eLong, Inc., an online travel service provider in China, has announced that its English language site, eLong.net, now provides international hotels, car rentals, activities and vacation package through Expedia’s WWTE private-label service. WWTE is a business unit of Expedia, which is owned by InterActiveCorp (IAC).
The company informs that travelers using eLong.net can now take advantage of expanded options for booking a complete vacation to more than 720 worldwide destinations.
eLong believes that the addition of WWTE to its English language site further strengthens its position as a leader in the Chinese travel market.
Expedia claims that the WWTE private-label service reportedly enables travel providers to expand the offerings on their websites at a fraction of the time and cost it would take to build these services internally, all while maintaining the look and feel of their brand.
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