Denver, Colorado – November 14, 2006 – Academex Digital Publishing, makers of TekTrek™ Audio Tours, announced today that it has signed a letter of agreement with the World Heritage Alliance, an initiative of Expedia, Inc. and the United Nations Foundation to jointly promote and preserve World Heritage sites. With this signing, Academex Digital Publishing becomes an associate partner to the World Heritage Alliance.

Together, the partners will educate travelers and the travel industry about the importance of responsible tourism and World Heritage conservation; encourage community-based sustainable tourism development in and around World Heritage sites; and promote the beauty and significance of cultural and natural World Heritage sites around the globe.

Under the agreement, the World Heritage Alliance will support Academex’s research efforts at World Heritage sites, enriching the depth of information travelers will have with TekTrek™ Audio Tours. Additionally, customers purchasing a TekTrek™ Audio Tour will also receive information about how to visit and enjoy the world’s treasures in a responsible way. Academex will also commit a portion of its revenues to economic development projects in the communities surrounding World Heritage sites.

”Academex’s high quality audio tours, maps, and other tools will provide a powerful way for travelers to not only learn about the beauty of World Heritage sites, but also ways in which they can enrich their experiences by supporting local communities, protecting the environment, and enjoying local cultures,” said Erika Harms, Director of Sustainable Development at the United Nations Foundation. “Furthermore, we are thrilled that Academex is going one step further by donating a portion of its revenues to the Friends of World Heritage Fund, which will directly help local communities conserve their World Heritage sites.”

"At Expedia, we aim to inspire travelers to explore and experience more of the world's treasures," said Laura Piñones, director of community relations for Expedia. "Working with Academex through the World Heritage Alliance allows us to enhance our travelers’ experiences while also educating about sustainable tourism."

"Partnering with the World Heritage Alliance gives us an excellent resource for developing audio tour content for some of the world’s most amazing places. It also gives us an avenue to protect cultural treasures for generations to come” said Jeff Cozart, Founder of Academex Digital Publishing. “Academex is dedicated to positively impacting the communities where our tour programs are located.”


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About the World Heritage Alliance:

The World Heritage Alliance works to support World Heritage conservation, sustainable tourism, and local economic development for communities in and around World Heritage sites. The UN Foundation and Expedia, Inc. created the World Heritage Alliance in the fall of 2005. For more information, visit: www.worldheritagealliance.org.


About Expedia, Inc.:

Expedia, Inc. is the world’s leading online travel company, empowering business and leisure travelers with the tools and information they need to easily research, plan, book, and experience travel. Expedia, Inc. also provides wholesale travel to offline retail travel agents. Expedia, Inc.’s portfolio of brands includes: Expedia.com®, hotels.com®, Hotwire®, Expedia® Corporate Travel, TripAdvisor™ and Classic Vacations®. Expedia, Inc.'s companies also operate internationally with sites in Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Australia, and China, through its investment in eLong™. The company is dedicated to positively impacting global tourism and promoting sustainable tourism through the World Heritage Alliance – a joint initiative with the United Nations Foundation. For more information, visit http://www.expediainc.com/ (NASDAQ: EXPE).


About the UN Foundation:

The UN Foundation was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner’s historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes and activities. The UN Foundation builds and implements public-private partnerships to address the world’s most pressing problems, and also works to broaden support for the UN through advocacy and public outreach. The UN Foundation is a public charity. www.unfoundation.org


About Academex Digital Publishing:

Academex Digital Publishing is a leading provider of geographically referenced historical information and makers of TekTrek™ digital audio tours. TekTrek™ tours offer highly researched information about artifacts and points of interest within some of the most popular cultural and historical tour sites. Tours are available for download from partnering resellers including www.audible.com and the Apple® iTunes® Music Store. www.tektrek.com

For more information:

Individuals looking to get informed and involved, please visit: www.friendsofworldheritage.org

Travelers looking for World Heritage trips, please visit: www.expedia.com/worldheritage

For a full listing of all 830 World Heritage sites, please visit: http://whc.unesco.org/

Expedia and Expedia.com are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Expedia, Inc. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Other logos or product and company names mentioned herein may be the property of their respective owners.

© 2006 Expedia, Inc. All rights reserved. CST: 2029030-40

Contact information, press only:

Katrina Thomas, Expedia.com, 425.679.4317 or kathomas@expedia.com

Amy DiElsi, UN Foundation, 202.887.9040 or adielsi@unfoundation.org

Jeff Cozart, Academex Digital Publishing, 303.237.5982 or jcozart@tektrek.com