Expedia Group, Inc.
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Acquisitions
3
Total Acquisitions
$6.9B
Disclosed Deal Value
2015
$3.9B
Acquired alternative accommodations network to compete directly with Airbnb in whole-home vacation rentals.
Rebranded as Vrbo, establishing Expedia's position in beach and mountain vacation homes.
Created a massive vacation rental platform integrated across Expedia's global travel network.
2015
$1.9B
Acquired legacy OTA rivals to consolidate North American consumer travel booking traffic.
Eliminated major direct competitors and merged supplier negotiations.
Gave Expedia unmatched brand portfolio scale across the United States.
2001
$1.1B
Acquired leading dedicated hotel reservation platform to expand merchant hotel booking margins.
Became one of Expedia's core profit engines with the famous 'Collect 10 Nights, Get 1 Free' loyalty model.
Solidified Expedia's dominance in standalone hotel booking.
Expedia drives growth by leveraging its single enterprise tech platform to rapidly deploy features across all consumer brands, expanding international B2B distribution partnerships, and driving repeat direct app bookings through One Key rewards.
Expedia Group makes money through: Merchant Model (Expedia acts as the merchant of record for hotel/package bookings, earning markup margins), Agency Model (earning travel provider commissions when customers pay the hotel directly), Advertising & Media (sponsored listings and travel brand ads), and B2B software solutions powering corporate travel and credit card portal booking engines (e.g. Chase Travel).
Yes, Expedia acquired HomeAway (now Vrbo) in 2015 for $3.9 billion.