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UNITED STATES
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(EXPEDIA LOGO)
3150 139th Avenue SE
Bellevue, Washington 98005
NOTICE OF INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS
FOR THE 2008 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF EXPEDIA, INC.
TO BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 2008
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
Dear Expedia Stockholder:
The 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Expedia, Inc. will be held at 8800 West Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood, California 90069, on Wednesday, June 11, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. local time.
Proposals to be considered at the Annual Meeting:
  1.   To elect ten members of the Board of Directors;
 
  2.   To approve an amendment to the Expedia, Inc. 2005 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan to increase the number of shares of Expedia common stock authorized for issuance thereunder by 7,500,000;
 
  3.   To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Expedia’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2008; and
 
  4.   To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.
The Board recommends a vote “FOR” Items 1, 2 and 3.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on April 15, 2008 as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive notice and to vote at the Annual Meeting of Stockholders or any adjournments or postponements thereof.
*Approximate date of mailing to stockholders of this Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials is April 28, 2008

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You will be able to vote your proxy while viewing the proxy materials on the Internet. Please have this notice available when you access the website.

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Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for Expedia, Inc.’s Annual Stockholder Meeting To Be Held on June 11, 2008.
This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting.
     The Company’s Proxy Statement, Annual Report and other proxy materials are available at:
http://www.proxydocs.com/expedia
If you want to receive a paper or email copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed below on or before May 29, 2008 to facilitate timely delivery.
You can request a paper or email copy of the proxy materials in one of three ways:
  1.   By calling 1-888-313-0164 (outside of the U.S. and Canada call 1-201-680-6688);
 
  2.   By sending an email to: shrrelations@bnymellon.com; or
 
  3.   By logging onto: http://www.proxydocs.com/expedia.
For directions to the Annual Meeting, please visit the Investors section of our corporate website at www.expediainc.com

MAKE SURE TO HAVE THIS NOTICE AVAILABLE WHEN YOU:
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  Want to vote your proxy electronically