Expedia News and Updates

Expedia Group is one of the most influential players in online travel, with a portfolio of brands and platforms that shape the digital booking landscape. PhocusWire provides timely, in-depth coverage of Expedia news and updates, including leadership changes, platform innovation, and shifts in its global strategy across lodging, air, and experiences.

The latest developments from Expedia and the OTA market

Track how Expedia is evolving its technology stack, streamlining traveler engagement, and reimagining its marketplace to compete in a rapidly changing OTA environment. Our reporting includes insights on product development, loyalty integration, and strategic partnerships that reflect broader trends in online travel retail.

Expedia rolls out MICE tech tool to the US
News / Technology
Expedia rolls out MICE tech tool to the US
By Bernadette Giacomazzo | December 6, 2017
In an effort to streamline the booking process for hotels and meeting planners, Expedia is rolling out its automated MICE online booking engine in the United States. Read More
Amadeus ramps up hotel options with Expedia Affiliate Network deal
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Amadeus ramps up hotel options with Expedia Affiliate Network deal
By Kevin May | December 6, 2017
Amadeus claims to have 750,000 unique properties in its portfolio of hotels, thanks to a deal struck this week with the Expedia Affiliate Network. Read More
Expedia expands Routehappy partnership to include product and ticket attributes
News / Distribution
Expedia expands Routehappy partnership to include product and ticket attributes
By Michele McDonald | December 6, 2017
Expedia Inc. is expanding its agreement with Routehappy, which operates a rich content platform for airline shopping, to include integration of Universal Product Attributes (UPAs) and Universal Ticket Read More
Hoteliers must pressure OTAs in competition for direct bookings
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Hoteliers must pressure OTAs in competition for direct bookings
By Patrick Bosworth - Duetto | December 4, 2017
At The Phocuswright Conference last month, I heard plenty of chatter from hoteliers about the major online travel agencies reporting rough quarterly results and the subsequent drops in share prices. Read More
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Expedia Media Solutions on the Asia-Pacific traveler
By PhocusWire | November 29, 2017
The digital behaviour of travelers in China, Japan and Australia was the subject of a recent study by Expedia Media Solutions. Read More
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News / Online
Thomas Cook talks up digital reboot with Expedia
By Kevin May | November 28, 2017
Thomas Cook has spent a long time trying to figure out what to do when it comes to providing online services to customers. Read More
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News / Online
Where are Google's travel search ambitions?
By Kevin May | November 17, 2017
It’s beginning to feel like a different era when Google bought ITA Software in 2010 for $700 million. Read More
New Expedia report explores rise of “bleisure” travelers
News / Online
New Expedia report explores rise of “bleisure” travelers
By Bernadette Giacomazzo | November 15, 2017
A new study suggests that bleisure trips are on the rise—and hotels can capitalize on the trend. Read More
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News / Online
Airbnb usage slowing, OTAs should seize opportunity
By Kevin May | November 13, 2017
Adoption of Airbnb has started to flatten sooner than some analysts have expected, with online travel agencies tipped as likely beneficiaries. Read More
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News
Welcome to a world of extremely dynamic packaging
By Dirk Rogl - Phocuswright | November 9, 2017
Something is going on in the European leisure travel market – in part, due to the distribution strategies of airlines and hotels. Read More
Trivago goes home with HomeAway inventory
News / Distribution
Trivago goes home with HomeAway inventory
By Marisa Garcia | November 7, 2017
The vacation rental market is again attracting attention with this week trivago announcing the integration of Expedia’s HomeAway vacation rental inventory into its hotel search platform. Johannes T Read More
TripActions closes on Series A round, partners with two powerhouses for hotel inventory
News / Distribution
TripActions closes on Series A round, partners with two powerhouses for hotel inventory
By Michele McDonald | October 4, 2017
TripActions, which bills itself as a “modern” corporate travel management company, disclosed that it completed a $12.5 million Series A round of funding in April. The sum brings its total amount of Read More
Hotelbeds completes GTA deal and lays down challenge to Expedia and Priceline
News / Distribution
Hotelbeds completes GTA deal and lays down challenge to Expedia and Priceline
By Martin Cowen | October 4, 2017
Hotelbeds Group executive chairman Joan Vila believes that the group now has the global scale to give hoteliers a viable distribution alternative to Expedia Inc and Priceline Group. Vila talked to Read More
Wasting no time, Expedia taps Okerstrom as new chief executive officer
News / Online
Wasting no time, Expedia taps Okerstrom as new chief executive officer
By Michele McDonald | August 30, 2017
Expedia Inc. moved quickly to replace its departing chief executive officer, naming Mark Okerstrom to the position. Okerstrom, currently chief financial Officer and executive vice president of oper Read More
Interview: Dara Khosrowshahi remains mum on Uber job, highlights Expedia growth
Interview / Distribution
Interview: Dara Khosrowshahi remains mum on Uber job, highlights Expedia growth
By Kerry Medina | August 30, 2017
On Tuesday morning at 10am Pacific Daylight Time, Dara Khosrowshahi sat comfortably in a conference room on the 17th floor of Expedia’s Bellevue, Washington headquarters, giving no indication of his p Read More
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