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 extends lead as Orbitz and Kayak rise - Top US travel websites, November 2012
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Expedia extends lead as Orbitz and Kayak rise - Top US travel websites, November 2012
By PhocusWire | December 5, 2012
Solid month for Expedia as it increased its lead at the top of the leading travel websites in the US, with Orbitz and Kayak climbing in the table. Read More
The Scan: Russia OTA funding, airport self-service stats, movers and shakers and more travel tech news
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The Scan: Russia OTA funding, airport self-service stats, movers and shakers and more travel tech news
By PhocusWire | December 4, 2012
Odigeo, Oktogo, Travelata, Hudson Crossing, GraysEscape, iV Platform, CarTrawler, Expedia, Lufthansa Systems, LateRooms and SITA self-service all make the cut for our roundup of the stories making news... Read More
Priceline brand Agoda moves quickly to scoop up affiliates after demise of Octopus Travel
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Priceline brand Agoda moves quickly to scoop up affiliates after demise of Octopus Travel
By Kevin May | November 30, 2012
Agoda has taken no time at all in trying to mop up affiliates that have potentially lost out as a result of the closure of Kuoni-owned Octopus Travel. Read More
Forget flights, Google is quietly adding new features to Hotel Finder as rivals look on (and advertise)
By Viewpoints | November 21, 2012
Think all the love at in the travel division at Google is directed at the Flight Search product? Think again. Read More
CheapOAir moves ahead of Travelocity - Top US travel websites, October 2012
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CheapOAir moves ahead of Travelocity - Top US travel websites, October 2012
By PhocusWire | November 19, 2012
Travelocity has lost third position in the list of leading travel websites in the US to CheapOAir, as both Expedia and Priceline also lost some market share in October. Read More
Come on, travel startups: Please innovate and stop replicating!
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Come on, travel startups: Please innovate and stop replicating!
By Viewpoints | November 19, 2012
The travel industry is flooded with venture capital investment. Millions of Dollars and Euros are poured into a multitude of travel startups all the time. Read More
Expedia breathes down neck of Thomson - Top UK travel websites, October 2012
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Expedia breathes down neck of Thomson - Top UK travel websites, October 2012
By PhocusWire | November 13, 2012
Thomson has just a tiny lead over Expedia as the gap between the pair narrowed to just 0.06% in the list of leading UK travel websites in October 2012. Read More
Travelport offers tours and activities to agents, FlexTrip and AdventureLink feeding Rooms & More
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Travelport offers tours and activities to agents, FlexTrip and AdventureLink feeding Rooms & More
By Kevin May | November 11, 2012
More evidence that the tour and activity sector is finally going mainstream, with Travelport giving agents tools to sell products from suppliers direct to leisure travellers. Read More
Will airlines step up and provide a better hotel booking experience?
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Will airlines step up and provide a better hotel booking experience?
By Nick Vivion | November 7, 2012
90% of consumers would book hotels through airline websites if they found the offers "compelling and convenient." This is a big IF, especially when looking at many of the current hotel booking... Read More
Expedia ups the ante in tours and activities, major focus on helping suppliers and intermediaries
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Expedia ups the ante in tours and activities, major focus on helping suppliers and intermediaries
By Kevin May | November 1, 2012
Expedia is set to make a massive push into the tours, activities and things-to-do sector, with a major strategy to give suppliers the tools for distribution and marketing. Read More
What's on the travel brain today: Personalization, trust, interoperability, and coopetition
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What's on the travel brain today: Personalization, trust, interoperability, and coopetition
By Nick Vivion | October 26, 2012
What's on the travel brain today? To find out, I recently represented Tnooz as a panelist at the Zino Society/Garvey Schubert Barer Travel & Technology conference in sunny Seattle, Washington. Read More
Online travel content - now is the time to take it REALLY seriously. With bloggers. Please
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Online travel content - now is the time to take it REALLY seriously. With bloggers. Please
By Viewpoints | October 26, 2012
I’ll admit it: I’ve got an axe to grind. A big and rather shiny axe, one that has been resting against the cupboard called Lazy Travel Marketing for quite a while. Read More
Expedia loses ground to Wotif and Webjet - Top Australia travel websites, September 2012
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Expedia loses ground to Wotif and Webjet - Top Australia travel websites, September 2012
By PhocusWire | October 22, 2012
Wotif and Webjet have extended their lead ahead of rival agency Expedia in the list of leading travel websites in Australia. Read More
As the Asian tech powerhouse continues to grow, can offline travel agents compete?
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As the Asian tech powerhouse continues to grow, can offline travel agents compete?
By Siew Hoon Yeoh | October 14, 2012
While air passenger volumes have started moderating in the second half of the year, Asia’s still the best place to be at right now when it comes to growth compared to the rest of the world. Read More
Expedia tries to sell a $250M-per-night cruise trip [IMAGE]
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Expedia tries to sell a $250M-per-night cruise trip [IMAGE]
By Kevin May | October 12, 2012
No offence to Celebrity Cruises, but if a cruise trip was going to almost $250 million a night presumably passengers would want more than, well, a cabin on the Celebrity Constellation. Read More