ADVISORY/ TripAdvisor Selected as 'The Pundits Pick for New Whiz Bang Technology' in Travel; TripAdvisor CEO, Kaufer, To Preview New Search Engine for Travel At eTravelWorld Conference.Business/Technology Editors ADVISORY...for Saturday Saturday: see week; Sabbath. (Sept. 23) eTravelWorld 2000 --(BUSINESS WIRE) TripAdvisor, Inc. (www.tripadvisor.com) a new specialized search engine See vertical search engine. for travel, is one of three companies selected by top analysts and journalists as a "Pundits Pick" for new whiz bang technology in travel innovations. A special session at the eTravelWorld conference being held this week in Orlando Orlando, city, United States Orlando (ôrlăn`dō), city (1990 pop. 164,693), seat of Orange co., central Fla., in a lake region; inc. 1875. In a citrus fruit and farm area, it is one of the world's most visited vacation spots. , FL, will showcase the three "Pundits Pick" technologies to attendees. TripAdvisor's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Stephen Stephen, 1097?–1154, king of England (1135–54). The son of Stephen, count of Blois and Chartres, and Adela, daughter of William I of England, he was brought up by his uncle, Henry I of England, who presented him with estates in England and France and Kaufer, will preview this new search engine designed specifically for travel research. "The selection of TripAdvisor as a pundits pick by an esteemed es·teem tr.v. es·teemed, es·teem·ing, es·teems 1. To regard with respect; prize. See Synonyms at appreciate. 2. To regard as; consider: esteemed it an honor to help them. panel of analysts and journalists provides confirmation of our mission to become the search engine of choice for leisure travel," stated Stephen Kaufer, CEO and co-founder of TripAdvisor. The online leisure travel market is estimated to be a $30 billion industry by 2004, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. IDC. TripAdvisor provides consumers with an effective means to harness all the great travel information that exists on the web today, including authoritative reviews, news articles, bulletin board postings, personal home pages, and user opinions. Search results will be ranked according to relevance, based on the user's profile. "There aren't any good sites on the Web to help consumers with the planning process for their vacation, said Joshua Friedman, senior analyst for IDC, a leading research company on technology and the Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the . "A company like TripAdvisor that can address the specific requirements of the vacation traveler will be well positioned to fill this need. They can provide consumers with the research tools to help them decide where to go, what to do, and where to stay on their next vacation." TripAdvisor is licensing its technology to major web sites and travel service providers.
WHO: Stephen Kaufer, CEO and Co-Founder
of TripAdvisor, Inc.
WHAT: eTravelWorld conference session:
"The Pundits Pick: The New Whiz Bang
Technology"
WHEN: Saturday, September 23, 2000
9:30 - 10:20 a.m., EST
WHERE: eTravelWorld Conference
Hyatt Regency - Grand Cypress
One Grand Cypress Boulevard
Orlando, Fl 32836 USA
407.239.1234 phone
ETRAVELWORLD REGISTRATION: Visit www.eTravelWorld.com to register.
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