Expedia Group, Inc.
Expedia Group operates a global travel marketplace that connects travelers with lodging, flights, car rentals, cruises, activities and travel-related services through its consumer brands and B2B distribution tools. The company monetizes bookings, advertising and partner services across a broad supply network, using first-party data and technology to personalize travel shopping and distribution.
Fiscal year 2025 · change from previous year
Development 2020–2025
Business
Share of revenueConsumer-facing booking brands that sell lodging, packages, air, cars, cruises and activities.
API, white-label and agent tools that let partners sell Expedia supply and rates.
Sponsored placements and referral traffic monetization for travel and adjacent advertisers.
trivago-style referral revenue from sending users to travel suppliers and OTAs.
Products
Reported · share of revenue- Lodging79.8 %
- Other Services9.5 %
- EG Advertising5.1 %
- Trivago Advertising2.8 %
- Air2.8 %
Source: 10-K FY2025, revenue the company reports per product line (SEC XBRL). Shares are of the lines shown and add up to 100 %.
Customers
Expedia Group sells to leisure travelers, families and value-seeking consumers through its B2C brands, with Vrbo serving alternative-accommodation demand and Expedia/Hotels.com covering broader trip planning. It also sells to travel and non-travel businesses that need inventory, booking technology or distribution reach, including airlines, offline agents, online retailers, corporate travel managers and financial institutions. Advertisers and suppliers use the platform to access a large global audience and convert travel intent into bookings.
Individuals and families booking trips through Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo for convenience, price comparison and loyalty rewards.
Hotels, alternative accommodation hosts, airlines, car rental firms and cruise operators that distribute inventory and rates through Expedia's marketplace.
Airlines, offline travel agents, online retailers, corporate travel managers and financial institutions that embed Expedia supply and booking tools.
Travel and non-travel advertisers that pay for audience access, referrals and promotional placements on Expedia's properties.
Strategy
Expedia Group is focused on strengthening its core brands, improving product/service offerings and using its supply scale and first-party data to increase booking conversion and customer loyalty. It is also expanding B2B distribution and global market reach, while unifying loyalty under One Key to improve repeat usage and cross-brand engagement. These priorities are meant to deepen wallet share with travelers and partners while defending against direct supplier channels and other online travel competitors.
A single rewards platform increases repeat bookings and cross-brand retention across Expedia, Hotels.com and Vrbo.
B2B products monetize Expedia supply through partners and diversify demand beyond direct consumer traffic.
International growth broadens the traveler base and reduces dependence on any one market.
Geography
2025Expedia Group is globally distributed, with consumer brands and partner tools marketed across many countries and regions rather than a single home market. The company highlighted continued investment in global market expansion beyond its core markets, and its brands use localized sites and geographic segmentation to match traveler demand. Geography matters because travel demand, supplier mix, regulation and competitive intensity vary materially by market, especially across the U.S., Europe and other international points of sale.
Share of the revenue the company reports by geography.
Risks
Expedia faces intense competition from OTAs, metasearch, direct supplier channels, large internet platforms and emerging AI travel agents, which can pressure traffic, pricing and marketing efficiency. Its strategy execution also carries operational and technology risk, while the business depends on counterparties, payment flows and supplier relationships that can fail or shift. Travel demand is cyclical and exposed to macro shocks, and the company must continually invest to keep brands relevant and conversion high.
- Intense global competitionImpact: HighLikelihood: High
OTAs, metasearch, direct suppliers, large online platforms and AI agents all compete for the same traveler intent and bookings.
Exposure - Supplier disintermediationImpact: HighLikelihood: Medium
Hotels, airlines and car rental companies can push direct bookings with favorable rates or loyalty benefits.
Exposure: Consumer booking mix and margin
- Execution risk on strategic initiativesImpact: MediumLikelihood: Medium
Multi-year product, loyalty and efficiency programs can face delays, technology issues or higher costs.
Exposure: Operating efficiency and customer retention
- Counterparty and settlement riskImpact: MediumLikelihood: Low
The company holds traveler payments and relies on banks, insurers and suppliers to perform and remit funds.
Exposure
Accounting
Judgemental itemsThe company uses both merchant and agency hotel models, so gross bookings and revenue timing differ by transaction type.
Impact: Affects revenue margin, deferred merchant bookings and quarterly comparability
One Key and other programs require estimating standalone selling price and breakage for deferred rewards.
Impact: Affects deferred revenue and the timing of recognized revenue
Brand and acquisition-related intangibles must be tested for impairment using fair value estimates.
Impact: Can create large non-cash charges if market assumptions weaken
Management excludes SBC, acquisition-related impacts, restructuring and hedging items from non-GAAP results.
Impact: Affects how investors assess operating performance and cash earnings
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Last updated: 24/09/2026