Egencia Could Be a Buyer in 2018 — Corporate Travel Innovation Report
Photo Credit: The Egencia office in Manchester is pictured in this photo from 2012. Expedia's business travel unit could be in the market for mergers or acquisitions in the coming years. Wikimedia Commons / Annie Egencia
Skift Take
Egencia already has a strong offering in corporate travel technology, so acquisitions to improve its scale are likely in the coming years.
Egencia, Expedia's business travel unit, has been steadily improving its competitive position in the corporate travel ecosystem, and it's looking to buy its way to greater scale in the future.
Skift executive editor Dennis Schaal reported from last week's Expedia Partner Conference in Las Vegas with an update from the Egencia brass on their growth plans.
The focus is on increasing transaction volume after moving away from a geographically segmented corporate structure last year. They're willing to be buyers in the market, as well, just not for technology.
The time seems ripe for further acquisitions by Egencia; now that the integration of Orbitz for Business has concluded, it's time to focus on other potential deals. It'll be interesting to see if the hangover from integrating Orbitz pushes Expedia Inc. awa
