Expedia Group

News / Online

Expedia unveils rebrand in major push to capture travel demand

By Jill Menze | April 19, 2021

Expedia is debuting a new look and product offerings on its quest to become consumers’ "ultimate travel companion." Read More

News / Online

Vrbo puts new emphasis on helping its best hosts

By Kevin May | April 13, 2021

To qualify as a Premier Host, owners must have a 90% or higher acceptance rate of guests, have cancelled on guests on less than 5% of occasions and have higher than a 4.3 rating from guests. Read More

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 59 - Rolf Schromgens of Trivago

By PhocusWire | April 8, 2021

Rolf Schromgens was broke and scarred from the experience of a previous startup when he finally sat down with his co-founders and created Trivago, as he explains to Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May of... Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Airbnb isn't a community - it's a business

By PhocusWire | April 2, 2021

The real test of the company comes from hereon with its quarterly figures, strategic initiatives that boost them and destroying the competition. Read More

News / Online

Expedia launches virtual agent for advisors and travelers

By Jamie Biesiada - Travel Weekly | April 2, 2021

Advisors who are members of the Expedia Travel Agent Affiliate Program can use the virtual agent to cancel bookings or check the status of refunds. Read More

News / Online

Vrbo targets Airbnb “Superhosts” as rental competition heats up

By Jill Menze | April 1, 2021

Vrbo is offering experienced short-term rental hosts increased visibility through its new Fast Start program. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: How one airline is rethinking every element of customer loyalty

By PhocusWire | March 26, 2021

AirAsia has shifted its loyalty strategy from providing passenger services to being a one-stop-shop for passengers to earn credit for tickets and numerous other consumer goods. Read More

News / Technology

How travel brands are using Apple's App Clip to drive engagement, touchless experiences

By Jill Menze | March 16, 2021

Brands including KKday, Caesars Entertainment and Expedia Group have developed App Clip solutions to provide a frictionless experience for travelers while increasing customer engagement. Read More

Opinion / Online

Zero travel is the career opportunity travel managers have been waiting for

By Tristan Smith - Egencia | March 15, 2021

Virtual meetings are suddenly the default option. Now travel managers must drive a more strategic conversation about the purpose of travel. Read More

News / Technology

HomeAway alums spearhead $200M investment SPAC

By Kevin May | March 9, 2021

The SPAC is head by chairman Brian Sharples, who served as co-founder and CEO of HomeAway until 2016, alongside CEO Cotter Cunningham, previously founder, chairman and CEO of RetailMeNot. Read More

News / Online

Expedia Group sells Classic Vacations packaging brand

By Jeri Clausing - Travel Weekly | March 2, 2021

Classic will operate as a standalone company, with president David Hu and his leadership team remaining in place; and its headquarters will stay in San Jose. Read More

News / Online

Expedia Group and Booking Holdings slashed marketing by $6B in 2020 (but Airbnb now makes an entrance)

By Kevin May | March 2, 2021

The body check on marketing spend by the two giants of online travel in 2020 ends a run of gradually slowing increases in prior years. Read More

Opinion / Online

Collaboration: the key word for responsible recovery in vacation rentals

By Kevin Locraft - Expedia Group | February 25, 2021

To spur and sustain widespread economic recovery in the vacation rental sector, cities, platforms and vacation rental owners and managers must collaborate on effective public... Read More