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.

Being the Expedia CFO must be like a day at the beach
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Being the Expedia CFO must be like a day at the beach
By Dennis Schaal | December 2, 2009
Nothing seems to ruffle Expedia Inc. CFO Michael Adler as the globe's largest online travel agency is sitting pretty, at the top of the world. Addressing analysts at the Friedman Billings Ramsey Capital... Read More
TRX hopes for soft landing as Expedia sunsets some functions
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TRX hopes for soft landing as Expedia sunsets some functions
By Dennis Schaal | November 30, 2009
Whether you are an individual concerned about your stock portfolio or a business, you always need to be concerned about diversification. TRX, the data-reporting and reservations-processing firm... Read More
RoomAtlas - look what a retired banker and his son can do in their spare time
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RoomAtlas - look what a retired banker and his son can do in their spare time
By Kevin May | November 25, 2009
RoomAtlas is a map-based hotel search site and is the plaything - in their own words - of the recently retired former-banker Roger Middleton and his son. The site aggregates information for almost... Read More
TripAdvisor fixes review overload issue with new summaries
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TripAdvisor fixes review overload issue with new summaries
By Dennis Schaal | November 20, 2009
TripAdvisor next year plans to introduce summaries of a hotel’s reviews – a way to provide a quick highlight of the gestalt of the property and its amenities – as a means for consumers to avoid having... Read More
Expedia CEO on chain deals, OTA consolidation, Booking.com, TripAdvisor, media business
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Expedia CEO on chain deals, OTA consolidation, Booking.com, TripAdvisor, media business
By Dennis Schaal | November 19, 2009
I caught up with Expedia Inc. President and CEO Dara Khosrowshahi this afternoon, a couple of hours before he was scheduled to appear on center stage before all the attendees at the PhoCusWright... Read More
Priceline overtakes Expedia in market capitalization
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Priceline overtakes Expedia in market capitalization
By Dennis Schaal | November 17, 2009
Perhaps it symbolizes a passing of the torch or maybe it's merely a temporary phenomenon, but Priceline.com, perennially a little guy when compared with Expedia Inc., has overtaken Expedia Inc. in the... Read More
Choice Hotels-Expedia agree to new contract in blink of an eye
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Choice Hotels-Expedia agree to new contract in blink of an eye
By Dennis Schaal | November 12, 2009
After a tiff that went public less than a month ago, Choice Hotels and Expedia Inc. reached a new three-year agreement, which should have the hotel franchisor's properties back on Expedia's and... Read More
Will Daodao PLUS Kuxun EQUAL a good fit for Expedia in China?
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Will Daodao PLUS Kuxun EQUAL a good fit for Expedia in China?
By Viewpoints | November 11, 2009
TripAdvisor’s acquisition of Kuxun.cn, China’s No.2 travel search engine, kicked off its ambitious investment plan of US$50 million in China’s burgeoning tourism market over the next two years. Kuxun... Read More
Can the last mega-travel agency to leave please make sure they turn out the lights
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Can the last mega-travel agency to leave please make sure they turn out the lights
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | November 6, 2009
The recent PhoCusWright study on online travel agencies in the US market revealed some interesting tidbits of information. However in context with some other sources and developments, we are beginning... Read More
Expedia axes fees for phone bookings, running out of charges to cut
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Expedia axes fees for phone bookings, running out of charges to cut
By Kevin May | November 5, 2009
Expedia has taken another step to completely annihilating any form of customer charges with news that it has dropped fees for any travel product booked over the telephone. In a short statement Expedia... Read More
Florida sues Expedia and Orbitz, but what else you really audit know
By Dennis Schaal | November 4, 2009
The State of Florida and six Florida counties sued Expedia and Orbitz Nov. 3 over the hotel tax issue, ratcheting up the cross-country flurry of litigation. The usual M.O. is for cities and counties to... Read More
Big Four OTAs socked with $20.6M hotel tax verdict in Texas
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Big Four OTAs socked with $20.6M hotel tax verdict in Texas
By Dennis Schaal | November 2, 2009
The Big Four U.S.-headquartered online travel companies -- Expedia Inc., Priceline.com, Orbitz Worldwide and Travelocity -- were socked with a $20.6 million hotel occupancy tax tab as a federal jury in... Read More
Expedia's ups and downs: When will advertising biz eclipse car and cruise?
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Expedia's ups and downs: When will advertising biz eclipse car and cruise?
By Dennis Schaal | October 31, 2009
It was Halloween evening. The kids were out trick-or treating and the first pitch of game three of the baseball World Series, weather-permitting, was about an hour away. The perfect nerdy moment to... Read More
What is expected to happen to online agency booking numbers up to 2013?
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What is expected to happen to online agency booking numbers up to 2013?
By Kevin May | October 27, 2009
There is an interesting chart flying around the web today regarding US online travel agencies. Posted initially on the Business Insider, the chart is from consultancy and investment house Barclays... Read More
Choice Hotels-Expedia power struggle could be the next tipping point
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Choice Hotels-Expedia power struggle could be the next tipping point
By Dennis Schaal | October 23, 2009
The Expedia-Choice battle could be a tipping point for the hotel industry and online travel agencies as hotels seek to retain control of their inventory and Expedia, the most powerful U.S. online hotel... Read More