Expedia Group is the first OTA to offer attribute-based shopping (ABS) at scale – early results show improved traveller experience, along with a new shopping model for the entire hotel industry.
U.S. travelers are in it for the long haul, with New Zealand, Japan and Vietnam among the summer’s trending hotspots
Less than two weeks after it became one of the first travel brands to provide a plugin for ChatGPT, Expedia Group has added a new travel planning tool to the brand Expedia mobile app that uses the artificial intelligence-powered large language model.
Warm weather destinations are seeing more demand as travelers in the Northern Hemisphere look to escape the cold - With remote work options available for many, flight data shows travelers are taking longer trips
Searches up 40% and International Beach Destinations Back on the Map
According to a survey of 4,000 U.S. travelers conducted during December, more than a third (34%) report feeling burned out from the holidays, and nearly everyone surveyed (96%) plans to spend a portion of their next trip doing absolutely nothing.
Travel brands are uniquely positioned to open the world to more people, including travelers of different gender identities, ages, abilities, ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations to experience and connect with new cultures, ideas, and landscapes. And travelers are looking for travel brands to be more inclusive and representative, according to data from the Inclusive Travel Insights Report.
This new initiative is designed to advance innovation in the travel industry, by supporting startups and small and medium sized business (SMBs) to fast-track their growth and innovate on Expedia’s purpose-built technology platform.
Most recently, she served as EVP and CFO of Williams-Sonoma, Inc. having progressed through positions of increasing responsibility in Williams-Sonoma’s finance organization since joining in 2001, including 10 years as CFO.
To give DMOs a better look at the most relevant trends for destinations, we have pulled together the most important insights for the rest of 2022 from our latest data and research including the Q2 Traveler Insights Report, Inclusive Travel Insights Report, and Sustainable Travel Study.