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.

3 things Expedia has learned from analyzing airfare data
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3 things Expedia has learned from analyzing airfare data
By Nick Vivion | December 14, 2015
Expedia, the travel technology giant, has analyzed its trove of data to identify key trends in air travel. The data was consolidated primarily from the Airlines Reporting Corporation, with addition Read More
What's next for Travelocity
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What's next for Travelocity
By Sean O'Neil | November 30, 2015
Expedia Inc has been busy integrating Travelocity since January 2015, when it announced it was acquiring the online travel agency brand. Since January Brad Wilson, general manager, has spent about Read More
Metasearch for vacation rentals gains momentum
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Metasearch for vacation rentals gains momentum
By Kevin May | November 26, 2015
As the online travel agency giants start taking vacation rentals extremely seriously it's hardly a surprise that metasearch engines are hoping they can also capitalise. And if this week is anything Read More
Diary of a hotel company in digital transformation
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Diary of a hotel company in digital transformation
By Linda Fox | November 26, 2015
In a fast-changing distribution landscape, who'd run a hotel these days, much less the multi-branded group with thousands of properties that is AccorHotels? Chairman and chief executive Sebastian B Read More
Expedia to take rail seriously, with a little help from SilverRail
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Expedia to take rail seriously, with a little help from SilverRail
By Kevin May | November 17, 2015
Expedia says it will be expanding its rail ticket channel on a global scale thanks to a major agreement signed this week with SilverRail Technologies. The rail distribution platform will power sear Read More
New focus on activities as Booking.com partners with buoyant GetYourGuide
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New focus on activities as Booking.com partners with buoyant GetYourGuide
By Kevin May | November 13, 2015
As GetYourGuide was trousering $50 million this morning in Series C funding, details also emerged to what has been going on behind the scenes for a while at Booking.com. Without any fanfare until n Read More
Booking.com brags about number of rooms (instead of properties)
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Booking.com brags about number of rooms (instead of properties)
By Kevin May | November 9, 2015
By a remarkable coincidence, following the acquisition of HomeAway by arch rival Expedia, Priceline Group has decided to "reveal Booking.com room stats for the first time". Booking.com has more tha Read More
Expedia acquires HomeAway for $3.9 billion
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Expedia acquires HomeAway for $3.9 billion
By Kevin May | November 4, 2015
So it wasn't the Priceline Group after all - Expedia has announced its intention to buy vacation rental brand HomeAway for $3.9 billion. It is the second biggest deal in travel tech in this decade, Read More
Why on earth are tours and activities not bigger online?
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Why on earth are tours and activities not bigger online?
By Linda Fox | November 4, 2015
Something happens when you put a bunch of tour and activity guys in a room, not so fresh from a day at World Travel Market London. Initially they talk about the nitty gritty of what constitutes a t Read More
Hotel chains disagree over Accor's open marketplace concept
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Hotel chains disagree over Accor's open marketplace concept
By Kevin May | October 22, 2015
To say the decision by Accor Hotels to open a "marketplace" has divided opinion would be a bit of an understatement. The global hotel chain announced in June this year that it would be allowing its Read More
Expedia to display fare families, fare forecasts, and status-eligible seats
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Expedia to display fare families, fare forecasts, and status-eligible seats
By Sean O'Neil | October 20, 2015
Today Expedia Inc said that its online travel agencies Expedia, Travelocity, Orbitz, and Hotwire will gradually roll out new flight search tools that display the total price (inclusive of typical fees Read More
Hotels will need to master digital user experience if they want to catch up to OTAs
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Hotels will need to master digital user experience if they want to catch up to OTAs
By Viewpoints | October 19, 2015
As online travel agencies (OTAs) continue to gain market share, there’s a current sense of frustration among many hoteliers that they face an unwinnable battle. NB: This is a viewpoint by Gautam Lu Read More
Hotel group claims millions of online bookings every year are scams
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Hotel group claims millions of online bookings every year are scams
By Kevin May | October 5, 2015
The American Hotel & Lodging Association has claimed 15 million online hotel bookings in the US alone have been affected by "deceptive rogue affiliates". The lobbying group obviously has a vest Read More
An Expedia take on tackling the attention span of a goldfish
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An Expedia take on tackling the attention span of a goldfish
By Linda Fox | September 22, 2015
Intense testing and learning has been part of Expedia's strategy for some time with initiatives such as its airline and hotel reviews emerging as part of the process. But this is just one of two pa Read More
Regulator closes hotel booking probe, claims not a high priority
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Regulator closes hotel booking probe, claims not a high priority
By Kevin May | September 17, 2015
A British competition watchdog has dropped an investigation into hotel booking rate discount, claiming a "restriction on administrative priority grounds". The Competition and Markets Authority was Read More
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