BWI: It takes 4 taps for a Trip: Expedia Introduces Expedia Hotels app for iPad and Android Tablets

Press release from Business Wire India
Source: Expedia.co.in
Thursday, December 15, 2011 04:31 PM IST (11:01 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Lifestyle, Travel & tourism; Business: Business services, Information technology, Telecommunications, Travel & tourism; Technology
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It takes 4 taps for a Trip: Expedia Introduces Expedia Hotels app for iPad and Android Tablets
Popular Expedia hotel booking app now customized for tablets, giving travelers a simple but crisp way to research and book hotels with four quick taps

New Delhi, Delhi, India, Thursday, December 15, 2011 -- (Business Wire India) -- Expedia ®, the world's largest online travel agency, announced the availability of a major update to its popular Expedia® Hotels app for the iPhone and Android OS, which adds full support for iPad and Android tablets. Since its launch in 2011, on iPhone and Android, Expedia Hotels has become one of the world's most popular hotel booking apps. The Expedia Hotels mobile app has been downloaded almost two million times and has been the #1 free travel app in more than 40 countries on the iTunes App Store.

Key features include:

-- Real-time availability of more than 130,000 hotels worldwide
-- Gorgeous hi-res hotel photos
-- One-tap ability to compare multiple hotel details and locations
-- Secure booking in four taps
-- Ability to see all available hotel rooms & suites in vicinity, via GPS, through an interactive map layout
-- Filter by price, distance, hotel name, and traveler rating
-- Access to the Expedia library of more than 4 million individual traveler reviews
-- Amenities, directions and detailed descriptions for every hotel
-- User information is automatically saved to simplify future bookings
-- Localized for 16 languages worldwide including: Chinese - Simplified; Chinese - Traditional (Hong Kong); Danish; Dutch; English(UK); French; German; Indonesian/Bahasa (Indonesia); Italian; Japanese; Korean; Malay/Bahasa (Malaysia); Norwegian; Portuguese (Brazil); Spanish ; Swedish

"One pillar of our Expedia Everywhere strategy aims to delight the Earth's travelers with a sleek, simple, gorgeously designed experience beyond what is possible on desktop computers," said Vikarm Malhi, Country head, Expedia (India). "Considering the adoption of tablets in the Indian markets is expected to mount further in the coming time, there isn't s and wouldn't be another device better suited for enjoying your Expedia experience than a tablet. Travel is intrinsically a mobile experience, so as more consumers use mobile devices, Expedia.com will become like a personalized travel assistant that is always with you wherever, whenever, and however you want to discover, plan, book, or enjoy travel. If you want the perfect room at the right price, without delay, Expedia Hotels for iPad or Android really delivers."

The tablet-optimized launch comes at a time when travelers are choosing more and more to bring their tablet on trips, rather than a laptop. For those on the road or in their living room, Expedia Hotels helps customers quickly pin point, research and book more than 145,000 hotels, via intuitive design, lush graphics, gorgeous high-resolution photos and a beautifully tactile booking experience. The entire booking process - from start to finish - requires only four taps, though consumers may be tempted to linger, given Expedia Hotels' mix of elegant design and crisp efficiency.

Expedia Hotels is available for free on the iTunes App Store and Android Market.

About AirAsiaExpedia

AirAsiaExpedia is the joint venture company between the world's leading online travel company, Expedia Inc. and the world's best low cost airline, AirAsia. Headquartered in Singapore, AirAsiaExpedia operates Expedia's businesses in India, Japan, Southeast Asia and East Asian markets and the AirAsiaGo.com business across Asia.

In India, AirAsiaExpedia operates Expedia.co.in, a full service business helping Indian travellers plan and book their travel by offering them a comprehensive inventory of hotel accommodation, flights and tourist attractions from across the world. With more than 2,600 hotels offered within India, the company has recently launched a brand campaign, titled 'Big Daddy of Online Travel' across India. In addition, Expedia also has hotel-only sites operating in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Hong Kong and Korea, along with its established businesses in Singapore and Japan.

Working in tandem, AirAsiaExpedia will use the AirAsiaGo brand to increase the ancillary revenue of AirAsia.com customers by adding hotel to flights. By selectively using the brand in other markets as an online travel business, the company will use AirAsiaGo to attach a hotel and other trip items for AirAsia loyalists and customers buying flights on AirAsia.com. AirAsiaGo has the flexibility to operate anywhere that AirAsia builds its route network.


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