Expedia News

American Express Travel began selling vacation packages — initially sourced from Travelocity, now owned by Expedia — in 2004. They lost their luster as a momentous value-add to card members.

Google Hotels is still strong, but weakened by the Digital Markets Act — and Google's own AI Overviews. Agentic AI may one day make the changes we've seen to date under the DMA a mere footnote in the evolution of travel search.

The United-JetBlue alliance is just that, and not an acquisition. Still, as with such transitions, it brings substantial changes to United.com's non-air partnership roster.

Despite talk of financial pressure, many are continuing to spend on summer travel.

The Hotels.com app is integrated with the chatbot in a simplistic way that makes it easy to use, but the errors don't help to set it apart.

In the post-pandemic environment, volatility returns: not from viruses, but from economic headwinds and disruption of the current distribution landscape. In 2025, the winners will be those who adapt quickly to a more fragmented, tech-driven landscape.

The latest version of Airbnb Experiences won't be a slam dunk even with a $250 million investment, and Airbnb hiring staff with experiences on their resumes.

Expedia Group is helpings third parties sell travel — but the company could be creating more competition with itself.

Today’s podcast talks about Expedia’s small slump, Choice Hotels’ budget bump, and the Sphere’s plans for smaller expansions.

The decline in interest in visiting the U.S. is real - and we're seeing it in Expedia's results.