Expedia Group

News / Online

Barry Diller cites “dumb things” and “mistakes” as Expedia still ends 2019 on financial high

By Steven Lerner | February 14, 2020

In his first earnings call since taking over day-to-day operations for Expedia Group, Chairman Barry Diller very candidly outlined his 2020 plan to “drive sustained growth.” Read More

Opinion / Technology

Hotel revenue management: Is there a breakthrough on the horizon?

By Vivek Bhogaraju - Expedia Group | February 4, 2020

Expedia Group commissioned Phocuswright to conduct a global study on the state of hotel revenue management from the perspective of the revenue manager - and the results are telling. Read More

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News / Online

Google, Barry Diller, annual marketing spend - what to watch in upcoming online travel earnings

By Steven Lerner | February 3, 2020

Here are six important questions regarding the upcoming earnings for online travel companies. Read More

News / Online

Increased focus on offers and customer service are top asks from travelers

By Linda Fox | January 22, 2020

A global survey of travelers from Expedia Partner Solutions highlights the most important booking, payment and customer service factors. Read More

Interview / Online

How I Got Here, episode 20 - Bob Diener of Hotels.com

By PhocusWire | January 16, 2020

Long before the online travel agency world took off, Bob Diener was perfecting the merchant model that would become omnipresent in later years. He talks to Mozio's David Litwak and Kevin May from... Read More

Opinion / Technology

The next decade of change in the travel industry

By Abhijit Pal - Expedia Group | December 30, 2019

Expedia Group's head of research for the Travel Partners Group shares his predictions - some obvious and some outlandish - for the next 10 years. Read More

News / Online

VIDEO: Amazon may inspire a new world for travel sales

By Kevin May | December 16, 2019

Intent's Richard Harris explains the options ahead and the problems brands, intermediaries and the platforms might face in a new ecosystem for securing travel sales Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Startups and established brands have hidden motivations

By PhocusWire | December 13, 2019

By welcoming innovation from the outside, companies not only get a different way of thinking but often an important non-travel perspective that questions why things have always been done that way. Read More

News / Online

PhocusWire's newsmakers of the year 2019

By Jill Menze / Kevin May | December 9, 2019

Our annual list of the newsmakers over the course of the past 12 months features three of the brands that have had the most impact on the news agenda. Read More

News / Startups

An entrepreneur's vision on the turnaround needed at Expedia Group

By Alex Bainbridge - Autoura | December 9, 2019

Expedia Group's strategy is unlikely to shift immediately, but it's not too late to apply a new position around acquisitions and put the business back on track at the top table. Read More

Interview / Online

Sounding Off: Every travel brand needs to find a new route to customers

By PhocusWire | December 6, 2019

Whether it's Amazon or some other channel, the current process for customer acquisition is unlikely to remain in its current guise for much longer. Read More

Opinion / Online

Lessons to reflect on after Expedia Group board presses the nuclear button

By Yeoh Siew Hoon - WebInTravel | December 6, 2019

Clearly, Mark Okerstrom's "Everest" was deemed one mountain too high by the chairman of the board, Barry Diller - but the ex-CEO was trying his hardest. Read More