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- Expedia Group, Inc. Expedia Group, Inc. operates as a leading online travel company that owns and operates a portfolio of consumer brands including Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Vrbo, Orbitz, Travelocity, CheapTickets.com, ebookers, Hotwire.com, CarRentals.com, and trivago; it provides travel fare aggregation, metasearch, and booking services encompassing flights on over 500 airlines, lodging at more than 3.5 million properties worldwide, car rentals, vacation packages, cruises via Expedia Cruises, activities, and trip insurance. The company serves leisure and business travelers through its B2C, B2B, and trivago segments, leveraging advanced technology platforms such as Rapid APIs, Media Solutions, and Partner Solutions to connect global partners including hotels, airlines, and agencies with travelers in over 25,000 destinations across more than 190 countries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, at 1111 Expedia Group Way West, Expedia Group traces its origins to 1996 as a Microsoft division before becoming independent in 2005. Recent developments include a major expansion of its B2B technology platform in 2025 with new APIs for car rentals from 110+ brands, activities covering 170,000 experiences, insurance, and air integration to enable end-to-end trip packaging; GenAI-powered innovations such as Expedia Trip Matching converting Instagram reels into bookable itineraries, AI Agent on Hotels.com, and integrations with OpenAI Operator and Microsoft Copilot; deepened Vrbo distribution into the B2B network tapping 70,000 businesses, 160,000 agents, and partners like Delta and Revolut; and ongoing TAAP Rewards global expansion alongside partnerships with Ryanair, IAG Loyalty, and Visit Qatar.