Expedia.com Expedia.com Comes To The Rescue With The First In Airport Wired Cafe For Travelers
San Jose, CA, December 5, 2000—Traveling during the holiday season doesn't have to be a drudgery, now that travelers at San Jose International Airport can eat, drink and merrily log on at Expedia.com® Café. The café is the first-ever airport laptop eatery from Expedia.com®, the award-winning online travel service.
As the only public airport facility that recharges both laptops and bodies, Expedia.com Café is a travelers' haven. Conveniently located in the airport's Terminal C, the café provides travelers with the tools they need to stay connected in this increasingly wired world: phone jacks, power outlets, comfortable seating and floor-to-ceiling windows offering natural light for workspaces. The contemporary café appropriately features a travel-themed décor, complete with maps, fun travel facts and destination videos on large screen monitors.
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, San Jose is a mecca for wired travelers. With more than twelve million business and leisure travelers passing through the San Jose International Airport each year, it is the ideal location for the inaugural Expedia.com Café.
The food at Expedia.com Café is provided by locally-celebrated Max's Restaurants. Travelers can also unwind with a selection of travel-themed drink concoctions, spanning the globe from a Cuba Libre to a Hong Kong Rickey. HMSHost Corporation, a leader in airport concessions around the world, serves as the exclusive operator of Expedia.com Cafés.
“As travelers ourselves, we at Expedia® are always searching for ways to make the entire travel experience easier and more fun. We've all struggled to get connected while traveling, and when we do, it's often costly or inconvenient,” said Richard Barton, president and CEO of Expedia, Inc. “With the development of Expedia.com Café, Expedia is reaching out to travelers during their trips by providing a convenient place to plug in while they enjoy a bite to eat and wait for their flights.”
Expedia.com Café joins Expedia's other offline efforts, such as Expedia® Radio, a national radio show broadcast to 3.5 million listeners, and Expedia Travels™, a high-quality consumer travel magazine launched this fall. With its full suite of both online and offline travel services, Expedia helps travelers throughout their entire travel experience—from researching a trip to booking to the journey itself.
About Expedia, Inc.
Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) operates Expedia.com, a leading online Web site in the United States with localized versions for travelers in Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom. To help customers travel right, Expedia.com provides the best combination of air, car and hotel booking, vacation package and cruise offers, destination information, and point-to-point mapping. Industry experts agree. Expedia's quality and leadership was recognized through several awards, including Yahoo! Internet Life's “Best Overall Travel Site,” Gomez Advisors' “Number One Travel Site for Summer 2000” and PC World's “2000 World Class Award for Best Travel Site.”
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