Wego powers T+L online search
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Singapore, December 2, 2009: Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia and Wego, a travel search engine, have entered into a partnership to launch Wego’s leading-edge travel search engine on Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia’s new website www.TravelandLeisureAsia.com.
Now, Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia readers can quickly find the best travel deals in Southeast Asia and beyond online. Wego’s search engine offers travelers an unprecedented variety of travel options. Flights, hotels, car rentals and packages from more than 150 travel websites are accessible from one window. Plus, the content is optimized for travelers from this region. Craig Hewett, co-founder of Wego.com, said, “By powering the travel search functionality for Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia’s website, we will provide its users with the easiest way for those shopping for travel deals to find what they are looking for online.
“Wego’s partnerships with luxury hotel brands and boutique properties matches Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia’s online editorial blend perfectly,” he added. Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia’s Digital Media Manager, Ms Pichayanee Kitsanayothin, said: “Our magazine content does a wonderful job in creating the inspiration and motivation for travel. Now, the website is extending the Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia brand and message to millions more people.
“Our website, a dynamic directory, is designed to complement the magazine and to give users a unique blend of reliable information and quality content, along with valuable travel and related services, all delivered in a seamless online experience. Now, with Wego’s search engine, our users can turn inspiration into action,” Ms Pichayanee added. With the Christmas holidays around the corner, Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia readers looking for a luxury getaway can start planning by searching for travel offers on www.TravelandLeisureAsia.com.
About Wego
Wego.com allows travelers to search for flights, hotels, packages, travel deals and travel research across 150+ travel websites in the time that it normally takes to search just one. Wego searches travel websites in real time so that the latest pricing and availability are shown. Travelers are then linked through to partner websites to book. Wego.com was founded in 2005 by former executives from Intercontinental Hotels Group (NYSE: IHG), Yahoo! (NASDAQ: YHOO), Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN) and ZUJI. News Digital Media, the Australian digital arm of News Limited and part of News Corp (NYSE: NWS), is an investor. For more information, visit www.wego.com/about.
About Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia
Launched in December 2007, Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia is the newest and most widely distributed of all Travel + Leisure international editions, reaching out to readers in 12 countries in Southeast Asia including Hong Kong and Macau. The magazine is published by Media Transasia Ltd. under license from American Express Publishing. Travel + Leisure is one of the world’s most recognized magazine brands. Since its inception in 1971, the magazine has grown into one of the world’s most-read publications, currently relied upon by around 5 million readers globally.
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