Discuss.io is targeting a very specific niche: Making it easier and more affordable for companies around the globe to do market research. The startup was founded in Seattle in 2012 by a… Read More
IBM is suing Expedia, alleging that the popular travel site has for years been infringing on several of its patents, some of which date back to the early days of… Read More
Former Orbitz CEO and longtime Seattle technology leader Barney Harford has been named the COO of Uber, marking yet another Seattle leader who has joined the embattled ride-hailing company. Former… Read More
Chris Picardo has joined Madrona Venture Group as the firm’s newest senior associate, GeekWire has learned. Picardo, a Seattle native, most recently served as director of finance and business intelligence at New York startup… Read More
Ryanair, the budget airline serving Europe, Africa and the Middle East, is accusing Expedia of routinely and repeatedly scraping information from its website, allegedly violating the airline’s terms of service… Read More
Amazon Web Services, aiming to boost its reach among big corporate customers, announced major expansions of its relationships with the National Football League, Walt Disney Company and Expedia this morning.… Read More
Rich Barton knows a thing or two about building a company. He spun travel giant Expedia out of Microsoft and went on to co-found real estate information company Zillow and… Read More
Expedia posted $2.97 billion in revenue, a 15 percent increase over the same time last year in its third-quarter earnings report Thursday. Gross bookings increased 11 percent year-over-year to $22.2 billion,… Read More
Uber’s search for new leadership has been a long and tough one, with rumors, surprise twists and drama that rival prime-time TV shows. Now another prospective name has been slashed… Read More
Even a decade ago, finding and renting a vacation home online wasn’t always a smooth process. It was equally difficult for homeowners to expose their properties to potential guests. But… Read More
Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson is seeking a temporary restraining order on President Donald Trump’s newest executive order restricting travel from eight countries. If that feels like déjà vu, it’s… Read More
Dara Khosrowshahi is headed overseas on a big trip in his relatively new role as Uber CEO. A paparazzi-style photograph sent in by a GeekWire tipster caught Khosrowshahi boarding a flight… Read More
New Expedia CEO Mark Okerstrom will make a $1 million annual base salary for his role as the company’s top executive, the same as his predecessor Dara Khosrowshahi. Expedia today… Read More
It has been a whirlwind two weeks at Expedia Inc., the Bellevue, Wash.-based online travel company whose longtime chief executive, Dara Khosrowshahi, was hired away to lead Uber. But in… Read More
Asha Sharma, who served as the COO of home services startup Porch since its inception, is leaving the company for a new position at Facebook, GeekWire has learned. Fittingly, Sharma… Read More
Dara Khosrowshahi is going to be a little busy trying to fix the things that need fixing at Uber. So the newly minted CEO of the ride-hailing giant decided he’d… Read More
Word to the wise: If you’re taking over as chief executive of one of the most talked-about companies in the world, be sure to tell those closest to you before… Read More
Expedia Inc. named one of its veteran financial leaders, Alan Pickerill, as its new chief financial officer this morning — quickly filling a vacancy created by the promotion of the… Read More
Expedia’s new CEO, Mark Okerstrom, doesn’t see tech and business as two disparate departments within the online travel giant. That was one of the takeaways from GeekWire’s interview with Okerstrom… Read More
Updated 2:20 p.m.: Mark Okerstrom confirmed in an email to employees that he is taking over as CEO and president of Expedia, dispelling rumors that he might follow Dara Khosrowshahi to… Read More
Expedia announced a $26 million investment today in Alice, a technology company that helps hotels manage operations and communicate with guests. The investment makes Expedia a majority shareholder in the… Read More
During his 12-year tenure as the public face of Expedia, Dara Khosrowshahi has been vocal about what makes for great leadership, how he’s navigated the company through challenges, and his ambitions… Read More
Outgoing Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi called leaving the online travel company to take over as Uber CEO one of the toughest decisions of his life this week. His words in… Read More
Dara Khosrowshahi, the longtime Expedia CEO, emailed employees of the travel giant this evening as news broke that he had accepted Uber’s offer to be its next chief executive. He called… Read More
Uber made it official tonight, announcing longtime Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi as its next leader, charging the veteran executive with mapping a new route for the ride-hailing giant after a… Read More
The news that Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has been selected to take over as Uber CEO came as a surprise Sunday evening. But those who know him say the 12-year… Read More
Expedia confirmed that its CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has been offered the top post at ride-hailing giant Uber. Expedia disclosed an internal message in an SEC filing Monday morning, in which… Read More
Uber’s pick for CEO doesn’t come cheap. In 2015, Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was the highest-paid CEO in the S&P 500, according to a report compiled by Equilar and the Associated… Read More
Expedia Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will be Uber’s next chief executive, taking the wheel of the embattled ride-hailing company after more than 12 years leading the Bellevue, Wash.-based travel giant.… Read More
Expedia reported $2.6 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2017, an 18 percent increase over the same period last year. The Bellevue, Wash. based travel giant reported adjusted… Read More