Paul Brown of Expedia Joins Cornell's Center for Hospitality Research Advisory Board

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. October 14, 2008

ITACA, NY, November 6, 2006. The Cornell Hotel School's Center for Hospitality Research announced today that Paul Brown, President of the Expedia, Inc. Partner Services Group and Expedia(R) North America has joined the Center's Advisory Board. As President of the global Partner Services Group, Brown is responsible for managing airline, hotel, car and tour-operator supplier relationships across all global points of sale for Expedia, Inc. As President of Expedia North America, Brown oversees Expedia.com(R), Expedia.caTM, Worldwide Travel Exchange(R) (Expedia's private label business), Destination Services and the Expedia business operations group. Expedia has also become a new corporate partner with Cornell's Center for Hospitality Research.

"We look forward to working with the Cornell Hotel School's world class faculty to explore new ways to refine the practice of hospitality management," said Brown. "Expedia has tapped into the pipeline of talented Cornell Hotel School graduates who are leaders in the hospitality industry, and partnering with the Center for Hospitality Research further advances the relationship between Expedia and Cornell."

"We are delighted that Paul Brown will be joining the Advisory Board of Cornell's Center for Hospitality Research," said Joe Strodel Jr., director of corporate relations at the School. "As the largest online travel agency in the world, Expedia will help us explore key strategic issues facing our industry and we look forward to a long and productive relationship."

About The Center for Hospitality Research

A unit of the Cornell School of Hotel Administration, The Center for Hospitality Research (CHR) sponsors research designed to improve practices in the hospitality industry. Under the lead of the Center's 51 corporate affiliates, experienced scholars work closely with business executives to discover new insights into strategic, managerial and operating practices. The Center also publishes the award-winning hospitality journal, the Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly. To learn more about CHR and its projects, visit www.chr.cornell.edu.

CHR Partners and sponsors: AIG Global Real Estate Investment, Expedia, Inc., Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, HVS International, JohnsonDiversey, Inc., Kohinoor Group, Marsh's Hospitality Practice, Nestl'e, Smith Travel Research, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Southern Wine and Spirits of America, Inc., SynXis (a Sabre Holdings Corporation), Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, Thayer Group of Companies, Travelport, and Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo.

CHR friends: 4Hoteliers.com o ARAMARK o Caribbean Hotel and Restaurant Buyers Guide o DK Shifflet & Associates o ehotelier.com o Estrela Marketing Solutions o Fireman's Fund o Gerencia de Hoteles & Restaurantes o Global Hospitality Resources o Hospitality Confections o Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) o hospitalityInside.com o hospitalitynet.org o Hotel Asia Pacific o Hotel China o HotelExecutive.com o Hotel Interactive o Hotel Resource o International CHRIE o International Hotel and Restaurant Association o International Hotel Conference o iPerceptions o KPMG Japan/Global Management Directions o Lodging Hospitality o Lodging Magazine o PKF Hospitality Research o Resort+Recreation o The Resort Trades o RestaurantEdge.com o Shibata Publishing Co. o The Lodging Conference o Taste & Travel o TravelCLICK o UniFocus o WageWatch, Inc. o WiredHotelier.com

CONTACTS:

Jennifer Macera, 607.255.3101; [email protected]

Cydney Peters, 607.255.8698; [email protected]