Expedia Group (NASDAQ: EXPE) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States that owns 9 consumer brands, and has 2 recorded transactions.[1]
Expedia began in 1996 as a division of Microsoft, was spun out in 1999, and passed through Barry Diller's IAC before becoming independent again in 2005. It owns most of the American online travel brands that appear to compete with each other, which is why comparing Expedia against Hotels.com and Orbitz compares three products from one company.
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Expedia acquired HomeAway, owner of the Vrbo vacation rental marketplace, for about $3.9 billion in cash and stock. The purchase gave Expedia a whole-property rental business as Airbnb grew.
Expedia acquired Orbitz Worldwide for $12 per share in cash, about $1.6 billion including debt. The United States Department of Justice closed its review without challenge, concluding the merged firm would still face competition from Priceline and from hotels selling direct.
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Expedia Group owns 9 consumer brands tracked here, including Orbitz, trivago, Travelocity, Hotels.com, Hotwire and Vrbo.
Yes. Expedia Group is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States and was founded in 1996.
Expedia Group is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as EXPE on the NASDAQ.
The most recent completed acquisition recorded here is Vrbo on 15 December 2015.
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