Expedia Inc. is an online travel agency owned by Expedia Group, based in Seattle. The website and mobile app can be used to book airline tickets, hotel reservations, car rentals, cruise ships, and vacation packages.
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Using Expedia offers bundling optionsLuckily with a site like Expedia, you can book a flight, hotel, car rental, and even activities all in one place. It's like your own personal travel agent. Travelers reportedly save, on average, about 10% on all their travel when bundling through Expedia.
A union between 'Exploration' and 'speed', the name 'Expedia' is born, and soon becomes synonymous with the new world of online travel. They go public in 1999 in the heat of the dot-com boom and continue to grow through the early 2000's, acquiring Travelscape in 2000 and launching a corporate travel arm in 2002.
In many cases, Expedia can offer flight tickets cheaper than the airlines. Because third-party services often get a bulk discount, they can sell their flight deals for less than the average ticket prices.
Comparing the customer bases of Expedia and Booking.com, we can see that Expedia has 6,552 customer(s), while Booking.com has 4,700 customer(s). In the Reservation And Online Booking category, with 6,552 customer(s) Expedia stands at 3rd place by ranking, while Booking.com with 4,700 customer(s), is at the 4th place.
One of the benefits of booking a hotel through Expedia is the price match guarantee. This means that if you find a lower price for the same hotel and itinerary on another website within 24 hours of booking, Expedia will refund you the difference.