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Expedia Launches ‘Expedia Access’ Portal for Travel Agents

‘expedia access’ helps travel agents manage expedia affiliate account, enabling quicker access, dashboard monitoring and simplified personalization and rebranding.

BELLEVUE, Wash., July 11, 2011 – Expedia.com®, the world’s leading online travel company, today launched a new platform to support its Expedia® Travel Agent Affiliate Program (TAAP). The Expedia Access portal was developed to help Travel Agents manage their Expedia Affiliate account. TAAP is currently used by more than 15,000 Travel Agencies worldwide.

Through TAAP, Travel Agents gain access to Expedia’s immense selection of travel products and services. It permits Travel Agents to book through the Expedia website and earn commissions when doing so.

Expedia Access was developed in close consultation with Expedia Travel Agent affiliates. It delivers a host of benefits to TAAP-affiliated Travel Agents in one easy to use website. These include:

• Simplified log in procedures and reporting
• By adding individual Travel Agency logo and messages, the functionality will support the download of invoices and itineraries into Microsoft Word or Outlook for easy dispatch to clients
• Activity reports that allow Travel Agents to regularly monitor bookings and commissions
• News, promotions and Incentive status

“The Expedia Access platform reflects the close consultation we have had with Travel Agents,” said Diego Pedrani, global head of the Expedia Travel Agent Affiliate Program. “We have included as many agent requests as possible in the system. Personalizing Itineraries and invoices with the agents’ own logo is a request we have heard often, as is the ability for agents to check their commissions at a glance. We have developed these and many other features that are designed to streamline the administrative process.”

Expedia Access also helps Agencies enrich their own websites. The platform offers technical specifications that allow an Agent to place an Expedia Search Widget on their own site, while still earning commission on bookings consumers make through the Agents’ site.

The new platform can be viewed at www.access.expedia.com .  Agents already using TAAP will be migrated across to the new platform in the coming weeks. Agents who have not yet tried the program are encouraged to do so, and to compare the rates and availability for the thousands of destinations available through Expedia.

About Expedia.com

Expedia.com is the world’s leading online travel site, helping millions of travelers per month easily plan and book travel. Expedia.com ( http://www.expedia.com/ ) aims to provide the latest technology and the widest selection of vacation packages, flights, hotels, rental cars, cruises and in-destination activities, attractions, and services. With the Expedia Best Price Guarantee, Expedia.com customers can get the best rates available online for all types of travel.

Expedia, Expedia.com and the Airplane logo are trademarks or registered 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. © 2011 Expedia, Inc. All rights reserved. CST: 2029030-50

SOURCE: Expedia, Inc. Web site: http://www.expedia.com/

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Adam Anderson Expedia.com (425) 679-7760 [email protected]

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Agents can use Expedia TAAP to access competitive rates and book and earn a commission alongside other online booking platforms. The benefit with Expedia TAAP is the more you book, the greater your earned commission and the higher your agency tiering.

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