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Guest reviews, room price more valuable than brand name in hotel selection

By Mitra Sorrells | April 9, 2019

According to Expedia Group, room price and guest reviews and ratings are more important than brand when consumers shop hotels. Read More

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Millennials: Have kids, will travel

By Monya Mandich - Expedia Group Media Solutions. | April 1, 2019

Generation Alpha is increasingly taking over the headlines from Millennials and Generation Z and marketers are rushing to understand the implications of this generation in travel. Read More

News / Technology

As Amadeus embarks on cloud journey, Expedia keeps it real

By Linda Fox | March 28, 2019

Amadeus has begun migrating services to the cloud beginning with its Master Pricer shopping technology. Read More

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HomeAway commits to future of VRBO with rebrand and new features

By Kevin May | March 27, 2019

Expedia Group is "doubling down on what made the business successful", HomeAway president John Kim says, almost 25 years on from the service's launch in the U.S. Read More

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Ground innovation, part 4: Getting onboard the rail (r)evolution

By Linda Fox | March 25, 2019

In the final part of our series on ground transportation, we look at the development of rail technology and distribution. Read More

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Online travel agency giants spent $10.6B on marketing in 2018 (but look closer)

By Kevin May | March 14, 2019

The $10 billion-plus level of combined marketing between the pair masks a dramatic slowing down of activity compared to previous annual increases. Read More

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Expedia Partner Solutions builds partner program for tech companies

By Linda Fox | February 21, 2019

Expedia Partner Solutions says it wants to establish a closer relationship via its certified technology partner program. Read More

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Egencia adds hotel chat, package booking features to business travel platform

By Jill Menze | February 20, 2019

Egencia is rolling out platform updates to benefit both business travelers and travel managers. Read More

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Home-sharing is ready to write its second chapter

By Christina Jelski - Travel Weekly | February 18, 2019

Startups are mounting fresh challenges to both traditional hotels, whose forays into the home-rental space have met with mixed results, and to a maturing Airbnb, which is showing signs of evolving its... Read More

Opinion / Technology

Distributed ledger technology can bring rate parity to hotel distribution

By Nadim El Manawy - Arise Travel | February 15, 2019

We ask if distribution technology in use today has been designed with goals that are out of alignment with hotelier’s best interests Read More

News / Online

Expedia reports double-digit growth in key metrics in 2018, continues international push

By Mitra Sorrells | February 8, 2019

Expedia Group turned in strong figures for 2018 as it looks to continuing strengthening its product in new international markets. Read More

News / Distribution

Qantas unveils NDC-led booking channel for agents, hints at fees down the road

By Linda Fox | February 7, 2019

Qantas will introduce an agency booking channel from August this year providing its "widest range of fares." Read More

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Trivago reports improvement in financials, looks further into private accommodation

By Linda Fox | February 6, 2019

Trivago reports Q4 2018 earnings with double digit net income for the second consecutive quarter Read More

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Online travel agencies under spotlight from regulators and academics over hotel strategies

By Kevin May | February 6, 2019

Booking.com and Expedia agree to cooperate with a set of guidelines regarding the portrayal of discounts, availability and influence of commissions on rankings. Read More

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Four key developments keeping the U.S. OTA market exciting

By Phocuswright Research | February 4, 2019

Phocuswright's recent travel research identifies four key developments that make the U.S. online travel agency market an exciting one to watch in 2019. Read More

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