Exhibit 99.1
Expedia, Inc. Appoints Pierre Samec to Chief Technology Officer
Samec and Chief Information Officer Bill Holtz to report to CEO; Realignment of Global
Technology Group Supports Company’s International Growth and Technology Innovation
BELLEVUE, Wash. – Aug. 7, 2007 – Expedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: EXPE) today announced the appointment
of Pierre Samec to Chief Technology Officer. In his new role, Samec will lead Expedia’s global
technology initiatives in support of the company’s growth and continued innovation across product
development and technology infrastructure. Samec succeeds Paul Onnen, who is leaving Expedia to
pursue other opportunities. Onnen will remain in his current role as Executive Vice President,
Technology through Sept. 15, 2007.
“As we build the world’s largest and most intelligent travel marketplace, we will continue to
invest in both the people and resources that fuel our growth and innovation across site design and
development, technology infrastructure, global supply systems and operations.” said Dara
Khosrowshahi, CEO, Expedia, Inc. “Paul Onnen has taken us a giant step forward in developing and
executing our long term technology roadmap, and Pierre Samec and Bill Holtz are the right team to
take us to the next level.”
Samec has been promoted to CTO from his role as Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product
Development. Samec has played a key role in recent strategic and infrastructural development
efforts including the completion of Expedia’s E3 technology platform and its deployment throughout
the enterprise. Samec brings a wealth of experience in building scalable, robust e-commerce
platforms and enterprise software, with more than 16 years in software engineering at large
companies, such as Charles Schwab and Co. Inc. and Business Objects. He holds a Ph.D. in
geophysics from Stanford University.
Bill Holtz remains in his role as Chief Information Officer and will share responsibility with
Samec over Expedia’s technology initiatives. Holtz has more than 20 years experience in global IT
operations, including positions at Unisys, Cigna and Nortel, the
latter at which he led and re-engineered the company’s $1 billion global IT operation. Both Samec
and Holtz will report to Khosrowshahi.
About Expedia, Inc.
Expedia, Inc. is the world’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.’s portfolio of brands includes: Expedia.com®, hotels.com®, Hotwire®, Expedia® Corporate
Travel, TripAdvisor® and Classic Vacations®. Expedia, Inc.’s companies also operate internationally
with sites in Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway,
Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and China, through its investment in eLong™. For more
information, visit http://www.expediainc.com/ (NASDAQ: EXPE).
Expedia, Expedia.com are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Expedia, Inc. in the
U.S. and/or other countries. Classic Vacations is either a trademark or registered trademark of
Classic Vacations, LLC in the U.S. and/or other countries. hotels.com is either a trademark or
registered trademark of hotels.com, L.P., a subsidiary of hotels.com in the U.S. and/or other
countries. Hotwire is either a trademark or registered trademark of Hotwire, Inc. in the U.S.
and/or other countries. TripAdvisor is either a trademark or registered trademark of TripAdvisor,
LLC 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.
© 2007 Expedia, Inc. All rights reserved. CST: 2029030-40
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