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.

Kayak's booking role signals more travel industry convergence
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Kayak's booking role signals more travel industry convergence
By Dennis Schaal | January 20, 2010
In changing its traditional metasearch role, Kayak's plan to facilitate bookings by collecting customer information highlights the transformation of various travel industry segments into a... Read More
RoomAtlas builds event organising tool, plots mobile expansion
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RoomAtlas builds event organising tool, plots mobile expansion
By Kevin May | January 20, 2010
Father-son startup RoomAtlas has unveiled another highly practical piece of functionality to its site as it looks to build on its early and startling success. The duo have built a tool which lets users... Read More
Dateline New Zealand – BookIt acquisition by Trade Me is latest in huge war over very small turf
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Dateline New Zealand – BookIt acquisition by Trade Me is latest in huge war over very small turf
By Tim Hughes | January 14, 2010
Let me take you down under. All the way down under to the online travel market in New Zealand. With a population of only 4.23 million (123rd in the world), NZ punches above its weight in a number of... Read More
Expedia drops MIT graduate day, maybe better chances at smaller agencies
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Expedia drops MIT graduate day, maybe better chances at smaller agencies
By Viewpoints | January 13, 2010
So 2010 has begun and the hiring landscape is starting to take shape. Things are looking up for a number of people on the market today as well as for MBA interns at MIT. MIT MBAs make the trek to... Read More
Expedia-Thomas Cook deal not linked to demise of agency web matching
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Expedia-Thomas Cook deal not linked to demise of agency web matching
By Kevin May | January 12, 2010
Thomas Cook has said a recently signed partnership with Expedia is not the motivation behind a decision scrap its policy of allowing offline retail agents to compete with offers online. The discovery... Read More
Travelocity not be outdone by Expedia launches new Gnome TV ads
By Kevin May | January 10, 2010
Exclusive to Tnooz and almost straight out of the cutting room, Travelocity has released a round of new Roaming Gnome-led TV adspots as the battle for OTA supremacy heats up. The new collection - the... Read More
Build-your-own package holiday on Thomas Cook and you actually go with Expedia
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Build-your-own package holiday on Thomas Cook and you actually go with Expedia
By Kevin May | January 8, 2010
Hugely intriguing move at Thomas Cook, one of Europe's biggest vertically integrated tour operators, with the discovery that customers who build their own package holiday are in fact going on an Expedia... Read More
New Expedia tagline could change during global roll-out
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New Expedia tagline could change during global roll-out
By Kevin May | January 7, 2010
Expedia has confirmed its new logo and branding will be extended to other country sites - but the widely debated new tagline may be modified market-by-market. An official says the company plans to roll... Read More
TripAdvisor relaunches AirFareWatchdog brand
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TripAdvisor relaunches AirFareWatchdog brand
By Kevin May | January 7, 2010
AirFareWatchdog has relaunched its website as it looks to push into new markets outside of the US including a dedicated version for UK travellers. The TripAdvisor-owned brand launched five years ago and... Read More
Expedia's Khosrowshahi: Metasearch forever
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Expedia's Khosrowshahi: Metasearch forever
By Dennis Schaal | January 6, 2010
Expedia Inc. historically has dabbled less in metasearch than Orbitz Worldwide and some of its other online travel agency competitors, but CEO Dara Khosrowshahi now is bullish on the channel. "We'll... Read More
New Expedia branding - why taglines are more than just a few words
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New Expedia branding - why taglines are more than just a few words
By Kevin May | January 4, 2010
Expedia has unveiled a new logo - an event usually of biblical proportions and almost guaranteed to get the advertising community to huff and puff over for a few days. The new logo has, in the words of... Read More
Expedia says site not affected by festive DDoS attack
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Expedia says site not affected by festive DDoS attack
By Kevin May | December 30, 2009
A major Distributed Denial of Service in North America last week is being played down by Expedia, one of the sites reported to be affected in the aftermath of the attack. The problem occurred on... Read More
Would Travelport IPO deliver Orbitz to Expedia?
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Would Travelport IPO deliver Orbitz to Expedia?
By Dennis Schaal | December 18, 2009
A fresh report from Bloomberg that Travelport is plannning a $3.2 billion public offering in the U.K. set off speculation that the company could divest its 48% stake in Orbitz Worldwide in the process... Read More
Egencia, Expedia's poor stepchild, expands with global partnerships
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Egencia, Expedia's poor stepchild, expands with global partnerships
By Dennis Schaal | December 12, 2009
Expedia Inc.'s corporate travel business has been a huge disappointment, and the company has failed to jump-start the business since acquiring French corporate travel agencia Egencia in 2004 and... Read More
Hotwire car-jacked: Where did all the rental cars go?
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Hotwire car-jacked: Where did all the rental cars go?
By Dennis Schaal | December 11, 2009
Hotwire, the Expedia company specializing in opaque and retail sales of air, car, hotel and also media, ran across something in September and October that the company had never seen before: Car rental... Read More