Articles tagged “orbitz”

Online Travel

Expedia Backtracks on Outage Cause: ‘Software Issue’ Took Down Global Operations

Expedia provided a different explanation as to the cause of its global outages after we presented the company with a different account.

Dennis Schaal | 6 months ago

Expedia Backtracks on Outage Cause: ‘Software Issue’ Took Down Global Operations

Online Travel

Expedia Group Brands Back Online After Widespread Outages, Blames Maintenance Issues

Expedia Group websites from the U.S. mainland to Puerto Rico, India and Dubai were experiencing outages.

Dennis Schaal | 6 months ago

Expedia Group Brands Back Online After Widespread Outages, Blames Maintenance Issues

Online Travel

Expedia Group’s New Loyalty Program Will Have Fans and Critics

In an era of blended travel, meaning tacking on a weekend vacation rental to a business trip in a hotel, Expedia's new loyalty program would be flexible enough to accommodate this sort of trip mashup.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Expedia Group’s New Loyalty Program Will Have Fans and Critics

Travel Technology

Former Orbitz CEO Pushes a Connected Journey Through Data Partnerships

Based on the company's claims, Journera's product could answer travel company prayers for better connectivity — but as with any startup, the trick is getting potential clients to agree.

Justin Dawes | 2 years ago

Former Orbitz CEO Pushes a Connected Journey Through Data Partnerships

Business Travel

Former Orbitz Exec Partners With Spotnana in New Corp Travel Venture

Industry veteran Mark Walton is using Spotnana’s new booking technology to power his latest venture, Solutions Travel. Will its software deliver?

Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago

Former Orbitz Exec Partners With Spotnana in New Corp Travel Venture

Online Travel

Expedia’s 3 Core Brands, Explained

Expedia Group's brand strategy makes sense to the extent that these three core brands don't detract from the company's global ambitions.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

Expedia’s 3 Core Brands, Explained

Short-Term Rentals

What Expedia Won’t Be Announcing This Week About Vacation Rentals

The prospect of Expedia Group removing all of its vacation rentals from Expedia.com is as likely as senior executive Barry Diller telling his workforce he's cool with everyone working from home.

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

What Expedia Won’t Be Announcing This Week About Vacation Rentals

Online Travel

The Expedia Case For and Against Keeping Orbitz and Travelocity

In Expedia Group's efficiency drive, there's a certain logic to killing some sub-brands as their market share plummets. But what about all those customers who still love Travelocity?

Dennis Schaal | 2 years ago

The Expedia Case For and Against Keeping Orbitz and Travelocity

Online Travel

Full Video: Expedia CEO Peter Kern at Skift Global Forum 2021

Look for Expedia's vacation rental unit, Vrbo, to keep gaining market share in geographies where it is already strong. But the brand hasn't always been nimble, and it may be missing out opportunities.

Skift | 3 years ago

Full Video: Expedia CEO Peter Kern at Skift Global Forum 2021

Online Travel

Expedia Consolidates 3 Loyalty Programs With New Rewards for Vacation Rentals

With Marriott Bonvoy making loyalty inroads, and subscription programs having a moment, Expedia Group is consolidating its far-flung loyalty programs in a move that coincides with its strategy to simplify its operations.

Dennis Schaal | 3 years ago

Expedia Consolidates 3 Loyalty Programs With New Rewards for Vacation Rentals