WHA Members

About Expedia:

Expedia is a founding member of the World Heritage Alliance for Sustainable Tourism. 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 Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Australia, Japan and China, through its investment in eLong™.

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Expedia and the World Heritage Alliance for Sustainable Tourism:

Expedia is a Founding Partner of the World Heritage Alliance and is committed to promoting and preserving World Heritage sites through sustainable tourism by:

• Implementing the World Heritage Alliance principles
  
• Participating in staff training programs
  
• Educating customers about World Heritage
  

  Through its World Heritage micro-site, Expedia has opened new doors to inform and educate travelers.  Interactive maps, WH trip planning tools, and names of all WHA members make this site a rich resource for those interested in learning more about World Heritage and responsible travel opportunities.

• Supporting community development around World Heritage sites
  

  By contributing straight grants and matching grants (of $50,000/year) to the FOWH Fund for community sustainable tourism and conservation projects around WH sites.

• Engaging employees to support the local community
  

  Expedia has conducted three employee volunteer programs that have allowed employees to work side-by-side with community-based initiatives near World Heritage sites in Mexico and Dominica.

• Supporting the United Nations in its efforts
  

  To encourage sustainable tourism and the protection of World Heritage sites through the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.