Expedia CEO Says Company Overhaul Will Be Done in Time for Travel's Recovery
Skift Take
Talk about tough love. The CEO of Expedia Group, Peter Kern, is sticking with the tough line despite the pandemic by still demanding a significant reorganization and tech revamp for the online travel giant.
It may take 12 to 18 months for a full tech overhaul and business simplification to fall into place at Expedia.
That was the a key takeaway from Peter Kern, vice chairman and CEO of Expedia Group during an interview on Tuesday at Skift Global Forum.
https://youtu.be/tjEF5iLipkg"I've said to the company, 'I think we have a more complete data set on the world's travelers than anyone else, but we've never had it in one place,'" Kern said. "[The data] was in multiple places, broken up. You couldn't teach your machines or use
