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Analyst: Expedia Group revenue could drop by $470M (18%) in Q1 amid coronavirus outbreak

Citing the uncertainty in global travel amid the novel coronavirus outbreak, a veteran Wall Street analyst issued lower estimates for… Read More

Study says travel restrictions can delay, but can’t defeat a global coronavirus outbreak

Comparisons of the real-world spread of the COV-19 coronavirus with computer models indicate that the travel restrictions imposed by authorities… Read More

Amazon asks employees to avoid ‘non-essential’ travel to mitigate coronavirus risk

Amazon is asking its employees to defer all “non-essential” travel across the U.S. and abroad in response to the novel… Read More

Barry’s back: Expedia chairman Barry Diller opens up on hour-long earnings call — here’s what he said

Follow-up: Layoffs looming at Expedia? Diller looks to simplify ‘bloated’ company, aiming to save up to $500M This earnings call… Read More

OceanGate gets set for undersea trips to the ‘Grand Canyon of the Ocean’ in August

Everett, Wash.-based OceanGate is signing up citizen explorers for a series of deep-sea submersible dives in the Hudson Canyon, a… Read More

JSX to offer $49 flights from Seattle’s Boeing Field to Portland starting this spring

Travelers looking for a quicker way to get between Seattle and Portland will have a new option this spring as… Read More

Amazon and Microsoft restrict employee travel to China as tech giants react to spread of coronavirus

Amazon, Microsoft and other tech giants are restricting employee travel to and from China in the wake of concern over… Read More

After startup burnout, Seattle’s Kyle Kesterson resets on the road and launches a portal for rituals

Dipping into what he called one of the juiciest bowls of guacamole he’d ever come across, Kyle Kesterson emailed from… Read More

Google wades deeper into Expedia’s territory with new travel and cloud pact with Sabre

Google is taking a major step in its travel push, teaming up with travel giant Sabre Corp. in a new… Read More

Need a ski lift? New Uber feature will allow riders to request a vehicle to get them to the slopes

A big storm is set to finally dump some snow on Washington’s mountains this week, and Uber is offering a… Read More

Seattle port officials approve face recognition guardrails as feds waffle on the controversial tech

The Port of Seattle established new rules governing the use of biometric screening Tuesday amid an ongoing global debate over… 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

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

‘This changes Moment’: Smartphone photo gear maker adds online lessons to growing marketplace

When Moment launched six years ago in Seattle, the hardware startup was focused on making lenses and cases to enhance… Read More

Vacation rental platform Vacasa raises huge $319M round — here’s how it differs from Airbnb

Vacasa just raised a whopping $319 million in new funding as the Portland, Ore.-based company aims to extend its reach… Read More

Delta updates app with new features, including security wait times being tested at Sea-Tac

Travelers in airport security lines staring at their phones could very well end up learning how long they’ll be standing… Read More

Take a load off — temporary luggage storage startup Bounce launches its service in Seattle

Bounce, the San Francisco-based startup that provides short-term luggage storage solutions, has launched in Seattle. Catering to anyone who doesn’t… 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

Airports and airlines embrace facial recognition technology amid debate over privacy and bias

Technologists, travel executives, civil rights activists, and ethics experts met Tuesday in Seattle to debate expanding facial recognition technology at… Read More

Two airports fly higher than Sea-Tac, which falls to third in new analysis of best free Wi-Fi

You made it through airport security, now you want to make it onto the internet. A new Speedtest analysis by… Read More

Geek of the Week: Sandeep Nain walked away from tech and trekked into a passion for the outdoors

When he was working for the Indian technology company Infosys, back around 2005, Sandeep Nain was contemplating taking a year… Read More

What happened to Utrip? Abrupt end to Seattle travel startup blindsides investors and clients

When Gabrielle Andrews arrived for work at the ATL Airport District Convention & Visitors Bureau in Georgia on May 7,… Read More

Expedia settles Cuba travel allegations for $325k after informing U.S. government of violations

Expedia Group agreed to pay more than $325,000 to settle allegations that it assisted more than 2,200 people with Cuba-related… Read More

Seattle travel planning startup Utrip will shut down after critical deal falls through

Utrip’s journey is over. The Seattle-based trip-planning startup is ceasing operations after a deal that would’ve kept the company afloat… Read More

Former BMW ReachNow CEO Steve Banfield’s next trip will be by foot, as he plans big European trek

Two months after stepping down as the CEO of BMW ReachNow, the car-sharing service he helped grow from Seattle, Steve… Read More

Geek of the Week: Alaska Airlines CIO Charu Jain is leveraging tech to take the hassle out of travel

Charu Jain got her first exposure to technology as an intern at a company run by her father’s friend in… Read More

Now boarding: Everett’s Paine Field and Alaska Air celebrate first passenger flights

EVERETT, Wash. — Today marks a “first” for the new passenger airline terminal at Everett’s Paine Field, thanks to Alaska Airlines’… Read More

Marriott’s Starwood breach: What should you do? That depends on who, and why

It’s easy to focus on the big number associated with the Starwood breach announced by Marriott International on Friday —… Read More

United Airlines set to begin Denver and SF flights from Paine Field near Seattle in March 2019

United Airlines has become the second — and for now, final — airline to start selling tickets for commercial flights… Read More

My parents are wowed by Amazon, LimeBikes and more as longtime visitors return to big, new Seattle

Getting together with family during the holidays — especially with members who visit from across the country — is a… Read More