Today we commemorate Juneteenth, the date that marks the end of slavery in the United States – two and a half full years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. On June 19th, 1865, Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free.  Employee Voices “I look […]

Lauren von Stackelberg, Global Head of Inclusion & Diversity, Expedia Group On Tuesday 9 June, we offered all Expedia Group employees a day off to pause and to reflect in honor of the memory of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and other innocent Black lives taken too soon because of racial injustice. Employees had the opportunity […]

The below note was sent from our CEO, Peter Kern to our global employees over the weekend with the intention of keeping it internal. Over the past 72 hours employees have expressed overwhelming feedback about the impact of this note on them and their desire to have an easy way to share it, so we […]

This past month, we celebrated Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (APAHM), recognizing the accomplishments of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. A rather broad term, Asian Pacific encompasses people with ancestry from the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia. At Expedia Group, we want to bring the world […]

Approximately 1.3 billion people or 17 percent of the world’s population experience some form of disability. To recognize the occasion, Expedia Group is proud to feature our very own Brand Expedia Group’s Accessibility team that prioritize inclusion and diversity and work hard every day to bring the world within reach. In honor of Global Accessibility […]

In June of 2019, 11 Expedians participated in our Global Ambassador Program. The program gives employees the opportunity to visit a challenged destination, immersing them in the local culture to understand how we can help support tourism and sustainable living in the area. This past year, employees visited Puerto Rico and St. John, U.S. Virgin […]

Introducing SAGE (Sustainable & Green at Expedia Group), an Expedia Group Employee Resource Group with the vision to improve the understanding of sustainability throughout Expedia Group in support of EG’s Sustainable Development Goals. We hear from Melody Kirkwagner, Program Manager and the Global Lead for SAGE. When, how and why was SAGE founded at Expedia […]

Ciera deCourcy, Client Trainer with Egencia, and Emily Vignaux, Software Development Manager with Expedia, have joined forces to lead the employee resource group, Women at Expedia Learning and Leading — otherwise known as WELL. At a time when Expedia Group is expanding the presence of ERGs globally, deCourcy and Vignaux hope to continue the momentum […]

Adele Bevacqua | Social Media Specialist in Brisbane It was the day before I was due to come back from mat leave. I was absolutely terrified. Time off with baby had been so beautiful, and I had this overwhelming sense of guilt that by going back to work meant I was deprioritising her and going […]

Vivian Chan | Principal Software Developer Engineer in Seattle “Sometimes all that’s needed to lift women up is to stop pulling them down.” ― Melinda Gates, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World This quote strikes a chord in my heart and probably other women in technology. The frequent pulling-down has shaped my […]