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Webus Corrects Misstatements On Expedia Partnership; Confirms No Access To Expedia AI And Loss Of Travel Agent Affiliate Program Access

BenzingaDecember 05, 2025 at 11:04 PMFull Content
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Webus corrects false claims about its partnership with Expedia, clarifying it never had access to Expedia's AI or APIs and lost TAAP program access effective November 10, 2025.

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Webus International retracted misleading statements from a press release regarding a partnership with Expedia Group, confirming it never had access to Expedia’s AI technologies or B2B APIs. Expedia terminated Webus’ access to the Travel Agent Affiliate Program (TAAP) effective November 10, 2025. The company acknowledged the error and pledged to ensure accurate future communications.

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Webus International Limited ("Webus" or the "Company") provides the following clarification regarding a press release on October 21, 2025, titled "Webus International Limited to Expand Wetour's Expedia TAAP Partnership with Integration of Expedia Group's Newly Announced AI Trip Planner and APIs." (the " Press Release"):

The Press Release contains inaccurate descriptions of the scope of Webus' relationship with Expedia Group, which Webus now seeks to clarify as follows:

1. Webus' previous engagement with Expedia Group was limited exclusively to its participation in the Expedia Travel Agent Affiliate Program (TAAP).

2. Webus has never had access to Expedia Group's Smart Trip AI™, B2B APIs, or any other proprietary AI technologies or trademarks nor were Webus and Expedia Group engaged in negotiations to permit such access.

3. References to an "expanded partnership" or any technical integration were inaccurate and did not correctly depicted the nature of the relationship.

Expedia Group has notified Webus that its access to the TAAP Program was terminated effective November 10, 2025.

Webus acknowledges this notice and will ensure all future communications accurately represent the scope of its business relationships.

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Webus International Limited ("Webus" or the "Company") provides the following clarification regarding a press release on October 21, 2025, titled "Webus International Limited to Expand Wetour's Expedia TAAP Partnership
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