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Expedia Group

Expedia Group results improve but CEO sees ‘bumpy’ road ahead for global travel recovery

Expedia Group, the Seattle-based online travel giant, posted improved results for the second quarter, but cautioned that the resurgence of… Read More

Tech Moves: Icertis hires new CMO; Expedia Group board member steps down; and more

— Icertis hired longtime SAP executive Gretchen Eischen as its new chief marketing officer. She was most recently global vice… Read More

Expedia Group CEO says he’s ‘rooting for revenge travel’ as revenue sinks 44% in Q1

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern said the travel industry remains a “study in contrasts” — citing a rebounding U.S. travel… Read More

Expedia launches brand refresh, new features and ad campaign in anticipation of travel surge

Gearing up for a resurgence in travel, Seattle-based Expedia Group is refreshing its flagship Expedia brand with updated features across… Read More

Expedia adds SoftBank deputy general counsel Patricia Menendez-Cambo to board

Seattle-based travel giant Expedia Group named Patricia Menendez-Cambo, deputy general counsel of SoftBank Group and general counsel of the SoftBank… Read More

Julie Larson-Green retires as Qualtrics CXO after IPO; Asha Sharma joins Instacart as COO; and more

Julie Larson-Green, an engineering leader and executive who spent more than 25 years at Microsoft, is retiring from her position… Read More

Expedia’s Vrbo hit with backlash for not following Airbnb’s lead and canceling D.C. reservations

Update: This story has been updated with new details from Expedia. See below. Vrbo, the vacation rental platform run by… Read More

Tech Moves: Expedia board director Skip Battle resigns; Madrona promotions; Vacasa’s new CFO

— George “Skip” Battle, the former CEO of AskJeeves, has resigned from Expedia Group’s board of directors. He originally joined… Read More

Expedia Group revenue falls 58% despite bright spots in ‘bumpy and unpredictable’ travel market

You know things have been rough for a company when quarterly revenue plummets 58% from the prior year, taking the… Read More

Expedia Group CEO on Google antitrust case: ‘Very pleased to see the government finally taking action’

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern says he hopes the U.S. Justice Department’s antitrust complaint against Google ultimately changes the search… Read More

Tech Moves: Expedia and F5 Networks add board members; Madrona principal departs; and more

— Expedia Group appointed Equifax President of Global Consumer Solutions Beverly Anderson as its newest board member. Prior to Equifax,… Read More

Convoy hires former Expedia CEO as president and COO as digital freight startup tops 1k employees

Mark Okerstrom is shifting from travel and tourism to trucking, looking to apply his digital commerce expertise to a new… Read More

Two efforts fill surprising tech gap between restaurants, donors and those who are hungry

As the coronavirus pandemic took hold, Seattle’s Vanessa Dyce saw her community coming undone and wanted to help. Dyce, a… Read More

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern: ‘Google’s a problem for everyone who sells something online’

Expedia Group’s new CEO isn’t mincing words about one of the company’s biggest challenges: Google’s dual role as a rival… Read More

Expedia Group raises $3.2B, names new CEO, makes further cuts as bookings plunge up to 43%

Expedia Group raised $3.2 billion in debt and equity, named a longtime board member as its new CEO, announced additional… Read More

Tech Moves: David Shim to lead Foursquare-Factual merged company; former Gates Foundation CEO joins Pfizer board; and more

— Location data companies Foursquare and Factual are merging. The combined company will be led by Placed founder David Shim… Read More

Tech Moves: Ex-Nintendo president joins GameStop board; Vacasa hires OpenTable vet; and more

— Former Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Amié joined the board of video game retailer GameStop. Also joining the board… Read More

Shares of Seattle tech companies sink as stock market sees worst drop since 2008

Fears over the novel coronavirus outbreak and an oil price war led to the worst day for U.S. stocks since… Read More

Tech Moves: Lighter Capital adds executives; Tech PR vet launches new business; Accolade names talent leader to board; and more

— Seattle-based Lighter Capital announced Patricia Elliott as chief sales officer and Kevin Fink as chief technology officer. The “alternative… Read More

What’s Barry Diller doing? Expedia not seeking new CEO following Mark Okerstrom’s abrupt departure, report says

Expedia Group has been quiet about the status of its leadership following the abrupt departures of CEO Mark Okerstrom and… Read More

These tech stocks were the biggest winners and losers in the Seattle area for 2019

Microsoft and Amazon are the centerpieces of Seattle’s booming tech scene, and 2019 was a big year for both of… Read More

Expedia CEO and CFO resign in surprise shakeup, as Barry Diller asserts control over travel giant

Expedia Group CEO Mark Okerstrom and CFO Alan Pickerill have resigned abruptly from the Seattle-based online travel giant, and chairman… Read More

Attention, Expedia employees: Here’s how much it costs to buy a home near the new HQ

Thousands of Expedia Group employees are making the move to the company’s new $900 million Seattle headquarters campus, adding a… Read More

As Google moves further into travel, Expedia Group CEO calls for level playing field in search results

Expedia Group is staring down Google as a looming giant in the field of travel, with the built-in advantage of… Read More

Between a Wi-Fi rock and a high-tech place: Expedia preaches connectivity and productivity in new Seattle HQ

The bustle of construction and prep work continues outside at the massive Seattle waterfront campus where Expedia will start moving… Read More

Lawsuit over Cuban resorts accuses Expedia of illegally trafficking in property seized in Castro revolution

Travel giant Expedia Group is accused of “trafficking in confiscated property,” in a new lawsuit with ties to the Cuban… Read More

Expedia makes peace with United Airlines in latest deal to cement travel giant’s role in online booking

What happens to Expedia if airlines and hotels opt to go it alone? The online travel giant has been facing… Read More

Sam Altman joins Expedia Group board, bringing expertise from OpenAI and Y Combinator

Sam Altman, the Silicon Valley entrepreneur and investor who leads the OpenAI artificial intelligence company, is joining the Expedia Group… Read More

Expedia begins 90-day countdown to new Seattle campus, preparing for major move across region

Expedia Group has started the countdown clock to the opening of its shiny new waterfront headquarters campus in Seattle. The… Read More

Expedia shows off $900M Seattle waterfront campus as thousands of employees prepare to move in

In April 2015, then-Expedia Group CEO Dara Khosrowshahi stood beside Ed Murray, the Seattle mayor at the time, and gleefully… Read More

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