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News / Technology

How tech is helping vacation rentals prevent disturbances

By Kathryn Walson | March 2, 2023

OTAs point to steps they’ve taken, with Vrbo announcing on January 30 the national deployment of party prevention technology in the booking flow. Read More

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News / Online

Expedia Group CEO says metrics show strategy is working

By Mitra Sorrells | February 9, 2023

In a call with analysts to discuss the company's Q4 and full year 2022 financial results, CEO Peter Kern says efforts to move all brands to the same front-end tech stack are nearly complete, with Vrbo... Read More

Opinion / Online

Tracking the loyalty strategies of online travel giants

By Mario Gavira | January 11, 2023

While Expedia, Booking.com and Hopper are betting on financial rewards to boost loyalty, Airbnb is focused on driving retention through love. Read More

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News / Online

Booking.com, Vrbo and Expedia gain ground in U.S. app downloads

By Kathryn Walson | January 6, 2023

Apptopia says Expedia's app downloads nearly doubled year-over-year to 16.6 million and it, along with Vrbo and Booking.com, benefited from slowing growth for Hopper and Airbnb. Read More

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News / Online

Expedia's Kern on changing perceptions of its role in travel

By PhocusWire | November 30, 2022

Expedia Group's Peter Kern discusses the company's recent technology, loyalty and sustainability moves at The Phocuswright Conference 2022. Read More

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News / Online

Expedia Group sees record profitability, revenue in Q3

By Mitra Sorrells | November 3, 2022

Revenue in the quarter came in at $3.6 billion compared to $2.9 billion in Q3 2021, a 22% increase. Read More

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News / Online

Revolut adds rental homes to existing accommodation offering

By Linda Fox | October 19, 2022

The U.K.-based company says the launch of Homes is part of its Stays accommodation booking service, unveiled in 2021. Read More

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News / Online

Safely raises $12M to expand its short-term rental insurance solutions

By Mitra Sorrells | October 19, 2022

Founded in 2013, Safely provides guest screening and insurance for individual homeowners and professional property managers. Read More

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News / Distribution

Guesty expands hotel offerings with acquisition of YieldPlanet

By Mitra Sorrells | September 14, 2022

Guesty is also launching a new Distribution Hub that adds direct connections with Hopper, Trip.com, Marriott Homes & Villas and Google’s hotel and vacation rental search products. Read More

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News / Online

Expedia Group posts highest ever Q2 revenue and profit

By Mitra Sorrells | August 4, 2022

Expedia Group revenue in Q2 was $3.2 billion - up 1% compared to Q2 2019 - and adjusted EBITDA came in at $648 million, up 14% versus the second quarter of 2019. Read More

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News / Online

Vrbo outranks other OTAs as most downloaded travel app

By Kathryn Walson | July 14, 2022

Vrbo had 10 million downloads in the first half of 2022 – the same amount it had in all of 2021. Read More

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News / Online

Travel advertisers ramp up spend as demand recovers

By Jill Menze | June 9, 2022

According to a new report, travel ad spend in the U.S. has already reached nearly $623 million in 2022. Read More

News / Online

Inside Expedia Group's new unified loyalty program

By Jill Menze | May 9, 2022

Called One Key, the program will allow loyalty members to earn and burn points across all of Expedia Group’s brands. Read More

News / Online

Expedia Group revamps marketplace, tech platform as part of new strategy

By Jill Menze | May 4, 2022

At Expedia Group’s annual Explore partner event, the online travel giant outlined a new strategy that includes rewarding hotels for providing a better guest experience. Read More