Life at Expedia Group Blog

2020 raised a lot of questions and discussions on the topic of Inclusion & Diversity, a topic that proved to be near and dear to Expedians. But how do we really make a difference and drive change in the workplace?   The 2020 Inclusion & Diversity Analytics Hackathon is one initiative that brought together teams and individuals in EG who wanted to drive positive, proactive and practical action to improve Expedia […]

As we build up to the Women in Technology World Series 2020, taking place 16-20th November 2020, we caught up with Alix, a Senior Product Manager and one of our keynote speakers who will be a part of a fireside chat at the event. Read on to find out more about a typical day as […]

Kelvin Macartney | Software Engineering Intern This hackathon didn’t start in much the same way that typical hackathons do. Instead of being in an office teeming with excitement and nerve for the 48-hour challenge ahead, I was in my room and on my desk at 9am. We had our opening meeting, discussed our idea more […]

Shouvik Mukhopadhyay | Software Dev Engineer “The one argument for accessibility that doesn’t get made nearly often enough is how extraordinarily better it makes some people’s lives. How many opportunities do we have to dramatically improve people’s lives just by doing our job a little better?”  ― Steve Krug We seldom realize we have the […]

Our Tech & Product Learning & Development team’s mission is to elevate the skills and capabilities of employees who develop, test, design, launch, and market Expedia Groups’s products for our customers and partners. They design and deliver enriching and inclusive experiences that empower EG’s talent to grow and evolve their careers. This summer, our President […]

Earlier this month, we held two virtual tech panel events for our global audiences. The event focused on “Inclusion, Innovation and the Future of Travel” and we featured six of our Expedia Group leaders from Geneva, London, Gurgaon, Seattle and Chicago. They shared their insights on what it’s like to work at Expedia Group, what […]

This past July Expedia Group held our annual Global Hackathon. For 48 hours we welcomed 1,081 individual hackers in 228 teams across all our Expedia regions. Over 2,300 colleagues voted in our final People’s Choice award. This year’s theme was The Future of Travel and teams came together to work on projects that will ensure Expedia can emerge from the impact of COVID-19 stronger than ever.  […]

Jeanette Vikbacka Castaing | Sr. Manager, Internal Communications in Paris The coronavirus outbreak hit the world with a whiplash-like effect. It’s a tragedy that affects millions of people and a health, social, and political crisis that’s had a tremendous impact on the global economy. It’s shown us the importance of being prepared when crisis hits. […]

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 […]

Abhimanyu is a Data Engineer building Expedia Group’s data lake platform. He has 8 years of extensive experience in building petabyte-scale Data lakes, and Business Intelligence Applications. He is an editor of Expedia Group’s Medium Tech Blog and volunteers with our Code Academy initiative where he teaches Python. He is originally from New Delhi, India and […]