The Expedia Group celebrates Global Day of Caring in Santo Domingo
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – September 9, 2016– The Expedia group, one of the world’s leading travel companies, is proud to takepart in the company’s first official Expedia Cares event in Santo Domingo onSeptember 9 at the Activities Hall of the Robert Reid Children’s Hospital.Expedia Cares is part of a global company initiative that encourages Expediaemployees to pursue philanthropic initiatives, help charitable organizationsthrive and serve their communities.
This year, Expedia’s local Dominican Republic team joinsefforts with the HADA Foundation, a nonprofit organization that seeks to bringhope to patients of all ages suffering from cancer in the Dominican Republic.The team will spend a joyous afternoon with the children of the Robert Reid Hospitalenjoying a musical concert together and sharing refreshments and gifts. As partof their participation, Expedia will also be donating a set of drums tocontribute to the child orchestra that the HADA Foundation is in the process ofbuilding.
“Expedia and our employees are highly involved in theirlocal communities and support various charitable organizations around theworld. Our work with the HADA Foundation in the Dominican Republic is our wayof giving back and connecting with the local community as well as a way to makea positive impact in the life of local families,” said Demetrius Canton,director of Market Management, Caribbean, the Expedia Group. “We are excitedabout our first Expedia Cares event in the Caribbean and aim to grow our participationand expand throughout the region in the coming years.”
Expedia Cares is a part of Expedia’s Global Day of Caring,a companywide program where teams participate in their respective Day of Caringthroughout the Month of Giving (September), where thousands of Expediaemployees across the world volunteer with nonprofits in their localcommunities. In 2015 at the fourth annual volunteering event, more than 4,000Expedia employees, representing offices from 39 countries volunteeredthroughout the Month of Giving. Collectively, the company’s employees were ableto volunteer over 1,600 hours at close to 150 global projects.
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About the Expedia group
The Expedia group (NASDAQ: EXPE) is the world’s largestonline travel company, with an extensive brand portfolio that includes leadingonline travel brands, such as:
Expedia.com®, a leading full service online travel companywith localized sites in 33 countries
Hotels.com®, a preeminent global lodging expert operatingin more than 65 countries and 35 languages with its award winning Hotels.com®Rewards loyalty program
Orbitz Worldwide, including leading U.S. travel websitesOrbitz.com and CheapTickets.com, as well as ebookers, a full service travelbrand with websites in seven European countries
· Expedia®Affiliate Network (EAN), a global B2B business that powers the hotel businessof leading airlines, top consumer brands, online travel agencies and thousandsof other partners through its API and template solutions
trivago®, a leading online hotel search with sites in 55countries worldwide
HomeAway®, a global online marketplace for the vacationrental industry, which also includes the Abritel, FeWo-direkt andBedandBreakfast.com brands, among others
· Egencia®, aleading corporate travel management company
Travelocity®, a leading online travel brand in the U.S. andCanada delivering customer service when and where our customers need it withthe Customer 1st Guarantee
Hotwire®, inspiring spontaneous travel through Hot Rate®deals
Expedia® Media Solutions, the advertising sales division ofthe Expedia group that builds media partnerships and enables brand advertisersto target a highly-qualified audience of travel consumers
· WotifGroup, a leading portfolio of travel brands including Wotif.com®, Wotif.co.nz,lastminute.com.au®, lastminute.co.nz and travel.com.au®
Classic Vacations®, a top luxury travel specialist
CarRentals.com™, a premier online car rental bookingcompany with localized sites in 13 countries
Expedia Local Expert®, a provider of online and in-marketconcierge services, activities, experiences and ground transportation inhundreds of destinations worldwide
Venere.com™, an online hotel reservation specialist inEurope
Expedia® CruiseShipCenters®, a provider of exceptional valueand expert advice for travelers booking cruises and vacations through itsnetwork of over 220 retail travel agency franchises across North America