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.

Travelzoo soars to leading pack - Top Canada travel sites, July 16 2011
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Travelzoo soars to leading pack - Top Canada travel sites, July 16 2011
By PhocusWire | July 21, 2011
Significant jump for Travelzoo as its leaps from tenth to fourth spot in the agency category of top ten travel sites in Canada. Read More
Expedia properties secure winning beat - Top Australia travel websites, July 16 2011
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Expedia properties secure winning beat - Top Australia travel websites, July 16 2011
By PhocusWire | July 20, 2011
Expedia-owned TripAdvisor sites and Hotels.com are collectively leading the Australia destination and accommodation category of leading travel websites. Read More
Priceline peers over shoulder of Expedia - Top US travel sites, 16 July 2011
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Priceline peers over shoulder of Expedia - Top US travel sites, 16 July 2011
By PhocusWire | July 20, 2011
Priceline has narrowed the gap between it and first placed Expedia in the top ten travel websites in the US. Read More
How travel became a barometer for wider mobile adoption
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How travel became a barometer for wider mobile adoption
By Viewpoints | July 20, 2011
The travel industry has found itself as the benchmark for mobile, with early adopters among business travelers driving the overall market forward for other verticals. Read More
Travelzoo tinkers with brand name for China push
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Travelzoo tinkers with brand name for China push
By Kevin May | July 20, 2011
Travelzoo is altering its brand identify in China to improve its relevancy with what the deals publisher calls "discerning Chinese consumers". Read More
Webjet back on top - Top New Zealand websites, July 16 2011
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Webjet back on top - Top New Zealand websites, July 16 2011
By PhocusWire | July 19, 2011
Webjet has regained top spot amongst leading travel websites in New Zealand from Expedia after sitting in second place for a number of weeks. Read More
Number crunching the Coupon Craze - Evil or benign?
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Number crunching the Coupon Craze - Evil or benign?
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | July 19, 2011
From the outset I have always challenged the notion of the Groupon – aka Coupon Craze - model. Read More
Google entering travel could be nothing to worry about after all
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Google entering travel could be nothing to worry about after all
By Viewpoints | July 19, 2011
Over the last several weeks we've seen continued hype on the output of the Google acquisition of ITA Software. Read More
TripAdvisor reaches 50M reviews milestone
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TripAdvisor reaches 50M reviews milestone
By Kevin May | July 19, 2011
Doubles all round at TripAdvisor today after reaching a significant marker in its history: the site now carries 50 million individual reviews from consumers. Read More
Anti-Google Travel group FairSearch expands to launch Searchville
By Kevin May | July 19, 2011
The collection of travel companies that came together to oppose the Google acquisition of ITA Software arguably lost the battle, but are now hoping to win the war. Read More
Anatomy of the new Micro-Tripper in travel
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Anatomy of the new Micro-Tripper in travel
By Viewpoints | July 18, 2011
What is the Micro-Tripper? It's the short-term, purely spontaneous travel enabled by the flash sale, group buying, and private-travel sale start-ups. Read More
Amadeus expands hotel choices with prepaid vouchers
By Dennis Schaal | July 14, 2011
Group-buying sites such as Groupon offer prepaid vouchers and now Amadeus is building up its hotel offerings with prepaid vouchers, as well. Read More
Thomas Cook online agency business safe from urgent strategic review
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Thomas Cook online agency business safe from urgent strategic review
By Kevin May | July 12, 2011
The much-vaunted switch to an online travel agency model for Thomas Cook will not be part of a fundamental review of the business triggered by a profits warning. Read More
Groupon deals could be daily dish of personal information for Expedia
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Groupon deals could be daily dish of personal information for Expedia
By Dennis Schaal | July 11, 2011
Groupon revamped its privacy policy and it will provide a treasure trove of personal information for Expedia. Read More
Online travel agencies seek to suppress court disclosure on service fees
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Online travel agencies seek to suppress court disclosure on service fees
By Dennis Schaal | July 8, 2011
Major online travel agencies are seeking to reverse a federal court's public disclosure of how they calculate their service fees when selling hotel rooms using the merchant model. Read More