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.

Startup pitch: StayFaster helps hotels protect the (loyalty) crown jewels
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Startup pitch: StayFaster helps hotels protect the (loyalty) crown jewels
By Linda Fox | December 16, 2014
The dual angst of the impact of online travel agencies on hotel companies as well as the challenge of finding suitable vacations for families spurred StayFaster's founders to develop the startup. T Read More
How do online travel agencies win with loyalty?
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How do online travel agencies win with loyalty?
By Viewpoints | December 15, 2014
Some of the main customer acquisition techniques of online travel agencies were analysed in the first part of this article. NB: This is an analysis by Francesco Canzoniere, ex-CEO of Viajar and now Read More
Expedia releases live travel ticker and real-time reviews
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Expedia releases live travel ticker and real-time reviews
By Nick Vivion | December 11, 2014
Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi revealed two new data-led features on stage from the annual Expedia Partner Event in Las Vegas: a live travel ticker and real-time hotel reviews. Real-time travel tick Read More
Why do consumers prefer booking with online travel agencies?
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Why do consumers prefer booking with online travel agencies?
By Viewpoints | December 10, 2014
Many hotels are experiencing a notable increase in bookings coming from online travel agencies, most notably those from Booking.com. At the same time, direct bookings, those generated from a hotels Read More
The rise of mobile to drive bookings of in-destination services
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The rise of mobile to drive bookings of in-destination services
By Viewpoints | December 3, 2014
Mobile devices are now outperforming PCs in terms of both product sales and broadband subscriptions. As a result, mobile is going to play an increasingly central role in the travel industry in the Read More
White labels are the place - Booking.com and Dohop are soaring
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White labels are the place - Booking.com and Dohop are soaring
By Kevin May | November 25, 2014
Booking.com is a rare entity in that it has secured an extension with Ryanair to continue providing accommodation to the carrier's website. The white label deal was first signed in 2009 after a per Read More
Expedia and Amadeus unite for branded airline fares push
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Expedia and Amadeus unite for branded airline fares push
By Kevin May | November 20, 2014
Amadeus will help Expedia overhaul the way it uses branded fares in an agreement which will see the light of day in the middle of 2015. The pair have committed to creating a "standardised solution" Read More
Brand versus product: the rise of the travel meta brand
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Brand versus product: the rise of the travel meta brand
By Viewpoints | November 19, 2014
Sorry brand marketers, the travel industry has moved on. It is no longer sufficient to spend millions of pounds advertising your airline or hotel chain on TV or radio… or even online. Not only a Read More
Expedia adds its first hostel, RV park, and campground listings
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Expedia adds its first hostel, RV park, and campground listings
By Sean O'Neil | November 18, 2014
The digital superhighway is finally reaching recreational vehicle (RV) parks, campgrounds, and hostels in the United States. Yesterday, Expedia brand websites quietly added hostels, RV parks, and c Read More
Sabre - lastminute.com progress, TripCase flies, pax up
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Sabre - lastminute.com progress, TripCase flies, pax up
By Martin Cowen | November 13, 2014
Sabre's Q3 earnings call added a few nuggets of knowledge to the financial release, with its CEO and CFO bullish about how well its Travel Network unit (the GDS) is doing compared with its competitors Read More
Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on what's working, what's not
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Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi on what's working, what's not
By Sean O'Neil | November 12, 2014
Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Expedia Inc, has been attending the PhoCusWright Conference in LA this year, where he’s one of the star speakers. Khosrowshahi took a break to speak with Tnooz about how E Read More
The chess moves needed to win back customers from online travel agencies
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The chess moves needed to win back customers from online travel agencies
By Viewpoints | November 7, 2014
In a rather bold announcement for a now public strategy, Accor recently announced it aims to regain power from the online travel agencies. The chain will spend $284 million over the next four years Read More
What we can learn from the mobile traveler
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What we can learn from the mobile traveler
By Viewpoints | November 6, 2014
Today’s connected technologies are more than just smartphones, laptops and tablets. NB: This is an analysis by Jerald Singh, head of mobile at Expedia. It’s everything from GPS and restaurant gu Read More
How travel brands are using platform discrimination to adjust pricing
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How travel brands are using platform discrimination to adjust pricing
By Nick Vivion | October 27, 2014
A recent research report out of Northeastern University has looked at a few travel brands to determine how pricing is impacted by various characteristics of a particular user's session. The statist Read More
Travel startups: avoid the hawks and target the untapped opportunities instead
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Travel startups: avoid the hawks and target the untapped opportunities instead
By Kevin May | October 26, 2014
The problem with going for the so-called untapped opportunities is that they don't remain undiscovered gems of business for very long. But that's the point of any startup ecosystem - seize the mome Read More
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