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Expedia explores IPO for Trivago, misses earnings expectations

Expedia is considering an initial public offering for subsidiary Trivago, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said on the company’s earnings conference call Thursday. In… Read More

Working Geek: Expedia president Aman Bhutani’s tips for being a better leader

Aman Bhutani believes in trying to do one thing better than the day before. It’s how he measures his success… Read More

Acquisition-hungry Expedia gobbles up Rich Barton’s travel photography startup Trover

It’s kind of a homecoming, of sorts, for Seattle entrepreneur Rich Barton. Expedia has acquired Trover, the photo app for… Read More

HomeAway study says its short-term rentals comprise less than 1% of Seattle housing

A new report commissioned by HomeAway says that fewer than 500 properties in Seattle were listed on the short-term rental site… Read More

Airbnb creates Seattle engineering outpost, led by former Facebook and Amazon execs

Airbnb is establishing a downtown Seattle engineering operation, GeekWire has learned, making the alternative accommodations giant the latest Bay Area company to set up… Read More

Expedia taps award-winning Hollywood and Broadway producer Scott Rudin for new board seat

Online travel giant Expedia has expanded its board of directors to 14 people, adding Hollywood film and Broadway producer Scott… Read More

Here are the top-rated CEOs according to employee reviews on Glassdoor — 18 from tech make cut

Leaders from technology companies landed in 18 of the 50 spots on Glassdoor’s annual list of the Highest Rated CEOs when… Read More

Expedia CEO says Facebook will become a competitor in online travel

Could Facebook emerge as the next big player in travel? Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said he expects to see competition… Read More

Podcast

Interview: Expedia’s CEO on the travel giant’s first 20 years, and what’s next

Our guest this week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast is Dara Khosrowshahi, the CEO of Expedia Inc., the… Read More

Exclusive: Barry Diller on his Expedia investment, travel acquisitions and the promise of AI

BELLEVUE, Wash. — The surprise guest at Expedia’s 20th anniversary celebration this afternoon was Barry Diller, the media mogul who… Read More

Expedia at 20: Top execs reflect on past challenges, acquisitions, and the journey ahead

BELLEVUE, Wash. — The lobby of Expedia Inc.’s headquarters transformed into an airport runway in celebration of the company’s 20th… Read More

Frustrated homeowners say Expedia’s HomeAway changes ‘dramatically impact’ their rentals

In 2005, Susan and Bob Frank built their dream retirement home in North Topsail, N.C., a popular vacation spot known for… Read More

Expedia shares rise on increased revenue, CEO touts HomeAway integration

Expedia, the online travel giant based that operates HomeAway, Orbitz and Travelocity, reported on Thursday that its revenue increased 42… Read More

Vacasa raises $35M, aims to be Amazon of vacation rental industry

Vacasa today announced a $35 million funding round — the largest of any Portland-based company in nearly two years. The vacation… Read More

Expedia live-streams the world to hospitalized kids with innovative 360-degree video room

Kiara, a patient at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, loves horses. She plays with toy horses, colors in horse coloring books,… Read More

Expedia moves key exec to HomeAway, will use flagship travel sites to battle AirBnB in major cities

Expedia’s longtime chief product officer, John Kim, a key player in the resurgence of the travel giant’s flagship site, has moved to a… Read More

Update: Microsoft reverses course on Bitcoin, says Windows Store will still accept digital currency

Update, 1:30 p.m., March 14: After saying that it will no longer accept Bitcoin in the Windows Store, Microsoft has… Read More

First look: Expedia unveils designs for huge Seattle waterfront campus

Nearly a year ago, Mark Nagle was on the hunt for a location that could serve as Expedia’s new headquarters. He found himself… Read More

Expedia leases new space along Seattle waterfront ahead of HQ relocation from Bellevue

Expedia is opening an office in Seattle this summer to help the travel giant prepare for its headquarters relocation in 2019.… Read More

Expedia’s new bidding program lets hotels buy better placement in search results

Expedia is letting hotels buy their way toward the top of some search results through a new bidding program. The “Expedia… Read More

Expedia reports $12.5M loss in Q4, but sees strong future thanks to recent acquisitions

Expedia posted $1.7 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2015, up 29 percent, and saw bookings rise 39 percent,… Read More

Winner of Expedia’s first Seattle hackathon links concert and sports tickets to travel booking

Competing against dozens of teams from across the Seattle region, software developer Will Chantry single-handedly won travel giant Expedia’s first-ever… Read More

Travelers would pick smartphone over toothbrush, deodorant or driver’s license, Expedia study finds

Imagine your perfect travel companion. Is it your partner? Your best friend? Someone out of the latest Sports Illustrated? Well,… Read More

T-Mobile, Expedia added to Nasdaq-100 Index of largest non-financial companies

When the market opens next Monday, two Seattle-area companies will be included in the Nasdaq-100 Index. As part of an… Read More

Expedia completes $3.9 billion acquisition of Airbnb competitor HomeAway

Expedia just finalized its acquisition of HomeAway, meaning the online travel giant is now officially going head-to-head with Airbnb. The blockbuster… Read More

Zillow, Expedia co-founder Rich Barton on the importance of a healthy work environment

Find a big pond to go fishing in and find really talented people to fish with. That was one piece… Read More

Airbnb tops Glassdoor’s ‘best places to work’ list; Zillow, Expedia, F5, Concur make top 50

Airbnb has dethroned Google atop Glassdoor’s “Best Places to Work” list for 2016. The peer-to-peer lodging company, now valued at… Read More

GeekWire’s 2015 Newsmakers of the Year: These industry leaders made their mark in tech, science and space

It has been another giant year for technology and science in the Seattle region — featuring everything from rocket launches… Read More

Why Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi isn’t worried about competition from Airbnb

Expedia may be about to plop down $3.9 billion to acquire an Airbnb competitor, but Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi insists that has… Read More

Expedia cuts staff from Orbitz, two months after $1.6B acquisition

Expedia is cutting jobs at Orbitz two months after acquiring the travel booking website for $1.6 billion. A company spokesperson confirmed… Read More