A surge in vacation rental bookings is helping boost revenue for Expedia Group as the travel giant continues to weather the ongoing COVID-19 storm. Seattle-based Expedia reported Monday that gross… Read More
Trover’s traveling days are over. The photo-sharing hub for travelers, which began as a Seattle startup in 2011 and was acquired by Expedia in 2016, announced Wednesday that it is… Read More
Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern said the company “suffered a major reduction in business” due to the COVID-19 outbreak during the first quarter as the global pandemic put a halt… Read More
Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. “Picture restaurants that only seat people at every other table, and airplanes where every middle seat is empty.” That… Read More
Seattle travel giant Expedia Group is in “advanced talks” to sell about a $1 billion stake to private equity firms Apollo Global Management and Silver Lake, The Wall Street Journal… Read More
“Cataclysmic.” That’s how Barry Diller described the current state of the world in an interview with CNBC Thursday. Diller sits in a unique position amid the COVID-19 crisis, leading one… Read More
It’s unclear how the COVID-19 outbreak will change the way we travel. Will consumers be more wary of getting on a plane or staying in a hotel? Will remote work… Read More
Expedia Group on Friday withdrew its 2020 full-year financial guidance, citing uncertainty with travel trends due to the COVID-19 outbreak. “As COVID-19 has rapidly spread from Asia to Europe and… Read More
Victor Kaufman resigned from the Expedia Group board on March 5, according to a SEC filing made public on Wednesday. Kaufman is vice chairman at internet conglomerate IAC. He’s been… Read More
Citing the uncertainty in global travel amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, a veteran Wall Street analyst issued lower estimates for Expedia Group’s key financial results, predicting a decline of 18… Read More
Expedia Group is laying off 12 percent of its workforce, about 3,000 employees, in an effort to “streamline and focus” the Seattle-based online travel giant under chairman Barry Diller following… Read More
As vice president of Global Marketing Technology at Seattle’s Expedia, Sandy Anuras is managing a team of 300 employees spread across 15 offices spanning 12 time zones. Keeping a group… Read More
Cutbacks are coming at Expedia Group, according to the Seattle-based travel giant’s annual regulatory filing and comments made by chairman Barry Diller on its Thursday earnings call. The company stopped… Read More
Follow-up: Layoffs looming at Expedia? Diller looks to simplify ‘bloated’ company, aiming to save up to $500M This earnings call was going to be different from the outset. “I haven’t… Read More
Shares of Expedia were up more than 10 percent in after-hours trading after the travel giant reported its fourth quarter earnings, beating profit expectations. It’s the first earnings report since… Read More
Expedia Group has been quiet about the status of its leadership following the abrupt departures of CEO Mark Okerstrom and CFO Alan Pickerill in early December. A new report indicates… Read More
Google is taking a major step in its travel push, teaming up with travel giant Sabre Corp. in a new 10-year alliance. Sabre is a 60-year-old company that rose to… Read More
From Amazon to Zillow, big successes to surprising failures, it was an extraordinary year for technology and innovation emerging from and impacting Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. That’s our consensus… Read More
Thousands of Expedia Group employees are making the move to the company’s new $900 million Seattle headquarters campus, adding a long commute through one of the region’s busiest corridors for… Read More
Expedia Group shares sank as much as 13 percent in after-hours trading after the travel giant missed profit expectations for its third quarter earnings report. The Seattle-based company reported revenue… Read More
Expedia Group is staring down Google as a looming giant in the field of travel, with the built-in advantage of its prowess as a search and advertising titan, but Expedia… Read More
Vacasa just raised a whopping $319 million in new funding as the Portland, Ore.-based company aims to extend its reach in the vacation rental industry and fuel growth of a… Read More
Day two of the 2019 GeekWire Summit in Seattle felt like an endless string of inspiring quotes from leaders in education, the restaurant business, big tech, sports and more. Wisdom… Read More
The bustle of construction and prep work continues outside at the massive Seattle waterfront campus where Expedia will start moving the first waves of its 4,500 employees next week. Inside,… Read More
Travel giant Expedia Group is accused of “trafficking in confiscated property,” in a new lawsuit with ties to the Cuban Revolution, several huge resorts in a popular beach town and… Read More
What happens to Expedia if airlines and hotels opt to go it alone? The online travel giant has been facing that ominous question through a series of recent contract negotiations… Read More
Sam Altman, the Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor who leads the OpenAI artificial intelligence company, is joining the Expedia Group board. Expedia Group is expanding the board to 12 members… Read More
Will artificial intelligence create better travel plans than humans ever could? How will a new generation of travelers change the way we experience the world? What role will hotels and… Read More
Expedia and Ryanair have agreed to voluntarily dismiss a lawsuit brought against the online travel giant by the European budget airline, according to filings in federal court in Seattle. A… Read More
Former Expedia executive Aman Bhutani is the new leader of website hosting giant GoDaddy, taking over from CEO Scott Wagner, who is stepping down for health reasons. “GoDaddy’s extraordinary focus… Read More