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.

Does Expedia show the way to a brilliant search Page Type strategy?
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Does Expedia show the way to a brilliant search Page Type strategy?
By Viewpoints | August 16, 2012
Every now and then I come across a strategy that is absolutely brilliant and need to share it with the world. I recently found strategy like this from Expedia, while doing competitor research for a... Read More
Morning Scan: Billing giant Kale rebrands as Accelya and other travel tech news
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Morning Scan: Billing giant Kale rebrands as Accelya and other travel tech news
By Sean O'Neil | August 13, 2012
Kale Consultants is re-branding itself as Accelya. The combined operation will handle accounting and billing between travel agents and airlines for more than 100 airlines and earn $110 million a year in... Read More
House of Travel overtakes Expedia for gold medal - Top New Zealand travel websites, July 2012
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House of Travel overtakes Expedia for gold medal - Top New Zealand travel websites, July 2012
By PhocusWire | August 9, 2012
Expedia has lost its prime position at the top of the leading travel websites in New Zealand to local brand House of Travel. Read More
Bombshell: Is the Priceline growth machine decelerating?
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Bombshell: Is the Priceline growth machine decelerating?
By Kevin May | August 8, 2012
For years, Priceline has been the darling of the travel industry within the financial investment community, reaching an eye-watering market capitalisation of close to $30 billion. Read More
Expedia wants guests to choose when to pay for a hotel
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Expedia wants guests to choose when to pay for a hotel
By Sean O'Neil | August 7, 2012
Expedia is slowly testing its Expedia Traveler Preference (ETP) program as a new payment model. Read More
Priceline claws back ground from Expedia - Top US travel sites, July 2012
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Priceline claws back ground from Expedia - Top US travel sites, July 2012
By Viewpoints | August 6, 2012
Expedia's lead of Priceline at the top of the leading travel websites in the US has narrowed to just 2.5% market share of the agency category. Read More
Morning Scan: Expedia migrates smoothly, Southwest has an IT fiasco, Priceline preps for earnings, and more travel tech news
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Morning Scan: Expedia migrates smoothly, Southwest has an IT fiasco, Priceline preps for earnings, and more travel tech news
By Sean O'Neil | August 6, 2012
Expedia says its migration to a unified IT platform for all of its brands is going smoothly, while Southwest admits that a technical glitch in its reservation system caused ridiculous billing glitches... Read More
What Else? PocketGuide-Viator, Expedia India, CarTrawler-Volotea, ClerkHotel, LodgeNet
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What Else? PocketGuide-Viator, Expedia India, CarTrawler-Volotea, ClerkHotel, LodgeNet
By PhocusWire | August 2, 2012
Viator picked by PocketGuide for activities, Expedia and RedBus unite for non-air, CarTrawler white labels with Volotea, ClerkHotel taps Facebook for bookings, LodgeNet switches on the TV... What else... Read More
Regulator accuses Expedia, Booking.com and IHG in hotel competition infringement probe
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Regulator accuses Expedia, Booking.com and IHG in hotel competition infringement probe
By Kevin May | July 31, 2012
Two years in the making, UK regulator The Office of Fair Trading has cited Expedia, Booking.com and InterContinental Hotels in its investigation into fixing hotel rates. Read More
Love it or hate it, TripAdvisor is damn big these days
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Love it or hate it, TripAdvisor is damn big these days
By Kevin May | July 26, 2012
It's the travel brand everyone loves to hate. It angers hoteliers and sends the consumer press into a tizzy when something goes wrong. It can only be TripAdvisor. Read More
Revinate grabs $14.5M funding round, travel reputation management becomes a big deal
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Revinate grabs $14.5M funding round, travel reputation management becomes a big deal
By Kevin May | July 24, 2012
Further validation of a growing sector in the industry with Revinate capturing a healthy funding round in the form of $14.5 million from Benchmark Capital and Formation 8. Read More
What happens if the hotel industry finally says RIP to rate parity?
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What happens if the hotel industry finally says RIP to rate parity?
By Viewpoints | July 24, 2012
It looks like the hotel industry's trusty steed, rate parity, is lumbering towards the knackers yard, trash heap, call it what you like... Read More
TripAdvisor loses ground - Top New Zealand travel websites, full month June 2012
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TripAdvisor loses ground - Top New Zealand travel websites, full month June 2012
By PhocusWire | July 18, 2012
User review site TripAdvisor has lost an eighth of its market share in the battle at the top of the leading travel websites in New Zealand. Read More
Hey! Wise up, Feeding The Beast in travel is not such a bad thing
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Hey! Wise up, Feeding The Beast in travel is not such a bad thing
By Viewpoints | July 16, 2012
Anyone reading Andrey Spektor’s article on hotel affiliate programs could be forgiven for wondering why any established travel brand would ever work with an online travel agency. Read More
Seen the new Expedia campaign before but by another company? You will have in India
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Seen the new Expedia campaign before but by another company? You will have in India
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | July 13, 2012
Three weeks ago Expedia revealed its first major new ad campaign in years, replacing the arguably hollow (and linguistically awkward) "Where You Book Matters". Read More
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