Expedia, as the world's largest online travel company and the former largest shareholder of eLong, has business units in 32 countries including the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, Germany, Italy and Spain. Expedia owns brands such as Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Hotwire.com, Expedia Affiliate Network, Classic Vacations, Expedia Local Expert, Egencia, Expedia CruiseShipCenters, eLong and Venere, and its brands are diversified, covering hotels, air tickets, car rentals , luxury cruise ships, activities, destination travel services, business travel services and travel media services, with a complex business, Expedia has a market value of 10.475 billion US dollars, ranking third in the world among global online travel companies (OTA).
