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 looks to Nordic region to boost Egencia corporate travel portfolio
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Expedia looks to Nordic region to boost Egencia corporate travel portfolio
By Linda Fox | March 27, 2012
Expedia's corporate travel arm Egencia has acquired VIA Travel which describes itself as the leading travel management company in the Nordic region Read More
How many hotels in the world are there anyway? Booking.com keeps adding them
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How many hotels in the world are there anyway? Booking.com keeps adding them
By Dennis Schaal | March 26, 2012
Booking.com says it offers 202,842 hotels globally and a new report says the Priceline Group -- Booking.com, Agoda and Priceline.com -- collectively is adding properties at a quickening pace. Read More
Expedia and WebJet move ahead of chasing pack - Top New Zealand websites, March 17 2012
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Expedia and WebJet move ahead of chasing pack - Top New Zealand websites, March 17 2012
By PhocusWire | March 22, 2012
Leading online travel agencies in New Zealand, Expedia and WebJet, are continuing to extend the gap between themselves and their nearest rivals. Read More
TripAdvisor launches money-back hotel booking site Tingo
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TripAdvisor launches money-back hotel booking site Tingo
By Kevin May | March 22, 2012
Another dip into the world of hotel bookings for TripAdvisor with the launch of Tingo, a new site which automatically refunds users the difference if the price drops. Read More
Yahoo Travel bounces in ahead of Hotwire - Top US travel sites, March 17 2012
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Yahoo Travel bounces in ahead of Hotwire - Top US travel sites, March 17 2012
By PhocusWire | March 21, 2012
Hotwire's recent good run of form in the list of leading travel websites in the US has ended after a resurgent Yahoo Travel swooped to take fourth spot. Read More
Leading pairs lose market share - Top UK travel sites, March 17 2012
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Leading pairs lose market share - Top UK travel sites, March 17 2012
By PhocusWire | March 20, 2012
The top two agency, accommodation and airline websites in the list of leading travel brands in the UK all lost out last week as their share of the market dropped. Read More
Groupon Travel winning more traffic than Hotels.com - Top UK travel sites, March 10 2012
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Groupon Travel winning more traffic than Hotels.com - Top UK travel sites, March 10 2012
By PhocusWire | March 13, 2012
Groupon Travel is slowly creeping up the list of leading travel websites in the UK, taking another significant scalp with it in the guise of Hotels.com. Read More
Expedia adds Hotels.com to guest hotel reviews but will always trail TripAdvisor
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Expedia adds Hotels.com to guest hotel reviews but will always trail TripAdvisor
By Dennis Schaal | March 8, 2012
The latest scorecard? Expedia has 7.5 million hotel reviews and ex-subsidiary TripAdvisor counts 60 million. Read More
Expedia almost three times as much traffic as rivals - Top Canada travel sites, March 3 2012
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Expedia almost three times as much traffic as rivals - Top Canada travel sites, March 3 2012
By PhocusWire | March 8, 2012
Expedia's stranglehold on the Canadian online travel agency sector is tightening with it securing triple the amount of traffic as its nearest competitor. Read More
Priceline narrows gap on Expedia - Top US travel sites, March 3 2012
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Priceline narrows gap on Expedia - Top US travel sites, March 3 2012
By PhocusWire | March 7, 2012
Agency category leader Expedia's lead over second place is down to less than 3% market share after Priceline saw a significant increase last week. Read More
Online frustration shows travel companies still not getting the basics right
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Online frustration shows travel companies still not getting the basics right
By Viewpoints | March 7, 2012
Recent research showed that travellers in emerging markets were around 30% more likely to be frustrated by their experience of researching travel online than those in developed countries. Read More
Expedia extends lead over Thomson - Top UK travel sites, March 3 2012
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Expedia extends lead over Thomson - Top UK travel sites, March 3 2012
By PhocusWire | March 7, 2012
Three weeks after relinquishing its market leading crown, Thomson is losing more ground to Expedia in the list of leading travel websites in the UK. Read More
Why travel when you can tweet?
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Why travel when you can tweet?
By Dennis Schaal | March 2, 2012
If you can stay in touch with family members on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and other social media outlets, then is there is less a need to get in the car or plane to visit them in person? Read More
Gap narrows between Expedia and WebJet - Top Australia travel websites, February 25 2012
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Gap narrows between Expedia and WebJet - Top Australia travel websites, February 25 2012
By PhocusWire | February 29, 2012
WebJet has lost some of its lead over rival online travel agency Expedia in the list of leading travel websites in Australia. Read More
Kayak ahead of Hotwire and Travelocity - Top US travel sites, February 25 2012
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Kayak ahead of Hotwire and Travelocity - Top US travel sites, February 25 2012
By PhocusWire | February 29, 2012
After Hotwire surprised many last week after overtaking Travelocity, it's now the turn of Kayak to leapfrog both brands and become the fourth most popular intermediary site in the US. Read More