1995, Founded as a division of Microsoft
1996, Debut on Web
1999, Expandto Canada, UK, and Germany
Spun off from Microsoft
2001, Purchased by USA Networks. (33.7 million shares / 75% )
2003, USA Networks changed its name toInter Active Corp. (IAC)
IAC purchased the remaining stakes
2005, Under the name of "Expedia", All travel group of businesses in IAC spun
1. Introduction
Application ofInternet inthe service industry has already become a major trend in practice with a hot stream attention and research in academic literature. As of 2000, as much as 215 million people have access totheInternet, which is 133 million greater thanin 1995 (Brynjolfsson, Erik, and Glen, 2001). Scholars suggest thatthe number of websites is doubling every 6 months.
is also nearby the Mandalay Bay and many students of it come to Mandalay Bay as the employee.
3. Amenities & Entertainment
● Casino: 135,000 square feet. Casino games include Blackjack, Caribbean Stud Poker, Craps, Let It Ride, Pai Gow Poker, Poker, Roulette, Slots, Baccarat, Megabucks and Super Megabucks. More than 2,400 slot/video poker machines, 122 table games. The casino has a poker ro
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in Korea at the very first as a low and middle priced hotel. Second, we thought IBIS hotel’s selection of location isthe best enough to be compared with five-star hotels’ location. Now, there are four IBIS hotels in Korea, two in Myeong-dong and Gangnam in Seoul, one in downtown of Suwon, andthe last one in center of Busan. Third, IBIS hotel has very specific target in our opinion. For exam