Online travel company, Expedia, has announced the launch of a new charity initiative. TravelRelief has been set up by Expedia Affiliate Network to provide customers with the opportunity of donating money to charitable organisations participating in the scheme. Through TravelRelief.org, those booking a hotel through Expedia will now be able to contribute at least eight [...]

Expedia, the online travel giant, has announced the launch of its Travel Agent Affiliate Program (TAAP) in the US. The program will now allow travel agents across the US to tap into Expedia’s world wide inventory, and at the same time, earn commissions on bookings. The scheme was first set up in Italy in 2002 [...]

Expedia.com, one of the world’s best known online travel agents, has announced that in celebration of the 40 years since the first Earth Day, it will be expanding its Green Hotel program. The program is aimed at travellers who wish to place the environment high up on their list of priorities when it comes to [...]

To celebrate CruiseShipCenters’ newest launch of Celebrity Solstice during the fall, Expedia is giving 25 cruises away. There will be one cruise given away once a day for 25 days straight, starting in September of this year. Each prize includes entertainment, beverages, meals, and gratuities while on board a cruise leaving from Port Everglades in [...]

Expedia is adopting an approach that is less aggressive to their marketing spend for the United Kingdom in their response to the current climate of the economy, and they are looking to have new market growth in continental Europe. Dara Khosrowshahi, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, told analysts that the market in the [...]

Expedia announced on Tuesday, July 15th, that they have entered into a deal to acquire Venere, a web company based in Italy, from Advent International and its founding partners. Venere.com has founded relationships will about 29,000 B&B properties and hotels all over Europe and the United States. The deal will consist of adding over 10,000 [...]

Expedia is preparing to spend about 1 billion dollars for marketing their business and promoting their sales for the months ahead, which will serve as a clear indication to the rapidly increasing fortunes of this online travel giant and the popularity they have gained among travelers who are turning to the internet more and more [...]

Expedia has published survey results for their first time. The survey was focused on both good and bad travel habits of tourists from all over the world. They discovered that the Japanese wound up on the top when it came to having the most good practices and habits. There were 4,000 hoteliers that participated in [...]