Expedia news and trends

Expedia Teams With Influencers and Celebs on Shoppable Storefronts
Travel Payments // September 16, 2024

Expedia has launched a series of “shoppable storefronts” curated by social media influencers and brands. The company’s Travel Shops, announced Monday (Sept. 16), allow creators to share and save travel recommendations using the Expedia app. “Every day, people are liking and buying products recommended by influencers they trust,...

Travel Platforms Reroute Strategies to Elevate Customer Engagement
Travel Payments // 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 enhancing its One Key loyalty program with a co-branded credit card and expanding its global...

Expedia Focuses on Loyalty Programs as It Expects Soft Travel Demand in Q3
Earnings // August 08, 2024

For Expedia Group CEO Ariane Gorin, there was a clear highlight for the company during the second quarter: Brand Expedia saw room night growth rise to nearly 20%. “Brand Expedia has been a great highlight for us,” Gorin told analysts and investors during the company’s...

Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers More Than Twice as Likely to Use BNPL
Buy Now Pay Later // August 02, 2024

As shoppers look for financial tools to help them manage their budgets, those who are struggling to make ends meet are more likely to adopt buy now, pay later (BNPL) options than their financially stable counterparts. By the Numbers The PYMNTS Intelligence report “Redefining Retail:...

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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. Expedia is enhancing its One Key loyalty program with a co-branded credit card and expanding its global reach to boost cross-brand engagement. Airbnb is prioritizing unique experiences […]

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. 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,...

Quick Reads
Uber Reportedly Weighs Expedia Acquisition

October 17, 2024
Uber has reportedly considered acquiring Expedia to strengthen its ongoing diversification. That’s according to a report Wednesday (Oct. 16) by the Financial Times (FT) which notes that purchasing the $19 billion travel booking website would mark Uber’s largest acquisition ever. Sources told the FT that Uber had spoken to advisors about the feasibility of the […]

Expedia Teams With Influencers and Celebs on Shoppable Storefronts

September 16, 2024
Expedia has launched a series of “shoppable storefronts” curated by social media influencers and brands. The company’s Travel Shops, announced Monday (Sept. 16), allow creators to share and save travel recommendations using the...

Expedia Launches 2 Credit Cards for Its One Key Loyalty Program

July 12, 2024
Expedia Group said Friday (July 12) that it will launch two new co-branded credit cards designed to complement its loyalty program, One Key. The new cards — the One Key...

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...