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 […]

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 […]

Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of Black communities in U.S. history. Some of our offices held events to celebrate as well as educate employees about the importance and impact of Black history. For example, our Chicago office hosted Expedia’s first […]

This year, Lunar New Year Day falls on Saturday, January 25. It marks the beginning of a calendar year whose months are cycles of the moon. 2020 is the Year of the Rat, which is the first of all the Chinese zodiac animals. In Chinese culture, rats were seen as a sign of wealth and […]

Introducing WELL, an Expedia Group Business Resource Group with the vision of empowering women to excel in the workplace. We speak to Anne Smith, President of WELL for EG along with some of the Chapter Leads from across the globe about how they are bringing careers within reach for people who identify as women across […]