BELLEVUE, Wash. and GUANGZHOU, China. Expedia, Inc. announced a new global strategic partnership with Asia’s largest carrier, China Southern Airlines.
The agreement, which represents the first-ever global partnership between the Guangzhou-based airline and an online travel agency, will make China Southern’s fares and inventory available on all full-service Expedia® websites in North America, Europe and Asia, as well as through corporate travel provider Egencia®; on leading discount travel site Hotwire®; and on China’s second-largest online travel site eLong™.
By working with Expedia, travel suppliers gain unmatched exposure to the millions of consumers that visit Expedia sites each month worldwide. Expedia’s dynamic packaging capabilities also enhance value for consumers by allowing them to create their own unique vacation packages. Now Expedia customers can bundle China Southern flights with any of the nearly 145,000 hotels offered on Expedia sites worldwide and save on the total trip cost.
