It’s official: Dara Khosrowshahi is Uber’s next CEO, leaving Expedia after 12 years at the helm Uber made it official tonight, announcing longtime Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi as its next leader, charging the veteran executive with… Read More
Meet Uber’s choice for CEO: Expedia chief brings ‘internal calm’ and experience with big personalities The news that Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has been selected to take over as Uber CEO came as a surprise… Read More
Internal email: Expedia Chairman Barry Diller confirms Uber’s pick of Dara Khosrowshahi as CEO Expedia confirmed that its CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has been offered the top post at ride-hailing giant Uber. Expedia disclosed an… Read More
Uber pick Dara Khosrowshahi was once highest-paid CEO on S&P 500 Uber’s pick for CEO doesn’t come cheap. In 2015, Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi was the highest-paid CEO in the S&P… Read More
Surprise: Uber’s next CEO will be Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, multiple reports say Expedia Inc. CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will be Uber’s next chief executive, taking the wheel of the embattled ride-hailing company after… Read More
Expedia beats analyst expectations, reports $2.6B in Q2 revenue buoyed by HomeAway and Hotels.com Expedia reported $2.6 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2017, an 18 percent increase over the same period… Read More
Expedia investing $350M in Indonesian travel site Traveloka Travel giant Expedia is investing $350 million into Indonesian travel site Traveloka, in a move to gain a foothold in the… Read More
Expedia cracks down on wildlife tourism, removing some activities and promoting animal welfare Expedia plans to conduct a thorough review of the wildlife tourism attractions bookable through its website and remove activities determined… Read More
Amazon, Expedia, Reddit, and other tech giants protest FCC plan to reverse net neutrality rules Amazon, Expedia, Google, Facebook, and thousands of other tech companies are showing their support for net neutrality as part of… Read More
Expedia completes majority stake acquisition of train travel tech company SilverRail Expedia, the Bellevue, Wash. travel giant with a big appetite for acquisitions, has completed its purchase of the majority stake… Read More
Leaders of top tech companies land on Glassdoor’s list of the 100 highest-rated CEOs CEOs of some of the world’s top tech companies are feeling the love today, thanks to a new list from… Read More
Airbnb cements Seattle presence, establishing permanent office with room for 300 people Airbnb is putting down permanent roots in Seattle with a major new office that makes the vacation rentals company the… Read More
Expedia clears major planning milestone in preparation for 2019 HQ move to Seattle Expedia just cleared an important permitting milestone with the city of Seattle as it prepares to move the majority of… Read More
Three numbers explain why the tech boom doesn’t make Seattle’s new tunnel a good investment Seattle’s new Alaskan Way tunnel — currently three years late and millions of dollars over budget — has been called… Read More
How to conjure up your future: Zillow and Expedia co-founder Rich Barton’s advice to UW computer science grads Rich Barton, the Zillow and Expedia co-founder, drew inspiration from Bill Gates, JFK, an ancient Greek myth and the movie… Read More
Hotels try to divert business from Expedia and Priceline, as millennial travelers upend the industry Hotel owners are tired of online travel agencies (OTAs), like Expedia and Priceline, cutting into their profits by charging hefty… Read More
Working Geek: Expedia VP Noah Tratt Snapchats his kids from around the world As Expedia senior vice president of regional brands, Noah Tratt is constantly traveling the world. He’s been with Expedia for… Read More
Bill Nye busts out big numbers to promote Expedia’s travel-booking tech in three new videos In order to “Save the World,” as his new show promises he’s out to do, science and TV personality Bill… Read More
Expedia acquires majority stake in London company seeking to modernize rail travel Expedia said it has acquired a majority stake in SilverRail, a London based company focused on online booking for train… Read More
Working Geek: How Expedia’s Local Experts VP Jen O’Twomney makes time for family Jen O’Twomney helped Expedia navigate some of the most acquisition-hungry years of the travel giant’s life. Expedia gobbled up Orbitz,… Read More
Bungee jump off the Space Needle in ExpediaLabs’ first virtual reality release While he doesn’t wish for virtual reality to become a replacement for real travel, Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi has said in the… Read More
Podcast Week in Geek: How Amazon, Microsoft, T-Mobile, Starbucks and Expedia fared in the first quarter Quarterly earnings season is an opportunity to look behind the scenes of the largest tech companies in the world, to… Read More
Expedia posts $2.2 billion in quarterly revenue, misses expectations after a tumultuous Q1 Today, Expedia reported $2.2 billion in revenue for the first quarter of 2017, a 15 percent increase over the same… Read More
Tech earnings extravaganza: Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Expedia set to report today Thursday is the mother lode of tech earnings. Three of the top five most valuable tech companies by market cap —… Read More
Former Expedia IT tech gets 15 months in jail for insider trading, stealing information from execs A former IT technician for Expedia subsidiary Hotwire was sentenced to 15 months in prison today, after he pled guilty last… Read More
Here’s how Migo wants to become a search engine for on-demand transportation A decade ago, if you were trying to get around in a city without a personal vehicle, there were a… Read More
Amazon confirms plans for big new office in Bellevue; employees set to move in this summer Amazon has confirmed previously-reported plans to open a big new office in downtown Bellevue, Wash. GeekWire reported last year that… Read More
Chelsea Clinton named to Expedia board Chelsea Clinton has joined the board of Expedia, the Bellevue-based online travel giant. The announcement was made in a SEC… Read More
Expedia to keep satellite office in hometown of Bellevue after departing for Seattle in 2019 Expedia confirmed that it plans to keep at least a chunk of office space in its current hometown of Bellevue beyond… Read More
Expedia CEO on earnings call: ‘Hopefully we will all be alive to see the end of next year.’ This is what optimism looks like in 2017. At the end of Expedia’s call with analysts following its fourth quarter… Read More
