Parent holding company of Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo, Trivago, Orbitz, Travelocity, and Hotwire. One of the world's largest travel platforms.
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At Explore 26, Expedia Group B2B unveiled its Intelligent Experience Platform — a composable AI toolkit letting partners build branded travel experiences on Expedia's supply infrastructure, signaling a major bet on agentic travel distribution.
Expedia Group has agreed to acquire CarTrawler, the Dublin B2B platform connecting 550+ car rental suppliers with 300+ travel brands, for approximately $350 million — its second B2B acquisition of 2026.
Expedia Group will webcast the opening session of its annual Explore 26 partner conference on May 19, featuring CEO Ariane Gorin and newly promoted B2B President Alfonso Paredes.
Expedia spent $279 million acquiring Tiqets to strengthen its experiences market position, while Airbnb gained $70 million from the deal.
Expedia Group posted its best-ever Q1 profit margin, with 13% gross bookings growth and an 83% jump in adjusted EBITDA, as the B2B segment outpaced consumer brands by a wide margin.
Uber has added hotel bookings to its app using Expedia Group's Rapid API, putting 700,000+ properties in front of Uber's user base. For listed operators, it's a new distribution channel — but Uber One discounts apply.
Expedia Group has appointed Derek Andersen, formerly CFO of Snap, as its new Chief Financial Officer. He takes over May 11, succeeding Scott Schenkel who joined in early 2025.
Expedia Group Advertising is teaming up with Magnite to let advertisers reach high-intent travelers across streaming, display, and audio — using Expedia's first-party data outside its own platforms for the first time at scale.
A YouGov survey of 5,700 travelers across the US, UK, and India finds that 68% still prefer booking through trusted brands despite growing comfort with AI planning tools — with 66% unwilling to let AI complete purchases on their behalf.