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 boosted by HomeAway performance in first financials of 2017
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Expedia boosted by HomeAway performance in first financials of 2017
By Kevin May | April 28, 2017
Expedia Inc has bumped its revenue up by 15% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2017 to $2.2 billion across the group. The best performing business units within the company, in terms of revenue g Read More
TripAdvisor finally gets IHG on-board for Instant Booking
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TripAdvisor finally gets IHG on-board for Instant Booking
By Kevin May | April 27, 2017
TripAdvisor has persuaded another of the global hotel giants to join its Instant Booking service: InterContinental Hotels Group. The group's portfolio of brands will now be available, allowing user Read More
The power of packages for hotels
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The power of packages for hotels
By Sponsored Content | April 19, 2017
Hotels currently have a variety of ways to sell rooms. The halcyon days of basing distribution strategy around the simplistic "direct" and "third-party" options are long gone. Merchant model or net Read More
Why OTA commissions are actually a steal of a deal
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Why OTA commissions are actually a steal of a deal
By Viewpoints | April 6, 2017
In the past six months I’ve written about increasing hotel brand fees (Hotel Loyalty Rate Analysis) and increasing loyalty fees (The Great Loyalty Rate Debate). Both articles prompted some very int Read More
Direct bookings and web presence beat mobile and personalisation as hotel priorities
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Direct bookings and web presence beat mobile and personalisation as hotel priorities
By Kevin May | March 28, 2017
Game on - the top business focus for hotel owners this year is to increase their direct bookings and improve their online presence. The finding, indicated in the annual Global Hotel Business Index Read More
Expedia adds reviews analysis to partner armoury to help hotels gauge feedback
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Expedia adds reviews analysis to partner armoury to help hotels gauge feedback
By Linda Fox | March 22, 2017
Expedia has developed technology to help hotels get a handle on how their guests feel about a property or a stay by analysing reviews. Guest Review Insights aims to aggregate and organise reviews a Read More
Come on, Airbnb - consumers want you on online travel agencies
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Come on, Airbnb - consumers want you on online travel agencies
By Kevin May | March 21, 2017
The people have spoken - Airbnb listings should be integrated into traditional hotel search results. This is the view of the majority of 2,500 travellers in the US that were polled by travel indust Read More
VR extends its reach into the travel marketing mainstream
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VR extends its reach into the travel marketing mainstream
By Viewpoints | March 9, 2017
In the cult 1990s movie “Strange Days,” a virtual reality apparatus pulls images straight from a user’s cerebral cortex. Though solidly in the realm of science fiction, a similar kind of intense inter Read More
Trump slump or big chill - how bans are playing out in travel distribution
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Trump slump or big chill - how bans are playing out in travel distribution
By Marisa Garcia | March 8, 2017
Lots of column inches have been taken up on the policies of the Donald Trump administration but what of their impact on travel distribution and likelihood to hurt US travel and tourism? Are we trul Read More
Don’t be a dinosaur - activities evolve to avoid extinction
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Don’t be a dinosaur - activities evolve to avoid extinction
By Viewpoints | February 27, 2017
Think about it for a moment - over $600 million in capital has been raised in seven years by companies in the tours and activities sector. It is also seven years since Phocuswright published its de Read More
True cost of acquisition metric a long way off for hotels
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True cost of acquisition metric a long way off for hotels
By Kevin May | February 27, 2017
There is a belief by some that hotels should be able to select their distribution channels easily. A hotel owner or the channel manager wonks at chain level can measure which one performs well and Read More
Ryanair to fire screenscaping legal action against Expedia
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Ryanair to fire screenscaping legal action against Expedia
By Kevin May | February 20, 2017
Ryanair is to embark on another salvo of anti-screenscraper action in the courts, with Expedia the latest intermediary in its crosshairs. The low-cost carrier will not comment on the impending acti Read More
Expedia ups the ante in Europe, undeterred by Priceline's Momondo deal
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Expedia ups the ante in Europe, undeterred by Priceline's Momondo deal
By Martin Cowen | February 17, 2017
Expedia Inc's CFO Mark Okerstrom is confident Europe remains a "huge opportunity" for its brands and promised it will be "more aggressive" in the region this year. Speaking at the Goldman Sachs Tec Read More
When a startup claims it is stealing business from Booking.com
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When a startup claims it is stealing business from Booking.com
By Kevin May | February 15, 2017
BidRoom is the same as countless other startups in the travel industry when they claim to be disrupting bookings or solving travel planning, etc. Many newbies coming into the sector often say they Read More
Trivago the standout performer for Expedia in 2016 as it goes it alone
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Trivago the standout performer for Expedia in 2016 as it goes it alone
By Linda Fox | February 10, 2017
Travel comparison site Trivago emerged with strong 2016 numbers as Expedia reported its final quarter and full-year 2016 results. The Germany-based service, which completed its IPO in December, fin Read More