Online travel agency Expedia.com has introduced a service that allows travelers to set up customised searches for flights, hotels, vacation packages and travel deals and have the results automatically sent to them.

Published: 02 May 2006

Online travel agency Expedia.com has introduced a service that allows travelers to set up customised searches for flights, hotels, vacation packages and travel deals and have the results automatically sent to them.

“Expedia’s real-time alerts on travel deals provide more options and more information than any other in online travel, such as the ability to select alerts for trip types, such as beach destinations and luxury trips,” said Sally McKenzie, general manager of Expedia.com.

The company says while other online travel providers are offering RSS, none offer the level of superior travel content that Expedia offers. “Expedia brings more variety, greater ease of use, personalised information about multiple destinations, and additional trip details, including hotel content, prices and star ratings,” stated an official release.

McKenzie said this service is flexible and robust, offering a superior experience to other online travel agencies.

Using RSS technology, Expedia.com offers customers, who have personalised homepages, the Google homepage with the latest prices on trips they’re interested in, saving customers the time and trouble of making the same search over and over, according to the company. Travelers can receive up-to-date, customised travel information in one easy, accessible place, alongside their news headlines, weather updates and other personalised homepage information. Consumers can visit www.expedia.com/RSS to access the service and create custom searches.