Second Amendment to Credit Agreement among Expedia, Inc. and Lenders, dated December 18, 2006

Summary

This amendment updates the existing Credit Agreement between Expedia, Inc. (and its subsidiaries) and a group of lenders, including JPMorgan Chase Bank as Administrative Agent. The amendment revises the minimum consolidated net worth requirement for Expedia, Inc., effective January 1, 2007, and confirms that all other terms of the original agreement remain in effect. The amendment becomes effective once signed by the required lenders and Expedia, Inc. It is governed by New York law and requires Expedia to cover certain administrative expenses related to the amendment.

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Exhibit 10.1

EXECUTION COPY

     SECOND AMENDMENT, dated as of December 18, 2006 (this “Amendment”), to the CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of July 8, 2005, as amended by the First Amendment dated as of December 7, 2006 (as further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”), among EXPEDIA, INC., a Delaware corporation; EXPEDIA, INC., a Washington corporation; TRAVELSCAPE, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company (successor to TRAVELSCAPE, INC., a Nevada corporation); HOTELS.COM, a Delaware corporation; HOTWIRE, INC., a Delaware corporation; the other Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto; the Lenders from time to time party thereto; JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent; and J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as London Agent.

WITNESSETH:

     WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein; and

     WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Lenders amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Lenders under the Credit Agreement whose signatures appear below, constituting at least the Required Lenders, are willing to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

     SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein (including in the preamble hereto) have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement.

     SECTION 2. Amendment of Section 6.11. Section 6.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

               “SECTION 6.11. Consolidated Net Worth. The Company will not at any time permit Consolidated Net Worth to be less than the sum at such time of (a) US$4,500,000,000 and (b) commencing with the fiscal quarter beginning on January 1, 2007, 50% of the Company’s Consolidated Net Income for each fiscal quarter of the Company for which Consolidated Net Income is positive and for which financial statements shall have been delivered under Section 5.01(a) or (b).”

     SECTION 3. Representations, Warranties and Agreements. The Company, as to itself and each of the Subsidiaries, hereby represents and warrants to and agrees with each Lender and the Agents that:


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     (a) The representations and warranties set forth in Article III of the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Amendment Effective Date (as defined below) and after giving effect to this Amendment, with the same effect as if made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they were true and correct as of such earlier date.

     (b) As of the Amendment Effective Date, after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

     SECTION 4. Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date (the “Amendment Effective Date”) on which the Administrative Agent shall have received duly executed counterparts hereof that, when taken together, bear the authorized signatures of the Company and Lenders constituting at least the Required Lenders.

     SECTION 5. Credit Agreement. Except as specifically stated herein, the Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the provisions thereof. As used therein, the terms “Agreement”, “herein”, “hereunder”, “hereto”, “hereof” and words of similar import shall, unless the context otherwise requires, refer to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.

     SECTION 6. Applicable Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

     SECTION 7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute a single instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Amendment by telecopy shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

     SECTION 8. Expenses. The Company agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Amendment, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, counsel for the Administrative Agent.


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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above written.

EXPEDIA, INC., a Delaware corporation,
 
by: /s/ Bret Myers                          
         Name: Bret Myers
         Title: Vice President and Treasurer
 
 
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually
and as Administrative Agent,
 
by: /s/ Peter B. Thauer                   
         Name: Peter B. Thauer
         Title: Vice President


To approve the Second Amendment to the Expedia, Inc. Credit Agreement:
 
Name of Institution:
Fifth Third Bank

by:   /s/ Gary S. Losey                   
    Name: Gary S. Losey
    Title: Vice President
 
by:   _______________________1
    Name:
    Title:
 
1   For any institution requiring a second signature line.


To approve the Second Amendment to the Expedia, Inc. Credit Agreement:

Name of Institution:
Wachovia Bank, N.A.
 
by:   /s/ Scott Suddreth                   
    Name: Scott Suddreth
    Title: Vice President


To approve the Second Amendment to the Expedia, Inc. Credit Agreement:

Name of Institution:
The Royal Bank of Scotland, plc
 
by:   /s/ William McGinty                   
    Name: William McGinty
    Title: Senior Vice President


To approve the Second Amendment to the Expedia, Inc. Credit Agreement:

Name of Institution:
Bank of America, N.A.
 
by:   /s/ John Margetanski        
    Name: John Margetanski
    Title: Vice President
 
by:   ____________________1
    Name:
    Title:
 
1   For any institution requiring a second signature line.


To approve the Second Amendment to the Expedia, Inc. Credit Agreement:

Name of Institution:
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 
by:   /s/ Kurban H. Merchant                    
    Name: Kurban H. Merchant
    Title: Vice President


To approve the Second Amendment to the Expedia, Inc. Credit Agreement:

Name of Institution:  
BNP Paribas  
 
by:   /s/ Nuala Marley                     
    Name: Nuala Marley  
    Title: Managing Director  
 
by:   /s/ Nanette Baudon               1
    Name: Nanette Baudon  
    Title: Vice President  
 
1        For any institution requiring a second signature line.


To approve the Second Amendment to the Expedia, Inc. Credit Agreement:

Name of Institution:
Societe Generale
 
by:   /s/ Nigel Elvey                     
    Name: Nigel Elvey
    Title: Vice President


To approve the Second Amendment to the Expedia, Inc. Credit Agreement:

Name of Institution:
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
 
by:   /s/ David Barton                   
Name: David Barton
    Title: Associate Director


To approve the Second Amendment to the Expedia, Inc. Credit Agreement:

Name of Institution:
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
 
by:   /s/ Leo E. Pagarigan         
    Name: Leo E. Pagarigan
    Title: Joint General Manager
 
by:   ____________________1
    Name:
    Title:
 
1        For any institution requiring a second signature line.


To approve the Second Amendment to the Expedia, Inc. Credit Agreement:

Name of Institution:
HSBC Bank USA, National Association
 
by:   /s/ Darren Pinsker                    
    Name: Darren Pinsker 
Title: Senior Vice President


To approve the Second Amendment to the Expedia, Inc. Credit Agreement:

  Name of Institution:
Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd.

by:   /s/ Leon Mo                                           
    Name: Leon Mo
    Title: Senior Vice President
 
by:   ____________________1
    Name:
    Title:
 
1        For any institution requiring a second signature line.


To approve the Second Amendment to the Expedia, Inc. Credit Agreement:

Name of Institution:
United Overseas Bank Limited, New York Agency
 
by:   /s/ George Lim                     
    Name: George Lim
    Title: FVP and General Manager
 
by:   /s/ Mario Sheng                   
    Name: Mario Sheng
    Title: AVP