Tech Moves: Algorithmia founder to open Seattle office for venture fund; Expedia hires new execs — Diego Oppenheimer is now a partner and CEO-in-residence at venture capital firm and incubator Factory, which is opening a… Read More
Expedia provides online help to those seeking shelter as they flee Hurricane Ian in Florida As Hurricane Ian bears down on Florida this week, numerous state agencies are mobilizing to respond. Seattle-based travel giant Expedia… Read More
Expedia Group hires former Williams-Sonoma leader Julie Whalen as new CFO and executive VP Seattle travel giant Expedia Group named Julie Whalen as its new chief financial officer and executive vice president, effective Sept.… Read More
Tech Moves: Expedia hires chief security officer; Microsoft technical fellow departing; and more — Kurt John, former chief cybersecurity officer for Siemens USA, joined Expedia as global chief security officer. John will be… Read More
Tech Moves: Microsoft hires cloud security VP; Expedia board member resigns; and more — Shawn Bice returned to Microsoft to serve as corporate vice president of cloud security. Bice left a general manager… Read More
Tech Moves: Expedia hires former Twitter and CBS execs — Expedia Group announced two hires to its executive team. Katrina Lane, former vice president at Twitter, and Lauri Metrose,… Read More
Podcast Startup turnaround specialist Matt Hulett on unlocking growth, and surviving turbulent times Our guest on the GeekWire Podcast this week is Matt Hulett, a veteran of the Seattle tech community and the author… Read More
Expedia’s Q1 revenue up 81% to $2.2B; CEO sees ‘positive indicators’ for leisure travel recovery Expedia Group shares were up more than 6% in after-hours trading after the company reported its first quarter financials Monday,… Read More
Tech Moves: Expedia adds new tech leaders; Xbox R&D chief departs; and more — Expedia Group added six new technology leaders. The Seattle-based travel giant has spent the past few years restructuring its… Read More
Super Bowl ad roundup: Big stars push a range of tech, from travel to phones to electric vehicles The focus of a lot of the Super Bowl LVI ads released ahead of Sunday’s games seems to be the… Read More
Expedia CEO says maybe the metaverse emerges in 100 years, predicts more interest in the ‘real-verse’ The metaverse may be all of the rage these days. But Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern doesn’t think we’ll be… Read More
The future of work: HR leaders from Zillow, Expedia on the pandemic-driven changes to the workplace The future of how we work, where we work, how that work is measured and even how we get to… Read More
GeekWire Summit 2021 recap: Leaders and luminaries share insights at our annual conference It was really nice to be back. The GeekWire Summit returned to Seattle and took a page out of our shared… Read More
Expedia Group pushes back its full return to the office to January 2022 This is starting to look like a trend: Expedia Group, the Seattle-based online travel giant, has told employees that it’s… Read More
Interview: Expedia’s new leaders from Apple and Verizon hope to help travel giant bounce back In 2001, Expedia Group embarked on a shopping spree. Over the course of nearly two decades, the Seattle travel platform… Read More
Expedia Group hires top execs from Apple and Verizon as part of leadership structure overhaul Expedia Group has hired top executives from Apple and Verizon Media as the company overhauls its leadership structure and brand… Read More
Expedia will sell Egencia corporate travel unit to American Express Global Business Travel The news: Seattle travel giant Expedia announced Tuesday that it has agreed to sell its corporate business arm Egencia to… Read More
Expedia launches brand refresh, new features and ad campaign in anticipation of travel surge Gearing up for a resurgence in travel, Seattle-based Expedia Group is refreshing its flagship Expedia brand with updated features across… Read More
Expedia’s 2020 revenue sinks 57% as pandemic continues to roil travel industry 2020 was not pretty for Expedia Group’s business. The pandemic hit the Seattle travel giant hard last year with travel… Read More
Airbnb valued at $100 billion following blockbuster IPO — equivalent of more than five Expedias Expedia has a formidable and well-funded rival knocking on the door after Airbnb’s stock more than doubled in a blockbuster… Read More
What gives you hope? Inspiration from scientists, entrepreneurs and innovators as anxious public awaits historic election results Well, here we are: rattled, unsettled and full of anxiety. Less than 24 hours before a historic U.S. election, we… Read More
Podcast Expedia Group’s CEO on the future of travel, and why big cities will someday ‘come roaring back’ “The day there’s a vaccine announced, that people really believe in, will be our highest booking day in history.” That… Read More
Expedia revenue sinks 82% amid ‘worst quarter the travel industry has seen in modern history’ The pandemic crushed Expedia Group’s business during the second quarter as the travel giant saw revenue sink 82% year-over-year to… Read More
Expedia’s Vrbo vacation rental business sees ‘significant’ growth as travel giant aims to cut costs A surge in vacation rental bookings is helping boost revenue for Expedia Group as the travel giant continues to weather… Read More
Photo-sharing startup Trover, started by Rich Barton and acquired by Expedia, is closing down Trover’s traveling days are over. The photo-sharing hub for travelers, which began as a Seattle startup in 2011 and was… Read More
Expedia suffers ‘major reduction in business’ as Q1 gross bookings fall 39%, revenue down 15% Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern said the company “suffered a major reduction in business” due to the COVID-19 outbreak during… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Podcast: Expedia’s lifeline; Bill Gates on life after lockdown; Pivoting in a pandemic Here’s what we’re talking about this week on the GeekWire Podcast. “Picture restaurants that only seat people at every other… Read More
Expedia reportedly set to raise $1 billion from private equity firms as travel stalls Seattle travel giant Expedia Group is in “advanced talks” to sell about a $1 billion stake to private equity firms… Read More
Expedia Chairman Barry Diller on travel, airline bailouts, and advertising amid COVID-19 crisis “Cataclysmic.” That’s how Barry Diller described the current state of the world in an interview with CNBC Thursday. Diller sits… Read More
Analyst lowers Expedia profitability estimates again as questions swirl about future of travel It’s unclear how the COVID-19 outbreak will change the way we travel. Will consumers be more wary of getting on… Read More
