Articles about Expedia – Page 6 of 12

Three numbers explain why the tech boom doesn’t make Seattle’s new tunnel a good investment

Seattle’s new Alaskan Way tunnel — currently three years late and millions of dollars over budget — has been called… Read More

How to conjure up your future: Zillow and Expedia co-founder Rich Barton’s advice to UW computer science grads

Rich Barton, the Zillow and Expedia co-founder, drew inspiration from Bill Gates, JFK, an ancient Greek myth and the movie… Read More

Hotels try to divert business from Expedia and Priceline, as millennial travelers upend the industry

Hotel owners are tired of online travel agencies (OTAs), like Expedia and Priceline, cutting into their profits by charging hefty… Read More

Working Geek: Expedia VP Noah Tratt Snapchats his kids from around the world

As Expedia senior vice president of regional brands, Noah Tratt is constantly traveling the world. He’s been with Expedia for… Read More

Bill Nye busts out big numbers to promote Expedia’s travel-booking tech in three new videos

In order to “Save the World,” as his new show promises he’s out to do, science and TV personality Bill… Read More

Expedia acquires majority stake in London company seeking to modernize rail travel

Expedia said it has acquired a majority stake in SilverRail, a London based company focused on online booking for train… Read More

Working Geek: How Expedia’s Local Experts VP Jen O’Twomney makes time for family

Jen O’Twomney helped Expedia navigate some of the most acquisition-hungry years of the travel giant’s life. Expedia gobbled up Orbitz,… Read More

Bungee jump off the Space Needle in ExpediaLabs’ first virtual reality release

While he doesn’t wish for virtual reality to become a replacement for real travel, Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has said in the… Read More

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Week in Geek: How Amazon, Microsoft, T-Mobile, Starbucks and Expedia fared in the first quarter

Quarterly earnings season is an opportunity to look behind the scenes of the largest tech companies in the world, to… Read More

Expedia posts $2.2 billion in quarterly revenue, misses expectations after a tumultuous Q1

Today, Expedia reported $2.2 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2017, a 15 percent increase over the same… Read More

Tech earnings extravaganza: Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Expedia set to report today

Thursday is the mother lode of tech earnings. Three of the top five most valuable tech companies by market cap —… Read More

Former Expedia IT tech gets 15 months in jail for insider trading, stealing information from execs

A former IT technician for Expedia subsidiary Hotwire was sentenced to 15 months in prison today, after he pled guilty last… Read More

Here’s how Migo wants to become a search engine for on-demand transportation

A decade ago, if you were trying to get around in a city without a personal vehicle, there were a… Read More

Amazon confirms plans for big new office in Bellevue; employees set to move in this summer

Amazon has confirmed previously-reported plans to open a big new office in downtown Bellevue, Wash. GeekWire reported last year that… Read More

Chelsea Clinton named to Expedia board

Chelsea Clinton has joined the board of Expedia, the Bellevue-based online travel giant. The announcement was made in a SEC… Read More

Expedia to keep satellite office in hometown of Bellevue after departing for Seattle in 2019

Expedia confirmed that it plans to keep at least a chunk of office space in its current hometown of Bellevue beyond… Read More

Expedia CEO on earnings call: ‘Hopefully we will all be alive to see the end of next year.’

This is what optimism looks like in 2017. At the end of Expedia’s call with analysts following its fourth quarter… Read More

Expedia posts 23 percent increase in Q4 revenue as HomeAway unit adds $166 million

Expedia, the Bellevue-based online travel giant, today reported $2.1 billion in fourth quarter revenue, a 23 percent increase over the… Read More

Watch: ‘So-called judge’ hears arguments and rules on President Trump’s immigration order

A federal judge’s ruling on Friday, temporarily suspending President Donald Trump’s executive order on immigration, is having an impact across… Read More

Washington AG explains how Amazon, Expedia, and Microsoft influenced crucial victory over Trump

Washington state secured a temporary restraining order on Friday that immediately halted implementation of President Trump’s executive immigration order nationwide — and… Read More

Expedia will double-match employee donations to ACLU after Trump immigration ban

Expedia will offer a 2-to-1 match for employee donations to the American Civil Liberties Union in response to President Donald… Read More

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Week in Geek: Tech vs. Trump

While the tech industry had never been particularly warm to candidate or President Trump, industry leaders made it clear after… Read More

Washington state sues Trump over immigration order with support from Amazon and Expedia

Tension is mounting between the two Washingtons. Today, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced he is filing a lawsuit against… Read More

Internal memo: Expedia’s CEO, a former Iranian refugee, slams Trump’s ‘reactionary’ visa crackdown

Online travel industry giant Expedia Inc. has more at stake in U.S. immigration policy than many other companies do, given… Read More

Sit back, relax and don’t be a jerk: Expedia study finds seat-kicker to be most annoying air traveler

There are plenty of things to moan about when it comes to modern American air travel. But one thing gets… Read More

Seattle’s top tech stocks of 2016: Newcomer Impinj leads the way, nearly doubling its stock in 5 months

Seattle-based radio frequency identification technology maker Impinj made its long-anticipated debut on the stock market this summer, and it did… Read More

Expedia starts renovating old lab buildings on Seattle campus ahead of 2019 move

Expedia isn’t coming to Seattle until 2019, but crews have already begun demolishing old lab space at the company’s future 40-acre Seattle… Read More

Report: Airbnb ‘Flights’ service is about to take off, increasing competition with Expedia

Airbnb is planning to launch its flight reservation tool sometime in the next 18 months, according to a report from… Read More

Former Expedia IT technician pleads guilty to insider trading, stealing information from executives

Updated 5:15 p.m. with statement from Jonathan Ly’s attorney A former IT technician for Expedia subsidiary Hotwire pleaded guilty Monday morning… Read More

Zillow co-founder Rich Barton on taking risks, and four factors which can encourage ‘big swings’

Rich Barton has taken plenty of risks during his entrepreneurial career as the co-founder of such companies as Zillow, Expedia… Read More