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Expedia News

The latest news and analysis of Expedia, including breaking news, executive interviews, earnings coverage, and analysis of its competitors.

Online Travel

Expedia to Lay Off 1,500 – Nearly 9% of Workforce

Now that Expedia Group completed its move of Hotels.com and Vrbo onto the Expedia.com tech platform, it saw the opportunity to make further workforce cuts.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Online Travel

Latin America’s Despegar Opens Travel Agencies to Get Travelers to Book Online

If you work for an online travel agency and suggested it open brick-and-mortar stores to bring customers online, you would get very quizzical looks, at the least. Let's see if it works in Argentina and Brazil for Despegar/Decolar.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Online Travel

Expedia Pulls Vrbo Ad in Canada After Backlash

Expedia/Vrbo removed the offending ad in Canada to put out a fire. But if the ad was disparaging to locals, why continue to air it globally?

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Online Travel

Airbnb Reports Surge in Hosts and Listings: Does This End the Supply Debate?

Some hosts left Airbnb during the early part of the pandemic because they lost their incomes and were angry about refund policies. Airbnb's host and listing' numbers show it has turned a corner for now.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Tourism

Bahamas Bookings Fall After Safety Alert

Today's podcast looks at the Bahamas safety issue, Expedia’s bad business travel deal, and flying taxis in Dubai.

Rashaad Jorden | 2 months ago

Business Travel

Expedia Recorded $326 Million in Losses on Its Stake in Amex Global Business Travel Group

Expedia Group's equity stake in American Express Global Business Travel has taken a shellacking to date, but other aspects of the deal have long-term benefits.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Online Travel

The Expedia Makeover Under CEO Peter Kern

A lot of behind-the-scenes work has taken place at Expedia Group under CEO Peter Kern over the past four years. Were the moves successful? That will depend on CEO-in-waiting Ariane Gorin.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Announcements

Video: Expedia’s CEOs and Chairman at Skift Forums

If you want to hear from the travel industry's top leaders, you need to be at Skift Forums and Summits.

Jason Clampet | 2 months ago

Online Travel

Read Expedia CEO Peter Kern’s Letter to Employees After Surprise Exit Announcement

Expedia Group has done some heavy lifting in recent years. But as CEO Peter Kern has said, the work is never over.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Online Travel

Expedia CEO Touts Ads to ‘Punch Our Main Competitor (Airbnb) Squarely in the Nose’

Airbnb will definitely be able to take this Expedia/Vrbo punch.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago