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Expedia News

The latest news and analysis of Expedia, including breaking news, executive interviews, earnings coverage, and analysis of its competitors.

Hotels

Expedia’s pay at hotel or pay online now program provides new choices

Look at any Expedia hotel page and you'll see cues of how Expedia is copying Booking.com. But, now Expedia has something Booking.com doesn't: more choices with pay online now or pay at the hotel. This could be something.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Expedia surges on international hotels despite Europe’s woes

Expedia still finds itself swallowing Priceline's dust, but Expedia is making a solid showing.

Ari Levy, Bloomberg | 12 years ago

Airlines

Mozio launches site to ease flyers’ search for airport transportation

Before sighing in exasperation at news of another travel startup, think back to last time you spent an hour searching the cheapest way to get from an airport to nearby city. Mozio’s utility gives it a shot at success, even if its ultimate goal seems a bit lofty.

Samantha Shankman , Skift | 12 years ago

Mozio launches site to ease flyers’ search for airport transportation

Skift Originals

Expedia becomes a better place to work, adds an onsite healthcare clinic at its headquarters

We haven't seen the benefit plans for Expedia employees, but kudos to the company for making healthcare at headquarters more accessible.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Truths about online booking sites that customers may not know

Expedia-like sites play up their ability to provide consumers with the best rates and easiest booking process, but the back end of the travel industry reveals a system that suggests travelers have few distinct choices.

Skift | 12 years ago

Travel Booking

Expedia to open offline cruise stores in Fort Lauderdale

Expedia is a large cruise seller, and Florida is a logical place to give retail-cruise outlets a try.

Skift | 12 years ago

SkiftX

Expedia takes a controversial stand on gay marriage and comes out looking great

Khosrowshahi and Expedia demonstrate how a brand can take a politically charged subject, take the right side in the debate, then make a deep connection with customers around the inspirational message.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

Expedia pushing credit card fees to hotels in new pay-at-hotel program

Hotels optimally would love if more of their customers paid at the property, instead of guests prepaying to online travel agencies, so they should take any increased burden from Expedia's new program in stride.

Skift | 12 years ago

Travel Booking

Expedia expects half of its bookings will be via mobile in two years

Purchasing via a mobile device has particular challenges -- privacy concerns, smaller keyboards -- you don't worry about on a desktop, but the potential for new business means that travel companies are quickly adapting to make buying things easier.

Olga Kharif, Bloomberg | 12 years ago

Media and PR

Expedia hires travel writer to blog about college football rivalries

With some 30 travel bloggers picking up occasional checks from Expedia, the online travel agency is beating its rivals in this arena in a rout. Meanwhile, these bloggers may lose credibility if they come to be viewed as merely shilling for Expedia.

Skift | 12 years ago