# Expedia Group

> Expedia Group is a Seattle-based global travel marketplace whose Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo brands help consumers compare and book stays, flights, vacation rentals, cars, packages and activities. Behind those familiar storefronts sits an increasingly important B2B business: APIs, white-label platforms, agency tools and advertising products that let airlines, banks, retailers, travel advisers and other companies sell travel without building the underlying inventory, payments and service stack themselves.

- **Founded:** 1996
- **Headquarters:** Seattle, United States
- **Founders:** Rich Barton (Founder and first CEO of Expedia)
- **Team size:** Approximately 16,000 employees
- **Products:** Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo, One Key, Expedia TAAP
- **Notable:** Helped establish online travel booking after launching inside Microsoft in 1996., Built a portfolio led by Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo, plus a majority interest in trivago and several regional brands., Processed $119.590 billion in gross bookings and 415.4 million booked room nights in 2025.

## Products & services

- **Expedia** — A full-service consumer travel platform for stays, flights, packages, cars, cruises and activities.
- **Hotels.com** — A consumer lodging marketplace focused on hotel discovery, booking and servicing.
- **Vrbo** — A marketplace for whole-home vacation rentals serving families and groups.
- **One Key** — A shared loyalty program across Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo in supported markets.
- **Expedia TAAP** — An end-to-end booking platform for travel advisers and agencies, with commissions and global inventory.
- **Rapid API** — Modular APIs that let businesses embed Expedia Group lodging and expanding trip inventory in their own products.
- **White Label Travel Platform** — A configurable enterprise booking experience operated with Expedia Group supply, technology and support.
- **Expedia Group Advertising** — Travel media and advertising products using the group's audiences, marketplace signals and brand network.
- **Trip Matching** — An AI feature that converts public travel Reels shared to Expedia on Instagram into destination ideas and bookable itineraries.

## Achievements

- Helped establish online travel booking after launching inside Microsoft in 1996.
- Built a portfolio led by Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo, plus a majority interest in trivago and several regional brands.
- Processed $119.590 billion in gross bookings and 415.4 million booked room nights in 2025.
- Generated $14.733 billion in 2025 revenue and $1.294 billion in net income attributable to Expedia Group.
- Ended 2025 with $5.7 billion in unrestricted cash and short-term investments.
- Created a B2B platform spanning Rapid API, TAAP, white-label travel, co-branding and loyalty solutions.
- Established a cross-functional Responsible AI Council in 2023.
- Launched Trip Matching in 2025 to connect Instagram travel inspiration with bookable itineraries.

## Latest updates

- **2026-06** — At Explore 2026, Expedia Group detailed new Partner Central agents, B2B AI toolkits, an Intelligent Experience Platform and expanded merchandising capabilities.
- **2026-06** — The company highlighted Uber, Despegar and Global Hotel Card implementations as Rapid API expands beyond lodging into more parts of a trip.
- **2026-05** — Expedia Group announced an agreement to acquire CarTrawler, adding B2B transportation and insurance technology, subject to customary conditions.
- **2026-05** — Expedia announced partnerships and integrations with CLEAR and Uber, plus AI-assisted planning in Meta feeds and natural-language travel tools.
- **2026-05** — The Expedia Trails Fund launched to support trail restoration and protection of heavily visited landscapes.
- **2026-02** — Expedia Group reported 2025 revenue of $14.733 billion and gross bookings of $119.590 billion, both up 8% year over year.
- **2026-02** — Expedia Group completed its acquisition of Tiqets to expand activities and experiences supply for B2B partners.
- **2025-06** — Expedia Trip Matching went live in the U.S., turning public Instagram Reels into AI-generated travel plans and booking recommendations.

## Links

- Website: https://www.expediagroup.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/expediagroup
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/ExpediaGroup
- GitHub: https://github.com/ExpediaGroup
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ExpediaGroup
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/expediagroup/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/expedia.co.in?brand_redir=1
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@expedia

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Last updated: 2026-08-13