Martin Fellowes / December 28, 2011 9:17 am
There are several companies complaining about the way Google is promoting its Flight search tool. This is the search giant’s latest push into the online travel industry, and rivals say that it’s abusing its power to gain favour in the [...]
Ben Douglas / July 14, 2011 9:12 am
Expedia, the leading online travel agent in the world, partnered with daily deals pioneer Groupon to officially launch Groupon Getaways with Expedia on Tuesday. This new travel deals offering promises offers that will save customers up to 50% off regular [...]
Martin Fellowes / June 6, 2011 10:23 am
Last week, it was announced that Groupon Inc, the global daily deals pioneer, has teamed up with Expedia to create Groupon Getaways with Expedia. This travel deals service is part of the coupon company’s drive to add more vertical lines [...]
Kate Poole / March 30, 2011 10:41 am
Expedia, the US-based online travel agent, and AirAsia, the Malaysia-based budget carrier, announced on Tuesday that they will be launching a joint venture to sell airfares, hotel bookings and package holidays in Asia. The region is the fastest growing in [...]
Andy Simpson / March 24, 2011 12:48 pm
On Tuesday, attorneys in Washington DC filed a lawsuit against online travel companies, alleging the firms owe the city millions of dollars a year in sales taxes they aren’t paying. The companies involved in the suit are Priceline, Expedia, Travelocity [...]
Samantha Williams / March 24, 2011 12:26 pm
Travelers around the world that want to book a hotel room no matter where they are will soon be able to use a booking app from Expedia. The online travel agency is set to launch its first hotel booking app [...]
Hannah Westfield / March 20, 2011 10:22 am
New ‘easier’ booking methods were revealed this week by online travel firm Expedia.co.uk. The company, which is the owner of other major online travel sites including TripAdvisor and Hotels.com, has unveiled a new system that enables customers to book flights [...]
Frank Todd / March 19, 2011 1:58 pm
Ongoing lawsuits regarding online travel firms and hotel taxes continue in the uS, most recently in Atlanta, Georgia. Lawyers representing the southern US city appealed a recent ruling in the state’s top court that online travel firms such as Orbitz [...]
Andrew Roberts / March 18, 2011 1:33 pm
The world’s largest online travel agency has filled its Australian competitors with anger through launching multi-million-dollar advertising campaigns that attack them for the extortionate fees it claims are annoying consumers. Expedia famously axed all of its online booking fees around [...]
Peter Headley / March 9, 2011 1:22 pm
The number of holiday bookings made online across the Middle East will double by 2016, according to Walter Lo Faro – the director of market management and the Middle East & Indian Ocean departments of Expedia. Mr Lo Faro estimates [...]