BELLEVUE, Wash., May 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE), the world's leading online travel company, today announced a new five-year strategic partnership with low-fare carrier JetBlue Airways Corporation (NASDAQ:JBLU), under which all of JetBlue's published fares, schedules and inventory are now available to leisure and unmanaged business travelers through Expedia.com(R) and Hotwire. In addition, Expedia(R) Corporate Travel is now offering JetBlue flights to its managed business travel customers.
"Adding JetBlue to our marketplace demonstrates Expedia's promise to enable travelers to create and enjoy the best trip possible, at the best prices, guaranteed. We're confident Expedia customers will enjoy JetBlue's low prices, unique offerings and innovative product for years to come," said Paul Brown, President, Expedia North America. "This deal also demonstrates the compelling value Expedia provides our airline partners -- low-cost carriers and full-service airlines alike -- by delivering highly valuable and incremental travel shoppers, and strong brand and marketing support." "With the most legroom in coach of any airline, unlimited and complimentary snacks and the most live entertainment choices in the skies today, our customers look forward to their JetBlue flight as much as their destination," said Trey Urbahn, Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer for JetBlue Airways. "We're excited to extend our great low fares and award-winning service to the nearly 30 million travelers who visit Expedia's global sites every month, giving our customers even more options to make JetBlue their preferred airline when booking online travel." 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. Expedia, Inc.'s portfolio of brands includes: Expedia.com(R), hotels.com(R), Hotwire(R), Expedia(R) Corporate Travel, TripAdvisor(R) and Classic Vacations(R). Expedia, Inc.'s companies also operate internationally with sites in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, Japan and China, through its investment in eLong(TM). For more information, visit http://www.expediainc.com/ (NASDAQ:EXPE).
About Expedia(R) Partner Services Group Expedia(R) Partner Services Group offers its supplier partners choice, seamless coordination and complete access to our vast traveler base. The formation of the Partner Services Group is a testament of Expedia's commitment to continually refine the way we conduct business by seeking our suppliers' input and customizing our services to meet their needs.
About JetBlue Airways New York-based JetBlue Airways has created a new airline category based on value, service and style. Known for its award-winning service and free TV as much as its low fares, JetBlue is now pleased to offer customers the most legroom throughout coach (based on average fleet-wide seat pitch for U.S. airlines). JetBlue is also America's first and only airline to offer its own Customer Bill of Rights, with meaningful compensation for customers inconvenienced by service disruptions within JetBlue's control. Visit http://www.jetblue.com/promise for details. JetBlue serves 52 cities with up to 575 daily flights. With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all travel is ticketless, all fares are one-way, and an overnight stay is never required. For information or reservations call 1-800-JETBLUE (1-800-538-2583) or visit http://www.jetblue.com/.
JetBlue's 36 channels of DIRECTV(r) service is not available on flights outside the continental United States; however, where applicable, FOX InFlight(tm) is offered complimentary on these routes. FOX InFlight(tm) is a trademark of Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. JetBlue's in-flight entertainment is powered by LiveTV, a wholly owned subsidiary of JetBlue.
Expedia, 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. DATASOURCE: Expedia, Inc.
CONTACT: Katie Deines of Expedia, Inc., +1-425-679-4317, ; or Alison Eshelman of JetBlue Airways, +1-718-709-3089, Web site: http://www.expedia.com/ http://www.jetblue.com/
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