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GeekWire Awards Preview: Neu founders forge ahead as travel fallout hits Airbnb cleaning startup

Like many businesses entering 2020, Neu was riding a wave of optimism and growth. With its marketplace that connects Airbnb… 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

Seattle startup Cabana pitches vanlife vacations as travel alternative during pandemic

With summer around the corner, many Americans are considering what vacation will look like in 2020 with the coronavirus threat… Read More

Silver Lake makes another travel bet, leads $108M investment in vacation rental platform Vacasa

Silver Lake is betting big on the travel industry despite the ongoing global pandemic. The top Silicon Valley tech investment… Read More

Extreme social distancing: Why camping is poised for a ‘huge jump in popularity,’ fueled by technology

After months confined in their homes, many people who would normally hop on an airplane or crowd into popular tourist… Read More

Boeing CEO tells NBC that pandemic is ‘likely’ to put a major U.S. airline out of business

Boeing’s president and CEO, David Calhoun, acknowledged during an NBC News interview with “Today” host Savannah Guthrie that a major… 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

Passenger traffic drops by two-thirds at Sea-Tac due to coronavirus; aid sought

The number of airline passengers taking off from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport has fallen by two-thirds, due to the coronavirus outbreak… Read More

Trump says he’s considering restrictions on domestic travel from coronavirus hotspots

In response to the coronavirus outbreak, restrictions on European travel will be extended to Britain and Ireland on Monday –… Read More

Port of Seattle plans for facial recognition screening at Sea-Tac

The Port of Seattle voted Tuesday to take over a federally mandated facial recognition screening program for passengers departing on… 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

Study says travel restrictions can delay, but can’t defeat a global coronavirus outbreak

Comparisons of the real-world spread of the COV-19 coronavirus with computer models indicate that the travel restrictions imposed by authorities… Read More

Amazon asks employees to avoid ‘non-essential’ travel to mitigate coronavirus risk

Amazon is asking its employees to defer all “non-essential” travel across the U.S. and abroad in response to the novel… 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

OceanGate gets set for undersea trips to the ‘Grand Canyon of the Ocean’ in August

Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate is signing up citizen explorers for a series of deep-sea submersible dives in the Hudson Canyon, a… Read More

JSX to offer $49 flights from Seattle’s Boeing Field to Portland starting this spring

Travelers looking for a quicker way to get between Seattle and Portland will have a new option this spring as… Read More

Amazon and Microsoft restrict employee travel to China as tech giants react to spread of coronavirus

Amazon, Microsoft and other tech giants are restricting employee travel to and from China in the wake of concern over… Read More

After startup burnout, Seattle’s Kyle Kesterson resets on the road and launches a portal for rituals

Dipping into what he called one of the juiciest bowls of guacamole he’d ever come across, Kyle Kesterson emailed from… 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

Need a ski lift? New Uber feature will allow riders to request a vehicle to get them to the slopes

A big storm is set to finally dump some snow on Washington’s mountains this week, and Uber is offering a… Read More

Seattle port officials approve face recognition guardrails as feds waffle on the controversial tech

The Port of Seattle established new rules governing the use of biometric screening Tuesday amid an ongoing global debate over… Read More

Expedia CEO and CFO resign in surprise shakeup, as Barry Diller asserts control over travel giant

Expedia Group CEO Mark Okerstrom and CFO Alan Pickerill have resigned abruptly from the Seattle-based online travel giant, and chairman… 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

‘This changes Moment’: Smartphone photo gear maker adds online lessons to growing marketplace

When Moment launched six years ago in Seattle, the hardware startup was focused on making lenses and cases to enhance… 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

Delta updates app with new features, including security wait times being tested at Sea-Tac

Travelers in airport security lines staring at their phones could very well end up learning how long they’ll be standing… Read More

Take a load off — temporary luggage storage startup Bounce launches its service in Seattle

Bounce, the San Francisco-based startup that provides short-term luggage storage solutions, has launched in Seattle. Catering to anyone who doesn’t… 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