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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Form&nbsp;8-K</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)<BR>
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August&nbsp;10, 2006
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Expedia, Inc.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>



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    <TD align="center" valign="top">3150 139<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">th</SUP> Avenue S.E., Bellevue, Washington<BR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">On August&nbsp;10, 2006, Expedia, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) issued a press release announcing a planned
institutional private placement of up to $800&nbsp;million of senior unsecured notes guaranteed by
certain of its subsidiaries (the &#147;Notes&#148;) pursuant to Rule&nbsp;144A under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In accordance with Rule 135c of the Securities Act, the
Company files a copy of the press release as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 hereto.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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    <TD valign="top" align="left">Date: August&nbsp;10, 2006</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">EXPEDIA, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<BR>&nbsp;<BR>
<BR>
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    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/   Michael B. Adler
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Expedia, Inc. Announces Private Offering of<BR>
Senior Unsecured Notes</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>BELLEVUE,
Wash.</B>&nbsp;&#151;&nbsp;<B>Aug.&nbsp;10, 2006 </B>&#151; Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) announced today that, subject to market
conditions, it plans to privately offer up to $800&nbsp;million of senior unsecured notes guaranteed by
certain of its subsidiaries (the &#147;Notes&#148;). The Notes are expected to have a maturity of up to ten
years, and the timing of the closing of the offering will be subject to market conditions.
Expedia, Inc. plans to use the net proceeds of the offering for general corporate purposes, which
may include repurchase of common stock, repayment of debt, acquisitions, investments, additions to
working capital, capital expenditures and advances to or investments in its subsidiaries.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The offering will be made only to qualified institutional buyers in accordance with Rule&nbsp;144A
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), and to certain non-U.S.
persons in accordance with Regulation&nbsp;S under the Securities Act. The Notes will not be registered
under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold without registration unless an exemption
from such registration is available. This notice is issued pursuant to Rule&nbsp;135c of the Securities
Act, and does not constitute an offer to sell the Notes, nor a solicitation for an offer to
purchase the Notes.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Expedia, Inc. is the world&#146;s leading online travel company, empowering business and leisure
travelers with the tools and information they need to easily research, plan, book, and experience
travel. Expedia, Inc. also provides wholesale travel to offline retail travel agents. Expedia,
Inc.&#146;s portfolio of brands includes: Expedia.com<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP>, hotels.com<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP>, Hotwire<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP>, Expedia<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP> Corporate
Travel, TripAdvisor&#153; and Classic Vacations<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#174;</SUP>. Expedia, Inc.&#146;s companies also operate internationally
with sites in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Australia, and
China, through its investment in eLong&#153;. For more information, visit http://www.expediainc.com/
(NASDAQ: EXPE).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding the future performance of
Expedia, Inc., within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These
statements are subject to a variety of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from current expectations. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not
limited to, Expedia, Inc.&#146; ability to consummate the offering of the Notes. Additional cautionary
statements regarding other risk factors that could have an effect on the future performance of
Expedia, Inc. are contained in its filings with the SEC, including its reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q
and 8-K. Expedia, Inc. undertakes no obligation to release publicly the result of any revisions to
these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date
hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.</B>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">August&nbsp;10, 2006
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Contacts:
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><I>Investor Relations</I><BR>
Stu Haas<BR>
(425)&nbsp;679-3555<BR>
ir@expedia.com
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><I>Communications</I><BR>
Wendy Grover<BR>
(425)&nbsp;679-7874</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Expedia and Expedia.com are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Expedia, Inc. in the
U.S. and/or other countries. Other logos or product and company names mentioned herein may be the
property of their respective owners.</I>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">&#169;</SUP> 2006 Expedia, Inc. All rights reserved. CST 2029030-40.
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