Expedia shareholders approve TripAdvisor spin-off Expedia shareholders have approved the spin-off of TripAdvisor, the online travel review site. The deal — expected to occur on… Read More
Expedia boosts ownership in eLong by gobbling up stake from Renren Expedia is investing more in China, a key market for the Bellevue online travel company’s international expansion efforts. The company… Read More
Startup Spotlight: Baby Shower For Guys looks to help dudes plan ‘mancations’ The bachelor party has become an important rite of passage for guys, marking the transition from single to married life.… Read More
Shares of Expedia slip after weakness in airfare bookings Shares of Expedia fell more than five percent in after hours trading Thursday after the Bellevue-based online travel company posted… Read More
From CD-ROM to dot-com, Expedia celebrates 15 years Fifteen years ago, Expedia took flight under the wings of Microsoft as a maker of CD-ROM travel guides. Today, it… Read More
Expedia CEO: TripAdvisor spin off ‘on track’ and why Google is a threat Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi — speaking at the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference in Las Vegas this week — said that the… Read More
How to skip airport lines: Alaska Airlines latest to debut mobile check-ins for iPhone users Alaska Airlines has been soaring to new heights when it comes to technology offerings, replacing paper flight manuals for pilots… Read More
Smartphone users to get 2 months of free Wi-Fi on Alaska Air flights Smartphone users traveling on Alaska Airlines will soon have an added benefit. During the months of August and September, any… Read More
Expedia’s mobile app downloads soar as revenue tops $1 billion Shares of Expedia gained seven percent today in after hours trading following news that the company posted a 23 percent… Read More
Seattle online travel startup Yapta lands $5 million investment from Concur Concur Technologies has been making a number of strategic bets in the online travel business in recent months, gobbling up… Read More
Groupon Getaways launches travel deals with Expedia Early last month, Expedia and Groupon announced plans to work on a new discount service for online travel. Well, Groupon… Read More
Off & Away unfurls daily deal service for hotel rooms Off & Away has quietly rolled out a new private sale service that allows its users to sign up for… Read More
Get hired at this startup, and they’ll pay for your exotic travel each year Some technology companies attract employees with catered lunches, on-site massages and stock options. But Buuteeq — a Seattle startup that… Read More
Room 77 checks in with $10.5M We’ve seen a lot of activity in the online travel space recently, including new cash for Seattle startup Buuteeq and… Read More
In wake of Airbnb financing frenzy, Seattle super angels pump $3.5M into Buuteeq San Francisco’s Airbnb reportedly just raised $100 million at a whopping $1 billion valuation, with high-profile backers like Ashton Kutcher… Read More
Expedia, Groupon plan to partner on travel deals One of the veterans of online commerce, Bellevue-based travel giant Expedia, is announcing a partnership with daily deals site Groupon… Read More
Hawaiian beach vacation from hell sparks Urbanspoon co-founder to start Dwellable Adam Doppelt Urbanspoon helped transform the way people discover new restaurants. Now, Adam Doppelt, one of the co-founders of that… Read More
Bursting at the seams at Bellevue HQ, Expedia inks lease next door Expedia has outgrown its downtown Bellevue headquarters location in Tower 333, and as a result plans to expand into a… Read More
Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff joins board of travel startup Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff has a lot on his plate these days, including positioning the Seattle online real estate company… Read More
Expedia dials up virtual agent to assist with customer service You may have already encountered Jenn, the friendly virtual travel agent who answers questions about everything from mileage plans to… Read More
Expedia boosts stake in Chinese travel site eLong Expedia is investing $41 million in eLong, the second biggest online travel company in China, as part of an effort… Read More
Profits fall at Expedia as online travel giant invests in technology Amazon.com isn’t the only big tech company that’s decided to cut into profits in order to invest in technology. Expedia,… Read More
Avvo CEO Mark Britton named to the board of Orbitz It’s been a little while since Avvo co-founder Mark Britton worked in the travel business. But he’ll be dusting off… Read More
U.S. lets Google’s ITA deal fly, with some baggage The U.S. Justice Department and Google have reached a deal clearing the way for the search giant’s $700 million acquisition… Read More
Computer glitch causes huge delays for Alaska Airlines There are some seriously unhappy travelers across the country today as a computer system at Alaska Airlines, used to prepare… Read More
TripAdvisor hacked: Member email list stolen TripAdvisor, the online travel review site which is owned by Expedia, notified users today that a portion of its member… Read More
