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.

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
Unshackled business travellers to roam free on the web
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Unshackled business travellers to roam free on the web
By Linda Fox | February 24, 2012
Letting the business travel community search and book whatever they want online for business trips is not unheard of as Google has been allowing its employees the freedom since 2008 Read More
Bringing online travel to West Africa, a place where the big brands fear to tread
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Bringing online travel to West Africa, a place where the big brands fear to tread
By Viewpoints | February 23, 2012
When Hotels.com.ng, West Africa's first hotel listings site, launched in Nigeria at the start of 2012, it entered a business environment without many of the things peers in the US and Europe take for... Read More
FairSearch brings its anti-Google campaign to Europe, uses old Microsoft foe to lead operations
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FairSearch brings its anti-Google campaign to Europe, uses old Microsoft foe to lead operations
By Kevin May | February 21, 2012
FairSearch, the US lobbying group created originally to fight the mighty Google after the purchase of ITA Software was announced in 2010, is heading across the Atlantic. Read More
Hotwire overtakes Travelocity - Top US travel sites, February 18 2012
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Hotwire overtakes Travelocity - Top US travel sites, February 18 2012
By PhocusWire | February 21, 2012
Travelocity has lost its position in the list of leading travel websites in the US to rival Hotwire, despite increasing its share of web traffic last week. Read More
Thomas Cook loses position to Lastminute.com - Top UK travel sites, February 18 2012
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Thomas Cook loses position to Lastminute.com - Top UK travel sites, February 18 2012
By PhocusWire | February 21, 2012
Lastminute.com is the latest online travel agency to make a recent strong run in the list of leading UK, overtaking Thomas Cook to steal third place last week. Read More
Five golden rules of social media ROI in the travel industry
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Five golden rules of social media ROI in the travel industry
By Viewpoints | February 16, 2012
Facebook page? Check! Twitter account and dedicated hastags? Check! Competitions, discounts and giveaways? Check! Any real, measurable and abundant ROI from social media campaigns? Erm, guys? Read More
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