Sprice.com joins hands with Indian Express Group

"Deep search travel technology" of Sprice now powers hotel search and booking on ExpressIndia.com.

India, December 08, 2008: Sprice.com, one of world’s leading real-time travel search engines, today announced its partnership with ExpressIndia.com, the consumer portal for the Indian Express Group of Publications, to power its travel search.

As part of the commitment, Sprice would provide content to ExpressIndia.com for its “Hotel” section and power the search with revolutionary “Deep search travel technology”. Visitors to ExpressIndia.com will now be able to compare offers on various hotels, check the customer reviews and make necessary booking from a host of travel portals. The newly designed “Hotel” section offers consumers a simple interface that allows them to access Hotels on both domestic and International destinations. Through its ”Find Reviews” feature it allows travellers to virtually check their hotel before they set their foot in through reviews and photographs posted by fellow internet users and travellers. This efficient and convenient comparison-shopping service is offered to Express India visitors free of charge.

Commenting on the partnership, Vikas Gulati, Vice President of Marketing, Asia Pacific for Sprice.com, said, “We are very happy about the partnership with ExpressIndia.com, it is our first collaboration with an Indian consumer portal. Apart from being a leading news portal, it has its linkage with one of the India’s most respected media houses - Indian Express Group. The partnership represents an opportunity to further extend our leadership in the region and, get access to a large consumer base.”

Sanjeev Gera, Business Head (Online Operations), Indian Express Group said, “The choice of Sprice.com is a result of our belief in their product and technology. Our users can now access the most feature-rich hotel products at the lowest price. The best-in-class technology, superior content and easy-to-navigate user interface would ensure that the customers are satisfied with Expressindia.com’s ‘Hotel’ section.”

Notes to the Editor
World’s leading real-time travel search engine Sprice.com was launched in September 2008 in India. Sprice.com searches more than 200+ suppliers across the world to display, not only fare information, but also taxes, surcharges, and all-inclusive prices, all on a single screen. After finding the most suitable travel offer, holiday-goers can access the relevant vendor website with a single click to make a booking.

Sprice.com presents travel suppliers with a cost-effective way to reach out to ready-to-buy travellers. When the traveller is redirected to the vendor website, all that remains is to confirm and pay for the reservation. No other travel marketing channel offers such a high level of efficiency, effectiveness, and return-on-investment. Sprice.com also adopts a simple and neutral business model with revenues stemming from sponsored links and actual click-outs, as opposed to monthly subscriptions

About Sprice.com
Sprice.com (http://www.sprice.com), the leading real-time travel search engine, is a product of Sprice Pte. Ltd., a Singapore registered company. Sprice operates in Europe through its office in, France, while the head office in Singapore serves the markets in Asia-Pacific

About ExpressIndia.com
ExpressIndia.com is the portal for the Indian Express Group of Publications and hosts IndianExpress.com, FinancialExpress.com, ScreenIndia.com, Loksatta.com and Lokprabha.com, besides running news feature sites like ExpressCricket.in, and KashmirLive.com.