By Expedia Guest Author, on April 16, 2002

Expedia.com Expedia Brings More Savings and Choice to Travelers with the Addition of Alaska Airlines Web Specials

Bellevue, WA – (April 15, 2002) – Starting today, consumers will be able to find and book more deeply discounted fares than ever before with the addition of Alaska Airlines® Web Specials to the Expedia.com® online travel site.
Expedia®'s Expert Searching and Pricing (ESP) platform allows the Alaska Airlines Web Specials to be integrated into the Expedia.com flight search path, enabling consumers to compare them with other available fares and providing even more choice and control in trip planning.

“Our expanded marketing and financial relationship with Alaska Airlines gives Expedia access to all Alaska Airlines Web Specials airfares,” said Dhiren Fonseca, vice president, sales and revenue management, transportation for Expedia, Inc. “It's another step we've taken to ensure that Expedia is dedicated to giving travelers the choice, control and savings to find and book the right trip at the right price.”

“This agreement extends our reach to a greater number of customers and will enable more people to experience our award winning service,” said Steve Jarvis, Alaska Airlines' staff vice president of e-commerce. “As Alaska Airlines expands into new markets such as Denver and Boston, it's great to have the market reach of Expedia supporting us.”

Alaska Airlines Web Specials will offer weekly travel bargains on Expedia.com, perfect for travelers who are price-sensitive or looking for last-minute deals. The agreement will also enable Expedia to provide special promotional offers to its customers.

About Expedia, Inc.

Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) is the world's leading online travel service and the 7th largest travel agency in the United States. To meet the needs of travelers around the globe, it operates Expedia.com in the United States and localized versions throughout Europe and Canada. Expedia.com helps travelers travel right with a wide variety of travel products and services, such as Expedia® Special Rate hotels and vacation rentals with the guaranteed lowest prices. Expedia's quality and leadership have been recognized in awards such as PC Magazine's “Readers' Choice” and “Editors' Choice” Awards, Forbes' “Favorite General Travel Site,” and Yahoo! Internet Life's Best overall travel site. Expedia is a majority-owned subsidiary of USA Networks, Inc.'s (NASDAQ: USAI) Interactive Group.

Expedia.com customers are supported by a credit card guarantee (U.S. site only), an industry-leading privacy policy, and live agents via e-mail and an 800-number available 24 hours a day/seven days a week.

About Alaska Airlines Group, Inc.

Alaska Airlines and regional carrier Horizon Air together serve 80 cities in North America, including six resort destinations in Mexico. This month, the highly respected 2002 Airline Quality Rating Study, conducted by the University of Nebraska Aviation Institute and Wichita State University, rated Alaska as the #1 carrier in the nation. That recognition came on the heels of similar accolades from the readers of Travel & Leisure magazine, which rated Alaska the “Best Domestic Airline”. The airline also received Zagat Survey's “Best Premium Service” award in 2001.

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