Expedia Group

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Expedia Group builds generative AI into multiple products in its “Fall Release”
By Mitra Sorrells | September 21, 2023
Among many other updates to its products and services for both travelers and industry partners, Expedia Group is partnering with travel influencers to offer short-form videos in the Expedia and... Read More
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The Phocuswright Conference 2023 – program, speakers and discount
By PhocusWire | September 12, 2023
The travel industry's leaders and newest entrants gather in Fort Lauderdale November 13-16 for The Phocuswright Conference. Read More
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Online travel giants seeking to mix up marketing channels
By Linda Fox | August 15, 2023
Online travel giants Booking Holdings, Expedia Group and Airbnb increased marketing investment marginally in Q2 as all strive to make the most of direct channels. Read More
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Expedia Group sees cause for optimism in record Q2 earnings
By Derek Catron | August 3, 2023
While revenues slowed and fell below analysts’ estimates, CEO Peter Kern saw promise in Expedia Group’s plans for the rest of the year.   Read More
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Hopper hooks Nubank for travel portal partnership
By Linda Fox | July 27, 2023
The Nubank travel portal will sit within its shopping platform, which acts as the company’s marketplace for consumers to access financial planning services. Read More
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Expedia Group inks Walmart as major new B2B customer
By Derek Catron | July 25, 2023
New partnership brings together one of the world’s biggest OTAs with its biggest retailer. Could Amazon be next? Read More
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Travel leaders talk about the innovations that excite them
By Derek Catron | July 18, 2023
Karen Bolda of Expedia, Ross Veitch of Wego Group and Philip Yan of Alibaba Fliggy spoke about the travel tech innovations they’re watching at Phocuswright Europe 2023.     Read More
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Expedia Group lays off staff in U.S. and abroad
By Mitra Sorrells | July 17, 2023
Beginning last Wednesday there are multiple posts on social media from people who say they were Expedia Group employees and have been laid off, and the company has confirmed the layoffs but would not... Read More
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Expedia Group announces ugly split with Hopper
By Mitra Sorrells and Derek Catron | July 12, 2023
Expedia Group is pulling its hotel and vacation rental supply from Hopper, charging the rival online travel agency with taking advantage of consumers. Read More
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Expedia Group launches One Key unified rewards program
By Derek Catron | July 7, 2023
Speaking at Phocuswright Europe 2023, Alfonso Paredes called One Key “a super powerful tool” that would spread rewards benefits to more travelers.   Read More
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Priceline partners with Google to deploy generative AI
By Mitra Sorrells | June 6, 2023
Priceline will use the generative AI technology to create a new virtual travel assistant chatbot to improve internal workflows. Read More
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Online travel giants Q1 marketing spending shows wide variance
By Mitra Sorrells | June 6, 2023
Expedia Group spent the highest percentage of revenue on marketing while Airbnb spent the least and focused on expanding brand awareness and balancing supply and demand. Read More
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Phocuswright Europe 2023: Innovative travel products from around the globe
By PhocusWire | May 18, 2023
Hear from leaders from Expedia Group, Fliggy, HometoGo and Wego about innovative products that are driving the travel industry forward. Read More
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How Expedia is thinking about growth in vacation rentals
By Linda Fox | May 17, 2023
Tim Rosolio, vice president for vacation rental partner success at Expedia Group, talks about inventory pressure, technology gaps and more flexible cancellation policies for vacation rentals. Read More
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Expedia Group launches OneKeyCash for partners
By Kathryn Walson | May 12, 2023
The new rewards currency is intended to target the 83% of consumers who travel too infrequently to earn status or meaningful rewards. Read More