Expedia news and trends

J.P. Morgan Payments and Expedia: Platform Ecosystems Demand Treasurers Become Risk Management Professionals
Travel Payments // 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 corporate treasurer — especially for platform companies operating across borders — has evolved to include...

Expedia CEO Peter Kern Stepping Down After ‘Optimizing IT Footprint’
Earnings // February 08, 2024

Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern said Thursday (Feb. 8) that he will step down in May after four years in that role, having led the company as it rationalized its operations and optimized its IT footprint. Kern and Expedia announced this move on the same day the global...

Provider Ranking of Travel Apps Sees Little Month-Over-Month Change
Travel Payments // January 31, 2024

Traveling is a big part of many people’s New Year’s resolutions. If it’s one of your goals this year, PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Travel Apps can help you figure out where to go and where to stay. Each month, PYMNTS determines the most popular apps in the...

Vrbo Gains 3 Points and 1 Position in Provider Ranking of Travel Apps
Travel Payments // December 28, 2023

If you’re thinking about traveling in 2024, PYMNTS’ Provider Rankings of Travel Apps could help. Using metrics such as average users, the number of downloads and more, PYMNTS determines the most popular apps in the travel industry each month. Whether you’re planning a trip across...

Interviews & Exclusives
J.P. Morgan Payments and Expedia: Platform Ecosystems Demand Treasurers Become Risk Management Professionals

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 corporate treasurer — especially for platform companies operating across borders — has evolved to include active risk management. “Treasurers need to be able to act […]

Expedia’s SVP Singh: We Want To Be The Travelers’ ‘Point Of Inspiration’

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...

Zooming In Sweatpants: Workers Reevaluate The Remote Lifestyle

December 24, 2020
Beyond the devastating global health impacts, on top of the sweeping economic trauma, the coronavirus will also go down in history for ushering in a number of unprecedented lifestyle changes,...

Top News In Payments: ECB Has Mulled Public Digital Currency; Grab Debuts Numberless Card In...

December 05, 2019
In today’s top news, the European Central Bank (ECB) has mulled using a public cryptocurrency if international payments inside of Europe stayed too costly. Also, Grab is introducing Asia’s first numberless...

Quick Reads
Klarna and Expedia Team to Bring BNPL to US Travelers

April 22, 2024
Travel company Expedia has expanded its partnership with payments network Klarna. The new collaboration, announced Monday (April 22), brings Klarna’s flexible payments offering to travelers in the U.S., following the launch of the company’s installment payments to Expedia customers in the UK, Germany, Finland and Klarna’s home country of Sweden. “By enabling U.S. consumers to Pay Now or Pay […]

Expedia CEO Peter Kern Stepping Down After ‘Optimizing IT Footprint’

February 08, 2024
Expedia Group CEO Peter Kern said Thursday (Feb. 8) that he will step down in May after four years in that role, having led the company as it rationalized its operations and optimized...

Expedia Aims to Capture Travel Planning in Addition to Booking

December 18, 2023
Personal travel website Expedia aims to use artificial intelligence (AI) to change the way people plan their trips and vacations. The company is looking to provide personalized recommendations to users,...

Expedia Sees ‘Tremendous Momentum’ in B2B Segment

August 04, 2023
Travel website Expedia has a well-known consumer-facing website, but it also delivers a growing number of products behind the scenes. The company is seeing “tremendous momentum” in its B2B business,...