The agreement provides Expedia with Amadeus' fare search technologies for air travel among other products, as well as access to global travel supplier content through the Amadeus system.

Expedia, Inc. is the largest travel enterprise in the world in terms of air volumes, offering airfare search and reservation capabilities to travellers in over 25 countries through its portfolio of international brands that provide full service and corporate travel offerings, including Expedia®, Egencia® and Hotwire®. Expedia's proprietary Best Fare Search airfare shopping technology combined with Amadeus' airline connectivity and robust functionality enrich the traveller's experience by enhancing Expedia's overall selection and ensuring fast, efficient, and accurate real-time search results.

Since 2005, when its initial long-term global agreement with Expedia was established, Amadeus has been providing its services to Expedia in over 15 countries. Services include but are not limited to, content distribution, Application Programming Interface (API) and Web Services, Amadeus Selling Platform agent desktop software, and Amadeus Master Pricer low-fare search technology.

Greg Schulze, SVP Global Tour & Transport, Expedia, Inc., said, "Amadeus brings a global footprint, efficient technology, and a level of scalability that is absolutely critical in today's travel marketplace. Amadeus shares our commitment to providing travellers and travel suppliers with value, service and proven results. And, building on our existing global relationship with Amadeus allows us to further diversify our GDS relationships as we continue to grow around the world."

Holger Taubmann, SVP Distribution, Amadeus, stated, "We are delighted to strengthen our relationship with an industry leader such as Expedia. This relationship has grown because both companies share an important strategic alignment, where bringing greater value through innovative services to both customers and suppliers is a shared objective."

Scott Gutz, President & CEO, Amadeus North America, commented, "Amadeus has built a solid and successful relationship with Expedia over the last seven years, so it is a natural next step to grow our partnership. In North America, we have made a strategic commitment to assure we best serve the needs of Expedia and online travel companies in the U.S. and Canada."