Expedia(R) Corporate Travel to Launch Full-Service Travel Offering in China

Expedia(R) Corporate Travel to Launch Full-Service Travel Offering in China

November 27, 2007

Localized service underscored by partnership with eLong

    BEIJING and BELLEVUE, Wash., Nov. 27
/Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Expedia(R) Corporate Travel (ECT), a
full-service travel management company, today announced
plans to launch service in China through a strategic
partnership with eLong, Inc. Companies doing business in
China will have access to fully localized service, global
reporting capabilities and an in-country call center that
is staffed with dedicated agents who speak both Mandarin
and English. 

    A key part of Expedia Corporate Travel's commitment to
the Chinese marketplace is represented by a strategic
partnership with eLong(TM), the second largest online
travel company in China. Since its inception, eLong has
built one of the broadest travel service distribution
networks in China. The company utilizes Web-based
distribution technologies and a centralized nationwide call
center to provide consumers with consolidated travel
information. 

    The launch of service in China will mark ECT's first
foray into the critical Asia-Pacific market. A dedicated
local corporate travel team and call center are the first
steps in a much larger strategy to meet the needs of its
global client base. With the addition of China to its
global offering, travel managers will be able to drive
travel policy compliance across a broader range of
markets.

    "Our entry into the Asia-Pacific region is part of
our commitment to grow with the needs of our
customers," said Jean-Pierre Remy, president of
Expedia Corporate Travel. "Many of our existing
customers and prospects already do business in China, so we
have a clear opportunity to better service the needs of
these clients by being where they need us to be."

    ECT's entry into China underscores the company's focus
on balancing each new market's unique needs while
maintaining a consistent, high level of service. In
addition to global content across the Asia-Pacific region
and the rest of the world, the partnership with eLong will
provide ECT's customers with access to over 4,700 hotels in
more than 330 cities across China, as well as flight options
to more than 70 major cities in the country.

    "It's exciting to partner with Expedia Corporate
Travel as they enter China to meet the needs of global
businesses" said Guangfu Cui, CEO of eLong. "Our
local market knowledge and relationships with regional
suppliers, combined with ECT's outstanding level of service
designed for the corporate travel market, ensures a strong
corporate travel offering for companies doing business in
China and beyond."

    ECT remains committed to giving customers direct access
to their travel data so that they can make informed
decisions about how to better manage their travel programs.
 As part of ECT's new offering in China, customers will be
able to choose from a range of different product and
service offerings based on their needs.

    Expedia Corporate Travel's move into China increases
its global presence that already includes operations in the
United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Belgium,
Germany, Italy and Spain. 

    About Expedia(R) Corporate Travel

    Expedia(R) Corporate Travel is the No. 1 online
corporate travel agency and fifth largest travel management
company in the world. As part of Expedia, Inc., (Nasdaq:
EXPE), 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(R) 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. 

    About eLong, Inc.

    eLong, Inc. (Nasdaq: LONG) is a leading online travel
company in China. Headquartered in Beijing, eLong(TM) has a
national presence across China. eLong uses web-based
distribution technologies and a center to provide consumers
with access to travel reservation services. Aiming to enrich
people's lives through the freedom of independent travel,
eLong empowers consumers to make informed choices by
providing a one-stop travel solution and consolidated
travel tools and information such as maps, virtual tours
and user ratings. eLong has the capacity to fulfill air
ticket reservations in over 57 major cities across China.
In addition to choice of a wide hotel selection in the
Greater China region, eLong offers Chinese consumers the
ability to make bookings at international hotels in over
140 destinations worldwide. eLong operates the websites
http://www.elong.com and http://www.elong.net.

    Expedia and the Airplane logo are either registered
trademarks or trademarks of Expedia, Inc. in the U.S.
and/or other countries.  eLong and the Dragon logo are
either registered trademarks or trademarks of elong, Inc.
in the United States and/or other counrtries.  Other logos
or product and company names mentioned herein may be the
property of their respective owners.


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