Expedia’s WARN notice reported 162 job eliminations at its Seattle headquarters and among remote staff, scheduled for April 1–19, 2026; the roles were nonunion, and some relate to relocation or contracting out. Reports said cuts affect engineering, product and leadership roles. Expedia said it is also opening some positions while simplifying its structure.
However, on January 26, the online travel agency filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) notice with Washington’s Employment Security Department on January 28, 2026, confirming the elimination of 162 roles at its Seattle headquarters and among some remote staff.
Expedia Group is laying off employees, according to posts online from impacted workers. Program managers and engineers in the Seattle region and other locations are among those affected. The company cut about a fifth of its product team workforce.
Expedia cut 162 jobs in Seattle and remote roles amid ongoing transformation.
In its September 2023 Climate Action Plan, Expedia Group said it had been carbon neutral since 2017 and committed to net-zero emissions across its operations by 2040, with proposed interim targets including a 75% cut in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030. It also announced a nature-positive tourism fund with the Wildlife Conservation Society to support local communities and conservation.
Travel is transformative - a true force for good. At Expedia Group, we know that the global travel industry must transform to realize a Net Zero future, and we are committed to playing our part.
To that end, we are thrilled to announce alongside our Climate Action Plan the launch of the new Nature Positive Tourism Fund, founded in partnership with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), a global non-profit.
A UN human rights office report published in February 2020 named Expedia Group among 112 businesses it said there were reasonable grounds to conclude had been involved in specified settlement-related activities. The office stressed the listing was not a judicial process and did not legally characterize the activities or companies’ involvement; the report says there were no immediate comments from listed firms.
Amnesty Intl. alleges Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia & TripAdvisor are profiting from illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories; inc. co. responses - Business and Human Rights Centre
In a proposed class action filed in Washington federal court in October 2026, consumers accused Expedia of using hotel contracts and pricing algorithms to prevent lower rates on hotel websites and rival booking platforms, allegedly raising prices and harming competition. They seek a finding of federal antitrust violations and an order stopping the conduct; Expedia did not respond to one outlet’s request for comment.
SEATTLE (CN) — Consumers targeted Expedia in an antitrust class action accusing the online travel agency of imposing exclusionary contracts and pricing algorithms to exploit customers.
Expedia broke federal antitrust law by barring listed hotels from selling rooms at lower rates through their own booking channels and using algorithms to punish them for offering reduced prices on competing travel agency websites, consumers claimed in a proposed class action filed in Washington federal court Friday.
By Rachel Riley ( October 5, 2026, 6:39 PM EDT) -- Expedia broke federal antitrust law by barring listed hotels from selling rooms at lower rates through their own booking channels and using algorithms to punish them for offering reduced prices on competing travel agency websites, consumers claimed in a proposed class action filed in Washington federal court Friday. . . .
In August 2026, a Miami federal jury found for Expedia and related booking companies in a Helms-Burton suit brought by two Cuban-American plaintiffs over hotel bookings on land seized by Cuba. The jury found they had not proved ownership or official confiscation records; Expedia said its bookings were authorized. Earlier, a 2025 $29.85 million jury verdict in a related case was overturned by a judge for insufficient evidence.
Now 91, stooped and gray-haired, Mr. Echevarria is seeking damages against Expedia Group, the travel booking giant, for failing to obtain his permission when reserving rooms in hotels built on Cayo Coco, land confiscated from his family in 1960.
By Carolina Bolado ( April 18, 2025, 5:26 PM EDT) -- A Miami jury on Friday said Expedia and three related entities owe $29.85 million after finding the online booking companies liable for violating the Helms-Burton Act's anti-trafficking provision by offering reservations for resorts on a barrier island seized by Fidel Castro's government....
The plaintiffs argued that Expedia had engaged in unlawful trafficking by facilitating bookings at five hotels on land seized by the Cuban government after the 1959 revolution. The jury in Miami found, however, that the plaintiffs lacked concrete proof of ownership or official confiscation records for the properties.
In an unusual decision, a federal judge overturned the first jury trial verdict in a Helms-Burton lawsuit, which had awarded a Cuban-American Miami man $30 million in damages against each of the booking companies Expedia, Orbitz, and Hotels.com for allegedly trafficking in confiscated property in Cuba.
By Carolina Bolado ( August 31, 2026, 3:17 PM EDT) -- A federal jury in Miami returned a complete defense verdict Monday in favor of Expedia Group Inc. , finding that the online booking company did not illegally traffic in property confiscated by the Cuban government because the two Cuban American plaintiffs failed to show they owned the island and hotel in question. . . .
