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Exhibit 23.1
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the use in this Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement No. 333-40934 of Expedia, Inc. on Form S-1 of our report
dated October 26, 1999 (July 6, 2000 as to Note 7) for Expedia, Inc. and of our
report dated March 17, 2000 for VacationSpot.com, Inc. appearing in the
Prospectus, which is part of this Registration Statement.
We also consent to the reference to us under the headings "Selected
Financial Data" and "Experts" in such Prospectus.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Seattle, Washington
July 21, 2000
