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Travel eSIM provider Kolet attracts investment from Expedia, Apple vets
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June 10, 2025
The funding will be used to enhance Kolet's mobile app, simplify eSIM installation for first-time users and hire additional team members.
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Rapid Fire with Karen Bolda of Expedia Group
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June 5, 2025
As we count down to Phocuswright Europe, PhocusWire is shining the spotlight on a selection of conference speakers in a series of Q&As.
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Rapid Fire with Emilie Dumont of Digitrips
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June 3, 2025
As we count down to Phocuswright Europe, PhocusWire is shining the spotlight on a selection of conference speakers in a series of Q&As.
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OTA marketing spend rose in Q1 2025
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June 3, 2025
As Airbnb, Booking Holdings, Expedia Group and Trip.com Group continue to up marketing spend, PhocusWire looks at what they're saying about these investments.
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Rapid Fire with Shilpa Ranganathan of Expedia Group
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May 29, 2025
As we count down to Phocuswright Europe, PhocusWire is shining the spotlight on a selection of conference speakers in a series of Q&As.
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Booking.com terminates many partnerships with content creators
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May 23, 2025
Content creators were informed via email, which also had instructions for joining Booking.com's third-party affiliate program.
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Expedia Group’s Ariane Gorin opens up about first year as CEO
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May 21, 2025
Ariane Gorin, CEO of Expedia Group, looks back on her first year in the role in an interview with PhocusWire.
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Former Expedia Group CFO Eric Hart returns to lead strategy, business development
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May 19, 2025
Hart left Expedia Group in 2022 after 13 years in various roles, including as chief financial officer and chief strategy officer.
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Expedia Group leans into B2B arm, adding new APIs, advertising capabilities
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May 14, 2025
The B2B expansion and new AI tools come on the heels of Expedia Group's Q1 earnings last week, which fell within company guidance.
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Expedia Group, Sabre, Qantas and more...
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May 9, 2025
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.
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Expedia feels pinch of drop in inbound U.S. travel, Canada bookings fall 30% in Q1
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May 8, 2025
The company also announced a new AI-powered tool to turn Instagram Reels into travel inspiration, recommendations and itineraries.
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Sabre, Amadeus, Google, Etihad and more...
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May 2, 2025
Keep up with all the latest people, partner and product news from around the global travel industry.
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Expedia Group to restructure parts of organization
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April 28, 2025
On the heels of March layoffs, Expedia Group is restructuring certain parts of its organization, making “difficult but necessary” decisions.
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PhocusWire's weekly travel tech news briefs: Expedia Group, FLYR, PayPal and more...
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April 18, 2025
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Report—The short-term rental guest: 2025 trends, insights and research
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April 15, 2025
This report is based on findings from a study of the short-term rental market in the United States conducted by Phocuswright in partnership with Expedia Group and other travel leaders.
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