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Expedia launches AI-generated tool for easy travel booking
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Expedia has introduced a AI-generated tool that uses social media reels to create bookable travel plans in just a few clicks.
Expedia reports drop in US travel demand in Q1
Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe company cited weaker consumer sentiment and reduced inbound travel as key challenges.
Expedia Group confirms restructuring and further layoffs
Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Expedia Group has confirmed it is restructuring parts of its organisation, a move that is expected to involve further layoffs.
Vrbo to revise One Key earn rates from May
Reading Time: < 1 minuteVrbo loyalty rewards are changing from 22 May 2025, with One KeyCash earn rates now linked to membership tiers
Opinion: An ‘Uber’ week for the OTAs and what it means
Reading Time: 4 minutesUS: STRz editor Paul Stevens explores what a potential Uber acquisition of Expedia could mean for the future of the travel and hospitality sector.
Reports: Uber “explores” potential Expedia acquisition
Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: Multinational ride-hailing service firm Uber has been linked with a potential acquisition of US travel booking website Expedia by British newspaper the Financial Times.
Expedia Group launches One Key in the UK
Reading Time: 3 minutesUK: Expedia Group has announced the UK launch of One Key, its flexible loyalty programme which launched in the United States last year.
New ‘junk fee’ transparency law comes into effect in California
Reading Time: 3 minutesUS: Sweeping new laws have come into effect in the US state of California that require travel sellers and other types of businesses to include all mandatory fees or last-minute charges in the upfront displayed price.
Airbnb & Expedia earn EU court backing in Italian financial dispute
Reading Time: 2 minutesEurope: Online service platforms including Airbnb, Expedia, Google and Amazon have all won a European court battle against an Italian law that would have required them to disclose more information and make financial contributions.
OTAs suspend advertising on X
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWorldwide: Online travel agencies [OTAs] Airbnb and Expedia have suspended their advertising on X [formerly Twitter] with immediate effect.