GROUPON MALAYSIA COLLABORATES WITH TRIPADVISOR

Leading group buying site in Malaysia teams up with the world’s largest travel site to provide better experience for Malaysian travellers 

KUALA LUMPUR, 22 August 2012 – Groupon Malaysia, leading group buying site in Malaysia and TripAdvisor™, the world’s largest travel site have inked a partnership to give customers who shop for travel deals through Groupon Getaways, Malaysia access to fresh traveller content.

As part of the partnership, travel deals featured daily on Groupon Getaways, Malaysia will display TripAdvisor ratings, reviews and opinions. Additionally, Groupon Getaways Guide will feature the TripAdvisor "Best of" Destination widget that displays a map, the best traveller photos as well as the chosen destinations’ top attractions and restaurants as recommended by TripAdvisor travellers.

“This partnership is yet another milestone for Groupon Malaysia as we are now able to help over 1.7 million Groupon subscribers find the best travel deal based on TripAdvisor traveller reviews and opinions,” said Joel Neoh, Vice President and General Manager for Groupon Southeast Asia and India.

“Our partnership with TripAdvisor is another way to thank our customers for their outstanding support and an innovative way to continuously provide amazing experiences to Malaysians while they explore new horizons with the same level of trust and confidence. Groupon Malaysia will continue to develop new partnerships and working relationships to provide customers throughout Malaysia with not only the best value, but also the best experiences possible. The Groupon Experience,” Joel added.

Commenting on the partnership, Aaron Hung, Director of APAC Partnerships for TripAdvisor said, “We are thrilled with this collaboration as it demonstrates Groupon Malaysia’s desire to embrace trusted traveller reviews and enable its customers to make better informed decisions based on the insights and ratings of TripAdvisor's global community of travellers.”

Launched on July 2011, Groupon Getaways is a speciality travel deals site which provides customers with the best holiday deals including unbeatable rates on flights, hotels and cruises throughout Asia. With over 100,000 travel packages sold since its launch in July 2012, Groupon Getaways has quickly grown to become a leading online travel planning marketing platform to introduce customers to new destination.

For further details on Groupon Getaways, visit getaways.groupon.my.