Expedia News

Today's podcast examines Choice's bid to acquire Wyndham, Expedia's recent round of layoffs, and United Airlines' third quarter earnings.

The lack of liability for online platforms in hosting user reviews has been under intense political pressure. The proliferation of fake reviews doesn't help, either.

Tech companies have been hard hit by layoffs in 2023. Expedia Group, which has been consolidating its workforce since 2019, continues to tinker with staff levels.

ToursByLocals has appointed Lisa Chen as its new CEO. The leadership change comes as co-founder and former CEO Paul Melhus steps into the role of Executive Chairman of the Board.

If you follow the money in New York City's pressurized short-term rental industry, it's going underground or to venues with few protections for guests and hosts.

Hopper is in a much deeper state of hurt than it is letting on. It has a trimmed down vision to focus on direct hotel relationships after two of the biggest online travel agencies in the world departed as partners.

To book a flight through the Expedia app is certainly sleeker and more transparent than through Hopper. Still, Hopper claims to be winning market share.

Hopper's burn and growth rates were unsustainable — even for a company that had raised $730 million.

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern didn't just delve into the past during his appearance at Skift Global Forum — he touched on its AI-powered future as well as its international expansion plans.

Competition certainly played a role in the Expedia-Hopper split. Which company suffered the greatest? The larger company, Expedia, had more resources to absorb a hit.