BEIJING, China – April 18, 2006 - eLong, Inc. (NASDAQ: LONG), a leading online travel service provider in China, today announced that it will report its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2005 on Wednesday, April 19, 2006 at 8:00 pm Eastern Time (Beijing/Hong Kong Time: April 20, 2006 at 8:00 am) and preliminary unaudited financial results for the first quarter 2006 on Thursday, May 11, 2006 at 8:00 pm Eastern Time (Beijing/Hong Kong Time: May 12, 2006 at 8:00 am).

eLong’s management team will be on the call to discuss results and highlights and to answer questions. For the fourth quarter 2005 earnings conference call, the toll-free number for U.S. participants is 1-800-365-8460 and the dial-in number for Hong Kong participants is 852-2258-4000. The passcode for all participants is eLong.

"As eLong's founder, Justin Tang has had a dramatic impact on the travel industry in China. eLong has literally transformed the way Chinese travelers plan and purchase travel, empowering them in a way that was unimaginable ten years ago. We thank Justin for his contributions and look forward to continuing to work closely with him in his role as Chairman of the eLong Board of Directors," continued Harford.

A replay of the fourth quarter call will be available for one day between 9:15 pm Eastern Time on April 19, 2006 and 9:15 pm Eastern Time on April 20, 2006. The toll-free number for U.S. callers is 1-800-945-6632 and the dial-in number for international callers is 852-2802-5151. The passcode for the replay is 743620

For the first quarter 2006 earnings conference call, the toll-free number for U.S. participants is 1-800-365-8460 and the dial-in number for Hong Kong participants is 852-2258-4000. The passcode for all participants is eLong.

A replay of the first quarter call will be available for one day between 9:15 pm Eastern Time on May 11, 2006 and 9:15 pm Eastern Time on May 12, 2006. The toll-free number for U.S. callers is 1-888-562-6490 and the dial-in number for international callers is 852-2802-5151. The passcode for the replay is 759350.

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.

About eLong, Inc.

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 3,000 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

Investor Contact:

Raymond Huang
eLong, Inc.
Investor Relations Manager
ir@corp.elong.com
86-10-5860-2288 ext. 6633