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May 22, 2008 - New Delhi: Expedia Inc, the world’s leading online travel company, has launched expedia.co.in (http://www.expedia.co.in) a website specifically designed for the Indian traveler. With a global product range, competitive prices and in-depth information customized to Indian preferences expedia.co.in provides Indian customers with unmatched choices. So whether you are traveling to New York or to Machu Picchu, you are sure to find a hotel that is just right for you!
Indian travelers now have access to over 80,000 hotels and 3,000 attractions across the globe through the website. Along with hotels, Expedia.co.in allows travelers to book tickets to shows, events, sightseeing, theme parks, spas etc. So you can book tickets to unique experiences like diving with the sharks, a helicopter ride across Manhattan or a lunch cruise along the river Thames even before you reach the destinations. For the budget traveler, expedia.co.in has a page focused exclusively on deals. The website allows payment in Indian rupees.
To help the traveler buy conveniently and with confidence, expedia.co.in offers a host of features such as Expedia Recommends, 360-degree virtual tours of rooms and facilities in popular hotels worldwide, and over 280,000 traveler reviews of hotels throughout the world. The website is also supported by a fully localized customer care service centre (1800 419 1919) staffed with dedicated agents who speak both Hindi and English to assist travelers in booking over the phone.
Travelers booking through expedia.co.in can easily understand their total cost of travel as the price of hotels and attractions are quoted upfront including taxes and supplier surcharges.
The website is easy to navigate with a simple design.
For more information on Expedia.co.in, please visit http://www.expedia.co.in
About Expedia, Inc.
Expedia, Inc. is the world’s leading online travel company, empowering business and leisure travelers with the tools and information they need to easily research, plan, book and experience travel. Expedia, Inc. also provides wholesale travel to offline retail travel agents and in-destination concierge service and activity desks for travelers. The Expedia, Inc. portfolio of brands includes: Expedia.com®, hotels.com®, Hotwire®, Expedia® Corporate Travel, TripAdvisor®, Expedia Local Expert™, Classic Vacations® and eLong™. Expedia, Inc.’s companies operate more than 50 global points of sale with sites in North America, South America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Expedia, Inc. is a component of the S&P 500 index. For more information, visit http://www.expediainc.com/ (NASDAQ: EXPE).
Expedia and Expedia.com are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Expedia, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Classic Vacations is either a trademark or registered trademark of Classic Vacations, LLC in the U.S. and/or other countries. hotels.com is either a trademark or registered trademark of hotels.com, L.P., a subsidiary of hotels.com in the U.S. and/or other countries. Hotwire is either a trademark or registered trademark of Hotwire, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. TripAdvisor is either a trademark or registered trademark of TripAdvisor, LLC 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.
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