BELLEVUE, Wash.
and CHICAGO, Sept. 16, 2019
/PRNewswire/ -- Expedia Group announces today that it has
signed a new, multi-year agreement with United Airlines, which
operates flights to nearly 360 destinations in 57 countries. This
new agreement ushers in an expanded relationship, meeting the
strategic objectives of both companies and benefiting travelers
around the world.
The agreement continues Expedia Group's leisure distribution
with United, expands United's relationship with Expedia Partner
Solutions, builds on United's relationship with Egencia, Expedia
Group's corporate travel business, and the companies will work to
expand cooperation into other areas in the near future.
About United
United's shared purpose is "Connecting People. Uniting the World."
We are more focused than ever on our commitment to customers
through a series of innovations and improvements designed to help
build a great experience: Every customer. Every flight. Every day.
Together, United Airlines and United Express operate approximately
4,900 flights a day to 356 airports across five continents. In
2018, United and United Express operated more than 1.7 million
flights carrying more than 158 million customers. United is proud
to have the world's most comprehensive route network, including
U.S. mainland hubs in Chicago,
Denver, Houston, Los
Angeles, New
York/Newark, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. United operates 783 mainline
aircraft and the airline's United Express carriers operate 561
regional aircraft. United is a founding member of Star Alliance, which provides service to 193
countries via 27 member airlines. For more information, visit
united.com, follow @United on Twitter and Instagram or connect on
Facebook. The common stock of United's parent, United Airlines
Holdings, Inc., is traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol "UAL".
About Expedia Group
Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) is the world's travel platform. We
help knock down the barriers to travel, making it easier, more
enjoyable, more attainable and more accessible. We are here to
bring the world within reach for customers and partners around the
globe. We leverage our platform and technology capabilities across
an extensive portfolio of businesses and brands to orchestrate the
movement of people and the delivery of travel experiences on both a
local and global basis. Our family of travel brands includes: Brand
Expedia®, Hotels.com®, Expedia® Partner Solutions, Vrbo®, Egencia®,
trivago®, HomeAway®, Orbitz®, Travelocity®, Hotwire®, Wotif®,
ebookers®, CheapTickets®, Expedia Group™ Media Solutions, Expedia
Local Expert®, CarRentals.com™, Expedia® CruiseShipCenters®,
Classic Vacations®, Traveldoo®, VacationRentals.com and
SilverRail™.
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