Expedia Still Predicts a Big Travel Boost in Europe This Summer


Ariane Gorin Expedia

Skift Take

Learning to live with Covid, Expedia expects an amazing summer for its Europe business, but is wary of the kind of restrictions that may come back, if at all they do.

Expedia expects an “amazing summer” in Europe while still maintaining caution. Addressing the Skift Forum Europe 2022 in London on Thursday, Ariane Gorin, president of Expedia for Business, in conversation with Dennis Schaal, executive editor at Skift, said the online travel company is witnessing demand coming back.

“People are keen to spend the money that they have saved during the pandemic on travel,” Gorin said. “UK, France and Germany were already back to the pre-pandemic trends of a mix of international versus domestic shoppers. The numbers of U.S. travelers are searching to come to Europe, has also gone up and booking windows are expandin