Expedia is acquiring CarTrawler, an Ireland-based B2B platform for the travel industry. “The CarTrawler acquisition is another huge, exciting step towards our ambition of building the most complete B2B travel platform,” Alfonso Paredes, Expedia’s president for B2B and chief commercial officer, said in a news...
Expedia Group is responding to the rise of artificial intelligence assistants and agentic commerce both by embracing them and by providing services that draw travelers directly to its own platforms, executives said Thursday (Feb. 12) during the company’s quarter earnings call. “As gen AI changes...
Amazon’s job cuts announced this week delivered another blow to the tech labor force in the company’s headquarters city of Seattle, which was already losing jobs, Bloomberg reported Friday (Jan. 30). The 16,000 layoffs included 1,400 in Seattle and 700 in the suburb of Bellevue, according to the report....
Affirm is now the exclusive provider of buy now, pay later (BNPL) payment options for lodging and packages on the Expedia Group brands Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo in the United States. In addition, Affirm will become available to Canadian travelers on select properties within weeks, the companies said in a Friday (Jan. 30) press...
November 27, 2024
It’s fitting to look at PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Travel Apps, considering this week is one of the busiest travel periods of the year. Each month, PYMNTS determines the most popular apps in the travel sector based on the number of downloads and average users, as well as other metrics. The best travel apps provide […]
August 16, 2024
As inflation reshapes consumer spending, travel giants Expedia, Airbnb and Booking Holdings are adjusting their strategies to drive customer engagement and bookings amid shifting family budgets and evolving preferences. Expedia is...
March 25, 2024
Jim Scurlock, senior director and assistant treasurer at Expedia, and Larson McNeil, co-head of marketplaces and digital ecosystems at J.P. Morgan Payments, told Karen Webster that the role of the...
May 07, 2021
As the threat of the pandemic recedes, as we move toward actually, physically, getting around again, it’s safe to say that travel will rebound. PYMNTS’ own research has shown that...
August 06, 2026
Expedia Group entered the summer travel season with more than just strong demand, according to its recent earnings call. The company used its second-quarter results to argue that its strategy of pairing artificial intelligence (AI) investments with a fast-growing B2B business is giving it multiple engines for growth, even as parts of Europe remain soft […]
May 20, 2026
Expedia is acquiring CarTrawler, an Ireland-based B2B platform for the travel industry. “The CarTrawler acquisition is another huge, exciting step towards our ambition of building the most complete B2B travel...
February 12, 2026
Expedia Group is responding to the rise of artificial intelligence assistants and agentic commerce both by embracing them and by providing services that draw travelers directly to its own platforms,...
January 30, 2026
Amazon’s job cuts announced this week delivered another blow to the tech labor force in the company’s headquarters city of Seattle, which was already losing jobs, Bloomberg reported Friday (Jan. 30). The...
