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.

Unravelling same-day hotel bookings: it's all about control, cannibalisation and commission
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Unravelling same-day hotel bookings: it's all about control, cannibalisation and commission
By Viewpoints | May 29, 2013
Harris Interactive reported last year that almost 70% of consumers booking hotel rooms through the Expedia mobile app were looking to travel within 24 hours. Read More
Webjet overtakes Wotif - Top New Zealand travel websites, April 2013
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Webjet overtakes Wotif - Top New Zealand travel websites, April 2013
By PhocusWire | May 27, 2013
Expedia may have retained its lead at the top of the leading travel sites in New Zealand, but Wotif has long its second spot to Webjet. Read More
No frills carriers fly ahead, Thomas Cook overtakes Expedia - Top UK travel websites, April 2013
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No frills carriers fly ahead, Thomas Cook overtakes Expedia - Top UK travel websites, April 2013
By PhocusWire | May 20, 2013
The gap between EasyJet and Ryanair has narrowed at the top of leading airline websites in the UK, but the pair have also stretched their respective leads over British Airways. Read More
Expedia extends lead at the summit - Top Canada travel websites, April 2013
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Expedia extends lead at the summit - Top Canada travel websites, April 2013
By PhocusWire | May 16, 2013
Online travel agency Expedia is pushing ahead of its nearest rivals in Canada, with a massive lead opening up between it, Flight Network and others during April this year. Read More
WeHostels loves massive budget accommodation consolidation as European expansion begins
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WeHostels loves massive budget accommodation consolidation as European expansion begins
By Kevin May | May 9, 2013
There was a rather sharp intake of breath in many quarters recently when global budget stay brand HostelWorld announced its intention to snap up arch rival Hostelbookers. Read More
Hipmunk asks Expedia to provide hotels through affiliate deal
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Hipmunk asks Expedia to provide hotels through affiliate deal
By Nick Vivion | May 9, 2013
Flight and hotel search service Hipmunk is now offering direct bookings for hotels via both its website and mobile offerings. Read More
Expedia sees Wotif in rear view mirror - Top New Zealand travel websites, March 2013
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Expedia sees Wotif in rear view mirror - Top New Zealand travel websites, March 2013
By PhocusWire | April 30, 2013
Just 0.5% market share separates market leader Expedia from online travel agency rival Wotif in the list of leading travel websites in New Zealand. Read More
RailEurope's B2B and UK sites are rebranding as Voyages-SNCF
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RailEurope's B2B and UK sites are rebranding as Voyages-SNCF
By Sean O'Neil | April 30, 2013
SNCF's joint subsidiary with Expedia has rebranded the French railway's B2B site, and the B2C site in Europe will be rebranded, too, around the end of 2013. Read More
Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part Three of Three - The marketer reinvented
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Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part Three of Three - The marketer reinvented
By Viewpoints | April 26, 2013
Building a direct revenue channel has become paramount to any other marketing effort. And the hotel website is a critical component to selling room nights, preserving rate, and building market share. Read More
Google attempts to appease travel search critics, plans tests for new display options
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Google attempts to appease travel search critics, plans tests for new display options
By Linda Fox | April 25, 2013
Google's lengthy wrangling with European regulators could see some kind of closure if a market test of proposals from the search giant proves successful. Read More
Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part Two of Three - GDS consolidation and rise of OTAs
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Was hotel marketing always this complicated? Part Two of Three - GDS consolidation and rise of OTAs
By Viewpoints | April 24, 2013
At the onset of the new decade (1990) it became apparent that travel agents were caught in a price battle between the remaining four global distribution systems and the airlines. Read More
Expedia and Priceline soar away - Top US travel websites, March 2013
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Expedia and Priceline soar away - Top US travel websites, March 2013
By PhocusWire | April 24, 2013
Travelocity, Kayak and Orbitz et al are watching their rivals and top performing web brands, Expedia and Priceline, stretch their lead in the list of leading travel websites in the US. Read More
Thomson loses ground, Ryanair creeps up on EasyJet - Top UK travel websites, March 2013
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Thomson loses ground, Ryanair creeps up on EasyJet - Top UK travel websites, March 2013
By PhocusWire | April 24, 2013
Some early moves in the list of leading travel sites in the UK as the gloomy winter makes way for spring and post-Christmas sales rush subsides. Read More
Penny and Leonard having babies - AKA a smart and beautiful strategy for hotels
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Penny and Leonard having babies - AKA a smart and beautiful strategy for hotels
By Viewpoints | April 22, 2013
Cast your minds back to the pilot episode of the hugely successful US sitcom The Big Bang Theory, featuring geeky experimental physicist Leonard Hofstadter. Read More
Case study: Expedia's South America Week
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Case study: Expedia's South America Week
By Nick Vivion | April 16, 2013
Online travel agencies are often at a crossroads as far as marketing - they can either spend truckloads of cash on search advertising ) supplement their ad budgets with more creative partnerships that... Read More
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