc. Expedia, Inc. is the world's leading
online travel service and the fourth largest travel agency in the
U.S. Expedia's award-winning Expert Searching and Pricing (ESP)
technology delivers the most comprehensive flight options available
online. ESP also allows customers to dynamically build complete
trips that combine flights, Expedia(R) Special Rate hotels and
other lodging, ground transportation, and destination services and
activities. Expedia's quality and leadership have been recognized
in awards such as PC Magazine's "Editors' Choice" and Forbes
"Favorite General Travel Site." Expedia is an operating company of
IAC/InterActiveCorp. CST: 2029030-40 NOTE: Expedia, Expedia.com,
and the airplane logo are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of Expedia, Inc. in the United States, Canada and/or
other countries. Other products and company names mentioned herein
may be trademarks of their respective owners. DATASOURCE: Expedia,
Inc. CONTACT: Al de Leon of Fleishman Hillard, +1-415-318-4004, or
, for Expedia, Inc. Web site: http://www.expedia.com/
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