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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

Survey: Hotel Location Is the Splurge-Worthy Vacation Decision

Travelers look for deals when it comes to flight, but are ready to splurge when it comes to their hotel experience highlighting habits that both industries can take advantage of.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Survey: Hotel Location Is the Splurge-Worthy Vacation Decision

Hotels

Sabre Bets on Big Tech Changes at Major Hotel Chains

Travelocity was once the darling in Sabre's portfolio, and now the fastest-rising star is its hospitality solutions business. It has plenty of room to grow, particularly in EMEA and APAC, where chains do not dominate and there is so much need for advanced technology solutions.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Sabre Bets on Big Tech Changes at Major Hotel Chains

Online Travel

Hotwire Hopes Its New Mobile Play Will Make it Relevant Again

Hotwire has fallen on tough times, but don't count it out. Expedia has been putting a lot of offline advertising money into Hotwire, and as it pledged, is focusing on mobile.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotwire Hopes Its New Mobile Play Will Make it Relevant Again

Online Travel

Expedia Spends More on Search Than Any Other Booking Site in the U.S.

The top 10 U.S. travel advertisers in paid search in 2012 also filled out the top 10 in 2013, although their positions changed somewhat. This shows how difficult it is for travel startups and other companies that were not early adopters to break through and get their messages out to consumers.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Expedia Spends More on Search Than Any Other Booking Site in the U.S.

Media and PR

Priceline and Expedia Are Google’s Two Most Important Advertisers

Travel industry digital ad spending is heavily skewed toward driving transactions because online travel agencies, which are primarily interested in converting lookers into bookers, are calling the shots.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Priceline and Expedia Are Google’s Two Most Important Advertisers

Online Travel

The Highest Paid CEOs in Online Travel

Was TripAdvisor's CEO Stephen Kaufer worth $39 million in 2013? That amount is a bit of an anomaly as it includes $38 million in stock options, and he won't be eligible for more until the Summer of 2017. Although there are complaints that TripAdvisor gives geographic growth a higher priority than short-term shareholder return, we don't see anyone complaining.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

The Highest Paid CEOs in Online Travel

Online Travel

Travelocity President and CEO Carl Sparks Leaves the Company

Hardly a surprise that Sparks, who was brought in to resurrect the brand, would depart after it has basically given up.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Expedia CEO on Changing the Relationship With Hotels

Lawsuits didn't kill hotel rate parity. Instead, it is Big Data, analytics, advertsiing retargeting and personalization that are making enforcement of rate-parity provisions almost untenable.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Expedia CEO on Changing the Relationship With Hotels

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Why Expedia Will Eventually Acquire Travelocity Outright

Travelocity talked years ago about getting into the advertising and media business in a big way, but never made it happen. But, now Expedia has grand plans to use Travelocity's North America sites as a platform to expanding Expedia's own advertising and media business in tandem with the jolt that Trivago is already providing.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Why Expedia Will Eventually Acquire Travelocity Outright

Online Travel

Expedia Sees Room-Night Growth Slow in Q1 but Gets Air Ticket Bump from Travelocity

Trivago is the all-star in the Expedia stable, and saw its revenue rise year over year at an 80% clip in the first quarter of 2014.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Expedia Sees Room-Night Growth Slow in Q1 but Gets Air Ticket Bump from Travelocity