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 quietly starts testing new website designs - hello big images!
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Expedia quietly starts testing new website designs - hello big images!
By Kevin May | March 14, 2013
Online travel agencies are evolving on a number of levels - but not least from a design perspective where the idea of throwing everything at the user is giving way to simplicity. Read More
Changing its tune, UK regulator declines to investigate Expedia's acquisition of Trivago
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Changing its tune, UK regulator declines to investigate Expedia's acquisition of Trivago
By Sean O'Neil | March 6, 2013
Last week, we reported that Britain’s Office Of Fair Trading (OFT) is casting its eye over US travel giant Expedia's recent bid to buy control of Düsseldorf-based hotel search company Trivago. Amon Read More
Urgent wake-up call - time to create a sense of urgency in the travel booking path
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Urgent wake-up call - time to create a sense of urgency in the travel booking path
By Karthick Prabu | March 4, 2013
The number one goal of any travel company is to increase conversion. The higher the conversion, the better the profit. Read More
TripAdvisor piles ahead - Top New Zealand travel websites, January 2013
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TripAdvisor piles ahead - Top New Zealand travel websites, January 2013
By PhocusWire | February 26, 2013
User review service TripAdvisor is putting clear water between it and its nearest web rivals in the list of leading travel websites in New Zealand. Read More
It's a Captcha, but not as we know it
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It's a Captcha, but not as we know it
By Linda Fox | February 19, 2013
Ryanair uses them, Ticketmaster uses them and even Expedia has been known to use them but Captchas are evolving from the squiggly often illegible words familiar to most Read More
Tour operators dominate during peak season - Top UK travel websites, January 2013
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Tour operators dominate during peak season - Top UK travel websites, January 2013
By PhocusWire | February 18, 2013
Christmas and New Year advertising campaigns kicking in for Thomson and Thomas Cook as their respective websites leave the likes of Expedia and Lastminute.com trailing behind. Read More
Expedia buddies up with Feefo for consumer reviews (on itself)
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Expedia buddies up with Feefo for consumer reviews (on itself)
By Linda Fox | February 8, 2013
Expedia has announced a deal with consumer review company Feefo for several of its sites across Europe and including the UK Read More
Dear travel businesses, get your differentiation spot-on first, then think about the technology
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Dear travel businesses, get your differentiation spot-on first, then think about the technology
By Viewpoints | February 7, 2013
The prophets of doom have spoken: "Dozens of travel firms on the brink of collapse." Read More
Tnooz-WEX Webinar VIDEO: Success stories for e-payments in travel booking
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Tnooz-WEX Webinar VIDEO: Success stories for e-payments in travel booking
By Kevin May | January 30, 2013
Are high volumes of hotel booking payments creating an accounting nightmare for your payments teams? Read More
Find Yours: Beyond selling vacations, Expedia pushes emotional connection to travel
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Find Yours: Beyond selling vacations, Expedia pushes emotional connection to travel
By Nick Vivion | January 30, 2013
Travel has always been one of the most emotional products to sell - memories, smells, sounds, sights and experiences all combine to create an intricate tapestry that offers many approachable threads for... Read More
Looking forward: Promoting tourism to areas impacted by Sandy
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Looking forward: Promoting tourism to areas impacted by Sandy
By Nick Vivion | January 28, 2013
Superstorm Sandy will most likely end up in the history books as one of the most costliest storm to date, with an estimated economic dent of $71 billion, eclipsed only by category 3 Hurricane Katrina's... Read More
The cure is here: Hilton promises help for the vacation-starved in clever new promo
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The cure is here: Hilton promises help for the vacation-starved in clever new promo
By Nick Vivion | January 24, 2013
As if Americans needed another disease to cure: "vacationitis" is the latest ailment to affect the United States. Read More
Lifestyle comparison: How do you stack up against the average business traveler? [INFOGRAPHIC]
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Lifestyle comparison: How do you stack up against the average business traveler? [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Nick Vivion | January 23, 2013
It appears that Expedia Media Solutions has plenty of time on their hands - perhaps it's because they likely spend an inordinate amount of time in transit from one place to another, with plenty of time... Read More
History of the Internet (and a few travel milestones) [INFOGRAPHIC]
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History of the Internet (and a few travel milestones) [INFOGRAPHIC]
By Linda Fox | January 15, 2013
A couple of things standout in this AVG infographic, some perhaps more obvious than others Read More
TripAdvisor tests hotel metasearch service - now the fun really begins
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TripAdvisor tests hotel metasearch service - now the fun really begins
By Kevin May | January 15, 2013
User review giant TripAdvisor is finally doing what pretty much everyone involved in the hotel sector expected it to do years ago - consumer metasearch for its vast portfolio of properties. Read More
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