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Expedia Boosts B2B Travel Offering With CarTrawler Acquisition
Partnerships // May 20, 2026

Expedia is acquiring CarTrawler, an Ireland-based B2B platform for the travel industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...

Expedia Embraces Agentic Commerce to Fight Platform Disruption
Travel Payments // 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, executives said Thursday (Feb. 12) during the company’s quarter earnings call. Get the Full Story...

Amazon Job Cuts Deliver Another Blow to Seattle Area’s Tech Workforce
Personnel // 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). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Affirm Becomes Expedia Group’s Exclusive BNPL Provider in US
BNPL // January 30, 2026

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. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Interviews & Exclusives
Expedia Tops Travel App Provider Ranking Ahead of Busy Season

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. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS […]

Travel Platforms Reroute Strategies to Elevate Customer Engagement

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. Get the...

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...

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. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Quick Reads
Expedia Leans on AI and B2B Growth to Lift Outlook After Strong Q2

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 […]

Expedia Boosts B2B Travel Offering With CarTrawler Acquisition

May 20, 2026
Expedia is acquiring CarTrawler, an Ireland-based B2B platform for the travel industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Expedia Embraces Agentic Commerce to Fight Platform Disruption

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,...

Amazon Job Cuts Deliver Another Blow to Seattle Area’s Tech Workforce

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). Get...