Comp: Expedia: New Vacation Package Savings Tool

See the Savings: New Vacation Package Savings Tool Illustrates Added Value of Booking Travel Together on Expedia.com:

The Vacation Package Savings Tool is in the top right corner of each vacation package search result that provides savings over booking stand alone. Go to www.expedia.com and choose the "Vacation Packages" tab. Click on "details" to see a cost comparison between booking that trip as a stand alone versus part of a vacation package on Expedia.com. Found the hotel you want but need a different flight? Simply click on "change flight" and browse among other flight options.

Vacation packages can include:
Multiple destinations
Hotel for part of the trip
Partial payments

Expedia have also launched 2 new international Expedia Web sites in France and Italy

All sites features include:


Hotel Rate Calendar: a two-month calendar that shows the range of prices for that particular Expedia(R) Special Rate hotel per day -- darker green days are more expensive; lighter green days are least expensive.

Hotel Room Layout View: A 3D graphical rendering of room'slayout

More Information Know what you're booking - added more virtual tours, photos; property, room, and amenity descriptions

Enhanced Star Ratings: Expedia now has 1/2 stars and a new approach that calculates star ratings based on information from up to 12 different sources (including media coverage, customer feedback,independent rating systems, amenities list, etc.).

Trip Planning: Expedia has destination planning pages for close to 200 cities worldwide, showing travel information and opportunities for that particular area. Includes interactive maps with points-of-interest, local attractions, trip tips, including best times to visit, events, insider tips, weather forecasts and more.

What to Do While You're There: Expedia has added more trip extras or activities that can be booked with any package swimming with dolphins and going on a sunset cruise to helicopter rides, Broadwaytickets, transfers to/from the airport.

1) Average savings amount was calculated by comparing the cost of all two-adult flight + hotel packages booked to Expedia's top 50 destinations in August 2004 against the cost of booking the same flight and hotel room separately on Expedia.com. Because this amount represents average savings, your actual savings could be higher or lower.