BEIJING, China - October 14, 2005 - eLong, Inc. (NASDAQ: LONG), a leading online travel service provider in China, today announced that it will report its financial results for the third quarter of 2005 on Thursday, November 10, 2005 at 7:00 pm Eastern Time (Beijing/Hong Kong Time: Friday, November 11, at 8:00 am).

eLong's management team will be on the call to discuss results and highlights and to answer questions. The toll-free number for U.S. participants is 1-877-542-7993 and the dial-in number for Hong Kong participants is 852-2258-4002. The passcode for all participants is eLong.

A replay of the call will be available for one day between 8:15 pm Eastern Time on November 10, 2005 and 8:15 pm Eastern Time on November 11, 2005. The toll-free number for U.S callers is 1-800-477-5518 and the dial-in number for international callers is 852-2802-5151. The passcode for the replay is 783620.

Additionally, a live and archived web cast of this call will be available on the Investor Relations section of the eLong corporate website at http://ir.elong.net.

Founded in 1999, eLong is an independent travel service company headquartered in Beijing with a national presence across China. The company uses web-based distribution technologies and a 24-hour nationwide call center to provide consumers with consolidated travel information and the ability to access hotel reservations at discounted rates at over 2,770 hotels in major cities across China. eLong also offers air ticketing and other travel related services, such as rental cars, vacation packages and corporate travel services, at discounted rates.

eLong operates the websites http://www.elong.com and http://www.elong.net