Expedia.com Searching for a Wired Hotel? Look No Further Than Expedia.com
Bellevue, Wash. – June 18, 2002 – According to Forrester Research Technographics Benchmark Survey, 49 percent of U.S. business travelers who own a laptop would prefer to access the Internet via a high speed connection while staying at a hotel or motel. For these travelers, finding hotels that tout this accessibility has been challenging. With today’s launch of its wired hotels page, Expedia® is making it simple. Unveiling a first of its kind in the online travel industry, Expedia.com® now offers users a listing of hotels in major business markets that offer in-room, high-speed Internet access, www.expedia.com/wiredhotels.
“In today’s age of mobile commuting and advanced technology, it has become easier than ever to use high-speed Internet connections in hotel rooms,” said Erik Blachford, president of Expedia North America. “Expedia is making it just as easy for travelers to find and book hotels that offer this invaluable service.”
As the leading provider of lodging on the Internet, Expedia is continuously augmenting its hotel offerings to meet growing needs of travelers. Thanks to this latest enhancement, business travelers can find a link on the hotels tab to a section for hotels with high-speed Internet access (www.expedia.com/wiredhotels). The section contains a directory of the top 10 business-friendly cities. Once travelers select a destination, they obtain a list of Expedia® Special Rate hotels, which have high-speed Internet access in every guest room. Because they are Expedia Special Rate hotels, they also have a low price guarantee.
About Expedia, Inc.
Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) is the world’s leading online travel service and was the seventh largest travel agency in the most recent United States agency rankings. To meet the needs of travelers around the globe, it operates Expedia.com in the United States and localized versions throughout Europe and Canada. Expedia.com helps travelers travel right with a wide variety of travel products and services, such as Expedia Special Rate hotels and vacation rentals with the guaranteed lowest prices. Expedia’s quality and leadership have been recognized in awards such as PC Magazine’s “Readers’ Choice” and “Editors’ Choice” Awards, Forbes’ “Favorite General Travel Site,” and Yahoo! Internet Life’s “Best Overall Travel Site.” Expedia is a majority-owned subsidiary of USA Interactive (NASDAQ: USAI).
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