Shopping.com Joins Forces with Leading Travel Search Engine

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Tuesday, 7 October 2008

Shopping.com joins forces with leading travel search engine

Shopping.com and WeGo.com partner to extend Australia's online shopping experience

Australia’s leading online shopping comparison website Shopping.com has announced its partnership with the Asia-Pacific search engine, Wego.com.The partnership will result in the launch of a travel category on Shopping.com to be powered by Wego.com. The partnership will see Shopping.com become a one-stop shop for people’s living needs from travel, to finance and shopping for goods.

Under the new agreement, Wego.com will give Shopping.com users the opportunity to search over a hundred travel websites to compare airlines, travel agents, hotel chains and accommodation quickly at one easy-to-use location.

The partnership with Wego.com is expected to generate a boost in visitors and an even more complete comparison shopping experience on Shopping.com, which is already Australia’s number one comparison shopping site with over one million unique visitors per month.

Robert Tomkinson, Director at Shopping.com says, “I am thrilled to be able to announce our partnership with leading travel search engine site, Wego.com. With the travel industry in Australia worth approximately $10 billion per year, there is a clear and growing consumer need for easy to find information and the best deals online. By offering this service, Shopping.com now provides Australians a full range of products to satisfy every online shopping desire, from travel, to financial products, to electronics, clothing and gifts.”

Craig Hewett, Founder and Chief Commercial Officer of Wego.com said, “Wego offers the most comprehensive price comparisons for travel products, allowing users to search across multiple travel sites to help them find the best deals. We’re delighted to enhance the user experience of Shopping.com users by offering Wego’s search capabilities.”

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