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Destination Inspiration Banishes Winter Blues - Expedia.co.uk launches pioneering site tool

Struggling to come to terms with the end of summer? Want to get away from it all but don’t know where to go? Stop searching and start booking as Expedia.co.uk’s pioneering onsite travel tool, ‘The InspiratorTM’ offers help to those who want to banish winter blues.

The InspiratorTM will bring destination inspiration in seconds to those who want to get away from it all and let themselves go. Accessed via the Expedia.co.uk homepage, the onsite tool provides over 100 destination ideas to match traveller’s individual needs, opening up new possibilities for a perfect trip.

The InspiratorTM asks a few simple questions to help you find a trip to suit your own personal criteria, such as what things best describe your ideal holiday, what weather you prefer, how far you want to travel and where in the UK you’re travelling from. Travellers can then access Expedia.co.uk’s best deals to their destination matches, ensuring satisfaction at the best price.

The InspiratorTM tool also makes sure you ‘know before you go’ by detailing hosts of essential travel information for each of your perfect match destinations:

* New questions which help pin point customer needs more easily
* Inspiring tone of voice with new inspiring imagery including tempting destination images.
* Passport information
* Destination temperature forecasts for sun seekers
* Snowfall forecasts for skiers
* Fascinating facts and stats about local culture from The Lonely Planet guide

So, whether you’re a winter sun seeker or a city break searcher, The InspiratorTM takes away the struggle of trawling around different websites to provide you with holidays to match your personal needs.

The InspiratorTM joins other onsite tools such as Expedia.co.uk’s pioneering booking facility that allows you to tailor make all the elements of your holiday and bundle them together to make a saving. These onsite tools encourage holiday-makers to explore different travel possibilities by ensuring it is quick, easy and great value to let yourself go on holiday.

Commenting on The InspiratorTM, Elyas Chowdhury, Marketing Director said, “At this time of year, people need something to look forward to without suffering from information overload. The InspiratorTM takes the pain of out searching for your ideal holiday and offers destination inspiration to customers so they can let themselves go and get away from it all at the best prices.”

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