BEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - Expedia Corporate Travel, a division of US-based online travel agency Expedia Inc, said it will launch in China with local partner eLong Inc.
A local call center and corporate travel team will provide Expedia Corporate Travel customers with access to over 4,700 hotels across China, as well as flight options to more than 70 Chinese cities, Expedia said in a statement.
'Many of our existing customers and prospects already do business in China, so we have a clear opportunity to better service the needs of these clients by being where they need us to be,' Expedia Corporate Travel president Jean-Pierre Remy said.
Expedia owns a 52 pct stake in eLong.
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A local call center and corporate travel team will provide Expedia Corporate Travel customers with access to over 4,700 hotels across China, as well as flight options to more than 70 Chinese cities, Expedia said in a statement.
'Many of our existing customers and prospects already do business in China, so we have a clear opportunity to better service the needs of these clients by being where they need us to be,' Expedia Corporate Travel president Jean-Pierre Remy said.
Expedia owns a 52 pct stake in eLong.
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