<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Shareholder:
These internet travel ventures were never built on sound financial plans and with continual reductions in airline commissions, the business plans would not permit the frills like e-newsletter and glossy superficial consumer travel magazines. Remember, expedia itself has been sold to the Home Shopping Channel, so that's about the only thing keeping it alive.
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For clarification... Expedia Travels just licensed the Expedia brand name -- it was not published by Expedia, and the fact it was discontinued says nothing about the financial health of Expedia.
Expedia is profitable, so I am not sure why you say its business plan is not financially sound.