Expedia® Corporate Travel VIP Agents Offer Tips to Make Any Business Traveler a VIP

BELLEVUE, Wash. – June 8, 2005 – You don’t have to be CEO to travel like one, say Expedia® Corporate Travel’s

VIP agents. In fact, some executive-style perks can be yours for the mere asking.

“Ask, ask, ask – and do it nicely,” says Holly Davis, VIP agent for Expedia® Corporate Travel, the world’s No. 1

on-demand, full-service corporate travel agency. “The people behind the counter at the airline, the hotel, and the rental car

agency hold your travel fate in their hands. Treating them nicely and asking politely are sometimes all it takes to get a

better seat or bigger room.”

Executives often get preferential treatment because they’re willing to pay for it and because they rely on the expert

counsel of Expedia® Corporate Travel pros like Davis, who know how to get first-class perks that not every traveler

knows about.

“There are lots of little things that we do to make executives’ travel plans go smoothly,” she says. “We have

contacts that allow us in certain situations to ask for upgrades and confirm late arrivals at the hotel. We know that the

first flight of the day is most likely to be on time and we’re able to explore different modes of transportation so the

executive gets where he or she needs to be most efficiently and comfortably.”

These tips from Expedia® Corporate Travel may help you travel like a VIP:

• • Collect air miles through just one or two frequent flyer programs. Racking up a few thousand miles through a dozendifferent airline programs won’t get you anywhere. Instead, determine which airlines you fly most often and who their air,hotel, and travel partners are. By consolidating your mileage, you may work your way more quickly to free tickets, betterseat assignments, and class upgrades. Airlines often offer express check-in to elite-level mileage members and you will gainleverage when dealing with the airline’s customer service department if you ever run into a problem.

• • If you usually fly from the same airport on the same airline, take the time to recognize personnel. Ditto with hotelemployees. Check-in staff often hold the power to decide who gets upgrades and who doesn’t.
  • Look the part. If a seat opens up in first class, you may be more likely to get bumped up if you’re not wearingthread-bare jeans and old tennis shoes.

• • Paying out of your own pocket for an upgrade to first-class may be money well spent. If your company pays for a coachfare, find out how much more a first-class ticket would be. Sometimes the price of an upgrade is as little as $40 or $50.
  • Know that taking a limousine may be cheaper than a cab – especially when you factor in the time you’d spend waitingin the taxi line at the airport.

• • Consider using a car service if you’ve got appointments at multiple locations within a metropolitan area; it may beless expensive than a cab or a rental car and you won’t have to worry about directions or parking.
  • Check with clubs and associations to which you belong to see if they have any programs through which you can getperks like special seating, hotel upgrades, or access to VIP lounges.

• • Don’t assume corporate travel agencies only serve Fortune 500 companies. Even the tiniest of companies can benefitfrom the expertise and experience of professional agents.

For more information about Expedia® Corporate Travel and our agents, visit
href=”http://corporate.expedia.com”>http://corporate.expedia.com or call 1-866-328-0110.

About Expedia® Corporate Travel
Expedia® Corporate Travel is the No. 1 on-demand, full-service travel agency based on the total number of

customer bookings through a single source including online and agent assisted. Operated by Expedia, Inc., the world’s

leading online travel service and the fourth largest travel agency in the United States, Expedia® Corporate Travel

brings together the best of technology and corporate support in a single-source solution that drives down costs. Business

travelers have access to specialized tools, while companies can take advantage of rich management and reporting features.

Expedia, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI). CST: 2029030-40

Expedia and the airplane logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Expedia, Inc. in the U.S., Canada and/or

other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

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