Expedia Group, Inc. operates a global travel marketplace that connects travelers, lodging and travel partners, and advertisers through consumer brands including Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo. Company news commonly covers gross bookings, room nights, lodging demand, revenue trends, B2B travel activity, advertising, and margin performance across its online travel ecosystem.
Recurring updates also include partnerships that extend Expedia Group inventory and technology, such as API integrations and tools for lodging partners, along with research on traveler behavior and artificial intelligence in trip planning. Corporate news includes earnings webcasts, executive leadership changes, dividends, share repurchases, and other capital-allocation actions tied to the company's common stock.
Expedia Group (EXPE) unveiled its annual Unpack ’27 report identifying five trends it expects to shape travel in 2027. The report draws on Expedia and Stayz data, traveller surveys and social listening. It covers emerging destinations, carefree trips called Un-Adulting, screen-inspired travel called Set-Jetting, hobby-focused holidays and inland holiday rentals.
Among Australian travellers surveyed, 50% were likely to book an Un-Adulting trip in 2027. Nearly one in five reported having booked a destination after seeing it in a television show or movie. Separate research among Australian adults who had stayed in a holiday rental found 88% were likely to take a hobby-focused trip in 2027. Nearly 57% had holidayed in non-coastal destinations in the past 12 months. These findings describe traveller interests and behaviour, rather than Expedia Group’s financial results.
Expedia Group (EXPE) unveiled Unpack '27, its annual report identifying seven travel trends expected to shape travel in 2027. The report draws on Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo platform data, global traveler research and social listening.
The trends cover rising destination interest; playful adult getaways; frequent short breaks; atmospheric, Gothic-style hotels; hobby-focused vacation rentals; inland destinations; and travel inspired by television and films. South Lake Tahoe led Expedia's listed destinations with a 195% increase in flight and accommodation searches from September 1, 2025, to July 27, 2026, compared with the corresponding prior-year period. Hotels.com searches for one-night stays rose nearly 10% year over year. The report also found that nearly one in five surveyed travelers had booked a destination after seeing it in a television show or movie.
Expedia (EXPE) unveiled Unpack ’27, its annual report exploring destinations and travel experiences expected to shape travel in 2027. The report draws on Expedia search data, social listening and traveller research, covering screen-inspired trips, destinations attracting increased search interest and carefree getaways built around play.
In the New Zealand survey, 57% of travellers said they were likely to book a carefree, “Un-Adulting” trip in 2027. Nearly one in five reported booking a destination after seeing it in a film or television show. OnePoll conducted the online research on August 4–17, 2026, among 1,000 New Zealand adults planning travel within the next three years.
Expedia Group (EXPE) unveiled Unpack ’27, its annual report exploring destinations and travel experiences expected to shape travel in 2027. The report draws on Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo search insights, traveller surveys and social listening.
Featured themes include carefree, play-focused trips, one-night breaks, Gothic-style hotels, screen-inspired travel and hobby-focused holidays. Hotels.com searches for one-night stays rose nearly 10% year over year, while global castle-property demand measured by searches increased 20% year over year. In traveller research, 79% said they planned to book a one-night stay in the coming year. South Lake Tahoe topped Expedia's destination list with a 195% increase in flight and accommodation searches across the specified comparison periods. These findings describe travel interest and intentions, rather than company financial results.
Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) will report third quarter 2026 results and host an accompanying webcast on November 4, 2026. The results cover the period ended September 30, 2026. The earnings release will post after market close, and the webcast will begin at 1:30 PM Pacific / 4:30 PM Eastern. Both will be available on the company’s Investor Relations website. The company expects a replay to remain available for approximately twelve months.
Expedia Group (EXPE) has entered a multi-year marketing collaboration with Redion, creating the first dedicated travel insurance and assistance advertising partnership on Expedia Group Advertising.
The deal opens a new advertiser category beyond hotels, airlines and destinations, and expands the platform’s growing work with non-travel brands. Redion, which has provided travel protection to Expedia Group customers for more than 15 years, will now move beyond product distribution into a strategic advertising alliance featuring co-branded editorial, on-platform experiences and targeted activations across Expedia brands starting in Q3 2026.
For travelers, Redion branding and protection messaging will appear earlier and more cohesively throughout the trip-planning and booking journey.
Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) announced its largest-ever vacation rental product launch, introducing 12 new tools and features across Vrbo and its property management platform Escapia. Several features are already live, with additional releases planned through 2027, aimed at helping vacation rental partners drive demand, streamline operations, and manage payments.
For Vrbo, Expedia Group rolled out Sponsored Listings, a pay-per-booked-night ad product with no upfront costs, plus new rates and promotions, including same-day bookings, limited-time offers, non-refundable rates, and upcoming integration of Vrbo listings into Expedia packages. Operational updates include a centralized Welcome Guide, scheduled messaging, new flexible cancellation policies, and a forthcoming Host with Confidence protection program. Escapia enhancements include a modernized reservation grid, distribution optimization tools, and a pilot of Vrbo Payments to combine payment processing with enhanced fraud and chargeback support.
Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) will take part in the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference 2026. CEO Ariane Gorin is scheduled for a fireside chat on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 2:25 pm PT / 5:25 pm ET. A live webcast and a three-month replay will be available via the company’s investor relations website.
Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) reported strong second quarter 2026 results for the period ended June 30, 2026, with gross bookings up 12% to $33.9 billion and revenue up 14% to $4.3 billion, exceeding its guidance. Booked room nights grew 6%, with B2B gross bookings up 21% and B2C up 8%. GAAP net income attributable to Expedia Group rose 166% to $878 million, while diluted GAAP EPS increased 188% to $7.16. Adjusted EBITDA grew 23% to $1.12 billion, expanding margin by 196 basis points, and adjusted EPS rose 36% to $5.76. Free cash flow increased 39% to $1.28 billion.
The company raised full-year 2026 guidance, now expecting gross bookings of $129.5–$130.8 billion and revenue of $16.05–$16.22 billion, both implying 8–10% growth, and higher adjusted EBITDA margin expansion of 1.5–1.75 points. Expedia Group repurchased approximately 880 thousand shares for $200 million, paid a quarterly dividend of $0.48 on June 18, 2026, and declared another $0.48 dividend payable on September 17, 2026.
Allegiant Travel (NASDAQ: ALGT) entered a 12-month exclusive strategic partnership with Expedia Group, making Expedia Allegiant's first authorized online travel agency (OTA) distributor. The agreement covers Allegiant's full nonstop network of 566 routes across 124 U.S. cities and will distribute this inventory across all Expedia Group U.S. brands.
According to Allegiant and Expedia Group, the deal gives Allegiant access to Expedia's demand, technology and marketplace capabilities, while enabling Expedia Group to offer 100% coverage of U.S. commercial passenger airlines and expand domestic leisure options for travelers on a single platform.