Expedia withdraws 2020 financial guidance, stock sinks 9% as frustrated travelers try to cancel trips Expedia Group on Friday withdrew its 2020 full-year financial guidance, citing uncertainty with travel trends due to the COVID-19 outbreak.… Read More
IAC Vice Chairman Victor Kaufman steps down from Expedia Group board Victor Kaufman resigned from the Expedia Group board on March 5, according to a SEC filing made public on Wednesday.… Read More
Analyst: Expedia Group revenue could drop by $470M (18%) in Q1 amid coronavirus outbreak Citing the uncertainty in global travel amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, a veteran Wall Street analyst issued lower estimates for… Read More
Expedia cuts 3,000 jobs, including 500 at new Seattle HQ — read the internal email to employees Expedia Group is laying off 12 percent of its workforce, about 3,000 employees, in an effort to “streamline and focus”… Read More
Expedia VP Sandy Anuras on managing a team spanning 15 offices and 12 time zones As vice president of Global Marketing Technology at Seattle’s Expedia, Sandy Anuras is managing a team of 300 employees spread… Read More
Layoffs looming at Expedia? Diller looks to simplify ‘bloated’ company, aiming to save up to $500M Cutbacks are coming at Expedia Group, according to the Seattle-based travel giant’s annual regulatory filing and comments made by chairman… Read More
Barry’s back: Expedia chairman Barry Diller opens up on hour-long earnings call — here’s what he said Follow-up: Layoffs looming at Expedia? Diller looks to simplify ‘bloated’ company, aiming to save up to $500M This earnings call… Read More
Expedia stock rises 10% as travel giant cites focus on core operations following executive shuffle Shares of Expedia were up more than 10 percent in after-hours trading after the travel giant reported its fourth quarter… Read More
What’s Barry Diller doing? Expedia not seeking new CEO following Mark Okerstrom’s abrupt departure, report says Expedia Group has been quiet about the status of its leadership following the abrupt departures of CEO Mark Okerstrom and… Read More
Google wades deeper into Expedia’s territory with new travel and cloud pact with Sabre Google is taking a major step in its travel push, teaming up with travel giant Sabre Corp. in a new… Read More
Podcast Seattle tech’s extraordinary year: These are the stories we’ll remember in the business of innovation From Amazon to Zillow, big successes to surprising failures, it was an extraordinary year for technology and innovation emerging from… Read More
Attention, Expedia employees: Here’s how much it costs to buy a home near the new HQ Thousands of Expedia Group employees are making the move to the company’s new $900 million Seattle headquarters campus, adding a… Read More
Expedia stock sinks 13% after Q3 earnings miss profit estimates Expedia Group shares sank as much as 13 percent in after-hours trading after the travel giant missed profit expectations for… Read More
As Google moves further into travel, Expedia Group CEO calls for level playing field in search results Expedia Group is staring down Google as a looming giant in the field of travel, with the built-in advantage of… Read More
Vacation rental platform Vacasa raises huge $319M round — here’s how it differs from Airbnb Vacasa just raised a whopping $319 million in new funding as the Portland, Ore.-based company aims to extend its reach… Read More
Overheard at the GeekWire Summit, day 2: Diversity, empathy, Alexa, food tech, football and more Day two of the 2019 GeekWire Summit in Seattle felt like an endless string of inspiring quotes from leaders in… Read More
Between a Wi-Fi rock and a high-tech place: Expedia preaches connectivity and productivity in new Seattle HQ The bustle of construction and prep work continues outside at the massive Seattle waterfront campus where Expedia will start moving… Read More
Lawsuit over Cuban resorts accuses Expedia of illegally trafficking in property seized in Castro revolution Travel giant Expedia Group is accused of “trafficking in confiscated property,” in a new lawsuit with ties to the Cuban… Read More
Expedia makes peace with United Airlines in latest deal to cement travel giant’s role in online booking What happens to Expedia if airlines and hotels opt to go it alone? The online travel giant has been facing… Read More
Sam Altman joins Expedia Group board, bringing expertise from OpenAI and Y Combinator Sam Altman, the Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor who leads the OpenAI artificial intelligence company, is joining the Expedia Group… Read More
The future of travel: Hear from Expedia Group CEO Mark Okerstrom at the GeekWire Summit Will artificial intelligence create better travel plans than humans ever could? How will a new generation of travelers change the… Read More
Expedia and Ryanair quietly settle lawsuit as online travel giant tries to make peace with industry Expedia and Ryanair have agreed to voluntarily dismiss a lawsuit brought against the online travel giant by the European budget… Read More
GoDaddy hires former Expedia president Aman Bhutani as new CEO; Scott Wagner steps down due to health reasons Former Expedia executive Aman Bhutani is the new leader of website hosting giant GoDaddy, taking over from CEO Scott Wagner,… Read More
Tech Moves: Blokable exec leaves for Expedia; ExtraHop names new finance chief — Sandy Anuras is leaving Blokable, a Seattle startup with a mission to develop low-cost housing at scale, to join… Read More
Expedia president Aman Bhutani is leaving as travel giant shuffles execs and realigns internal teams Aman Bhutani, the veteran Expedia Group business and tech leader who oversees online travel businesses including Travelocity, Orbitz and the… Read More
Expedia books $183M in profit for Q2 as it prepares to open new Seattle headquarters Expedia posted healthy revenue and earnings growth for Q2 2019, sending the stock up 2 percent in after-hours trading on… Read More
Expedia begins 90-day countdown to new Seattle campus, preparing for major move across region Expedia Group has started the countdown clock to the opening of its shiny new waterfront headquarters campus in Seattle. The… Read More
Expedia shows off $900M Seattle waterfront campus as thousands of employees prepare to move in In April 2015, then-Expedia Group CEO Dara Khosrowshahi stood beside Ed Murray, the Seattle mayor at the time, and gleefully… Read More
Expedia settles Cuba travel allegations for $325k after informing U.S. government of violations Expedia Group agreed to pay more than $325,000 to settle allegations that it assisted more than 2,200 people with Cuba-related… Read More
Geek of the Week: Expedia Group’s Connie Chung navigates tough tech to solve travel headaches Connie Chung loves tech and she loves travel. And in 11 years at Expedia Group, the Bellevue, Wash.-based travel technology… Read More
