Expedia Group

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Battle of the "best" in online travel is just getting started

By PhocusWire | December 11, 2020

Let's not, for a moment, dampen the mood that has started creeping into the psyche of leaders in the online travel market in recent weeks. Read More

News / Online

Q&A: Airbnb's Joe Gebbia talks milestone IPO

By Jill Menze | December 11, 2020

Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia speaks to Airbnb's debut on the public markets, how it has adapted during the pandemic and the company’s long-term vision. Read More

News / Online

Expedia Group CEO wants to be "the best travel tech platform in the world"

By Jill Menze | December 10, 2020

At Expedia Group’s virtual Explore event, CEO Peter Kern outlined how playing to Expedia Group’s strengths will help the company and its partners recover from the impact of the coronavirus crisis. Read More

News / Online

How will Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com and others grow their rental inventory?

By Mitra Sorrells | December 9, 2020

Vacation home sales are on the rise, but owners now have considerations beyond just bringing in revenue. Read More

Opinion / Online

Key questions facing Airbnb ahead of its IPO

By Pierre Becerril - Transparent | December 3, 2020

By redefining traveler expectations and establishing a new type of lodging, Airbnb built the second-most valuable travel company in the world in just a decade. Now, as public market investors consider... Read More

News / Online

Airbnb's IPO registration shows it's ready to join the big leagues

By Kevin May | November 17, 2020

On the eve of its debut on the public markets, documents filed this week indicate that it is ready move in comfortably alongside the likes of Expedia Group and Booking Holdings. Read More

News / Online

Expedia Group Q3 “better than expected,” Vrbo up YoY

By Mitra Sorrells | November 4, 2020

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern says the company intends to be "more bold" on pushing the Vrbo brand while it also pursues a broad cost-cutting strategy. Read More

News / Online

How Airbnb has resisted the pandemic, adapted to new demands

By Kevin May | November 4, 2020

Data shows where Airbnb sits in the wider accommodation ecosystem, as brands attempt to form some basis of recovery. Read More

News / Distribution

Phocuswright Conference 2020 Preview: It's a period of reckoning for hotels

By Kevin May | October 27, 2020

The pre-pandemic fierce yet healthy competition between hotels and rentals for the leisure traveler is now more acute than it has ever been. It's going to be a tough ride ahead. Read More

News / Online

InPhocus, episode 25 - Vrbo president Jeff Hurst on its 25-year legacy

By Kevin May | October 23, 2020

Jeff Hurst talks about the key moments in the Vrbo story, the impact that the arrival of Airbnb had on the short-term rental marketplace and what the sector might evolve into next. Read More

News / Online

U.S. Justice Department files antitrust lawsuit against Google, travel brands brace for proceedings

By Linda Fox | October 20, 2020

The Justice Department is claiming that Google has abused its dominant position in search and advertising to keep competition down. Read More

News / Technology

SilverRail Technologies in management buyout from Expedia Group

By Kevin May | October 19, 2020

The SilverRail business is now wholly owned once again by the management team, and Expedia Group's strategic interest in rail is over, 3.5 years after the original deal. Read More

News / Distribution

Expedia claims OTAs in crucial position for travel industry recovery

By Jill Menze | October 15, 2020

According to new research from Expedia Group, as consumers begin traveling again, online travel agencies will play a key role in driving economic recovery for the industry. Read More