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 brings Meeting Market out of the shadows
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Expedia brings Meeting Market out of the shadows
By Martin Cowen | February 24, 2016
Expedia's under-the-radar site Meeting Market is looking to expand beyond its current German base and become a pan-European, if not global, portal for the MICE sector. The site brings Expedia into Read More
Egencia connects corporate travellers to Uber services
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Egencia connects corporate travellers to Uber services
By Kevin May | February 24, 2016
Business travellers are being handed additional ground transportation options on the Egencia mobile app, through an integration with Uber. The Expedia Inc-owned travel management company has partne Read More
The Montcalm Mystery - comparison widgets, Booking.com and a PR fail
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The Montcalm Mystery - comparison widgets, Booking.com and a PR fail
By Kevin May | February 22, 2016
The idea of being able to compare rates from online travel agencies on a hotel website seems to get folk hot under the collar at the moment. Triptease has the comparison widget at the heart of its Read More
HomeAway tweaks its rental commissions, adds traveler fee
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HomeAway tweaks its rental commissions, adds traveler fee
By Sean O'Neil | February 19, 2016
This week HomeAway, the vacation rental platform, began rolling out a traveler fee to its US websites (HomeAway, VRBO, and VacationRentals.com), with a plan to introduce the fees globally later this y Read More
Priceline Group spent $2.8 billion on online advertising in 2015
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Priceline Group spent $2.8 billion on online advertising in 2015
By Kevin May | February 18, 2016
Little wake-up call shared today by the Priceline Group for consumer-facing startups thinking they can challenge the big boys and girls of the online travel world. In its fourth quarter and full ye Read More
Expedia wants you to visit a Swedish castle (before you actually go)
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Expedia wants you to visit a Swedish castle (before you actually go)
By Kevin May | February 5, 2016
Expedia has teamed up with the Department of Culture in Malmo in Sweden, to create a Streetview-style tour of one of the region's most prestigious landmarks. But rather than copying some of the usu Read More
Expedia takes new approach to China
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Expedia takes new approach to China
By Viewpoints | February 4, 2016
When Expedia sold its interest in eLong to Ctrip and others for $671 million last May, questions were asked about its long-term plans for China. Its CEO Dara Khosrowshahi told Tnooz a month or so l Read More
Wingz soars on $11 million round led by Expedia
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Wingz soars on $11 million round led by Expedia
By Linda Fox | January 25, 2016
Expedia has followed up its recent investment in hotel service platform Alice by leading a Series B round for airport ride startup Wingz. Altimeter Capital and Salesforce chief Marc Benioff were al Read More
Online travel agencies tipped to lose market share to hotel direct channels
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Online travel agencies tipped to lose market share to hotel direct channels
By Kevin May | January 25, 2016
Hotels in the third biggest tourist market on the planet are starting to fight back against the dominance of online travel agencies. At least, this is the forecast contained within research from Ph Read More
How can global OTAs grow in China?
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How can global OTAs grow in China?
By Viewpoints | January 21, 2016
Ctrip's investment in India's MakeMyTrip could be a sign that China's online travel agents are starting the flex their muscles and build a presence on the global stage, but how does it work the other Read More
HomeAway takes aim at Airbnb in spiky new ad campaign
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HomeAway takes aim at Airbnb in spiky new ad campaign
By Kevin May | January 18, 2016
New year, new advertising campaign - nothing unusual in that, except this year the vacation rental giant HomeAway has a new owner as well. Two months after Expedia Inc splashed out $3.9 billion to Read More
Mobile more important to travellers than deodorant
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Mobile more important to travellers than deodorant
By Martin Cowen | January 15, 2016
A comprehensive global study from Egencia and Expedia confirms, as if there were any doubt, that mobile devices are "indispensable" for leisure and business travellers alike. The Expedia/Egencia Mo Read More
As Yelp struggles, might a travel giant eat it?
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As Yelp struggles, might a travel giant eat it?
By Rob Lovitt | January 8, 2016
With almost 170 million monthly visitors, estimated annual revenues of half-a-billion dollars, and a stock price that’s tumbled from a 2014 high of $97 to today's mere $26, could Yelp be the next grea Read More
Looking back and ahead -- the sharing economy goes big
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Looking back and ahead -- the sharing economy goes big
By Viewpoints | December 29, 2015
As we reach 2016, Tnooz is unveiling its customary series of reflections on the year behind us and what the travel, tourism, and hospitality industry might expect looking ahead. And, as always, we' Read More
Pivotal moments 2015 - When Expedia bought HomeAway
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Pivotal moments 2015 - When Expedia bought HomeAway
By Kevin May | December 29, 2015
There is nothing new in the concept of "alternative accommodation" - but in 2015 it went mainstream in a big way. Although many of the major online travel agencies will never directly admit it (sim Read More