Expedia Group Goes Deeper on Job Cuts


Skift Take

These layoffs at Expedia Group aren't particularly surprising, and were in the offing when travel demand plateaued in many countries starting in July and August. You can expect that Expedia will not be the only company forced into taking another whack at employee payrolls.
Expedia Group laid off about 12 percent of its global workforce in February, and this week announced internally that "further redundancies" would be taking place within its Travel Partners Group, Skift has learned. Skift obtained an email that Travel Partners Group President Cyril Ranque sent to his team, citing the need to accelerate the streamlining of operations "to compete effectively." The Travel Partners Group handles relations with hotel, airline, cruise, car