CFO Scott Schenkel said Expedia Group’s virtual agents now resolve more than half of customer-service inquiries, while AI also gives live agents concise summaries. The company said these tools are reducing service cost per transaction. CEO Ariane Gorin separately described AI as improving resolution speed and team efficiency.
In customer service, Expedia Group's virtual agents now resolve more than half of inquiries, according to CFO Scott Schenkel. AI supports live agents as well by providing them concise summaries, which is reducing the service cost per transaction.
On an earnings call with analysts, Gorin described AI as a “step function” opportunity to boost team efficiency and effectiveness over time. “We’re already seeing the benefits in our product, technology, and customer service teams — from enhancing developer productivity to improving resolution speed on servicing, to highlight just a couple of examples,” she said.
A federal judge approved a class-action settlement requiring Expedia and affiliates to take steps to prevent non-partnering hotels from being falsely listed as sold out or unavailable. Expedia will impose notice requirements on third-party booking partners, use technological controls and promptly remove listings it learns are misleading. The injunction lasts three years; Expedia said the earlier practice resulted from corrected technical errors.
Travel booking giant Expedia and its affiliates will take steps to ensure non-partnering hotels are no longer falsely advertised as “sold out” on its platforms under the terms of a class action settlement approved Friday.
OpenSecrets lists $570,000 in lobbying for Expedia Group in 2021 and $430,000 in 2022. Its contribution data show $235,532 in the 2024 cycle, including 77.27% to Democrats and 22.73% to Republicans. The site also reports that 14 of 15 Expedia Group lobbyists in 2022 and 16 of 18 in 2021 previously held government jobs.
16 out of 18 Expedia Group lobbyists in 2021 have previously held government jobs.
OpenSecrets lists Expedia Group lobbying on two bills: the No Hidden FEES Act of 2023 (H.R. 6543) and the Hotel Fees Transparency Act of 2024 (S. 2498). Each bill is associated with three quarterly reports; the evidence does not specify the company’s position.
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The Human Rights Campaign’s Expedia Group profile displays ratings of 5/5 and 50/50. The supplied evidence provides no further detail about what each score measures or the assessment period.
In a January 9, 2020 CNBC interview, Expedia Group chairman Barry Diller said the United States should eliminate paid political advertising and have government subsidize campaign messaging. He argued that money in politics has harmful consequences, while also supporting Facebook’s approach to political ads and praising Michael Bloomberg’s campaign.
US should get rid of all paid political advertising, billionaire media mogul Barry Diller says
On January 27, 2026, the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies sued to block access to Expedia Group and nine other foreign travel sites, alleging unfair competition and risks involving taxes and consumer protection. The association said the platforms lacked Turkish legal entities and taxpayer registration while offering services reserved for licensed agencies.
A travel association in Turkey filed a lawsuit to block access to 10 foreign travel sites including Airbnb Inc. and Expedia Group Inc., citing unfair competition, tax evasion and consumer protection risks.
OpenSecrets’ 2024 roster lists 23 lobbyists named in filings for Expedia Group; 17, or 73.9%, were classified as having previously worked in the federal government. OpenSecrets says the figures come from Senate LD-2 reports and its Revolving Door database. It lists no former members of Congress.
17 of 23 named lobbyists previously worked in the federal government: 73.9% of Expedia Group's named roster.
In November 2021, Expedia’s board and shareholders agreed to a proposed settlement of claims that chairman Barry Diller used Expedia’s 2019 acquisition of Liberty Expedia to preserve family control and ease transfer of his stake to stepson Alexander von Furstenberg. The board denied wrongdoing. If approved, the deal would cap Diller-connected board members and voting stakes, and give Expedia a first purchase offer in some sales.
The parties said in a Tuesday filing in the Delaware Chancery Court that they had resolved claims that Expedia chairman Barry Diller used the deal to remove limitations on his ability to pass his stake in the company to his stepson Alexander von Furstenberg.
FEC records show Expedia Inc. Political Action Committee reported $2,500 in total disbursements for January 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026, all listed as contributions to other committees. It reported no receipts in that period; the evidence does not identify recipients.
On July 2, 2013, the Justice Department said Barry Diller would pay a $480,000 civil penalty to settle charges that he violated federal premerger notification and waiting rules when acquiring Coca-Cola voting securities. The department filed a proposed settlement, subject to court approval; the evidence does not establish approval.
Corporate investor Barry Diller will pay a $480,000 civil penalty to settle charges that he violated premerger reporting and waiting requirements when he acquired voting securities of The Coca Cola Company, the Department of Justice announced today.
In a CNN interview published April 1, 2022, Barry Diller discussed Disney CEO Bob Chapek’s handling of the fallout from Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The interview headline characterizes Diller’s view as saying it was “valid” for companies not to take positions on social issues; the supplied text gives no further detail of his comments.