Apple Capezzera | Recruiter, Early Careers in London “I can’t believe you’re still in graduate recruitment” – An ex colleague told me this sentence this evening and that got me thinking. Yes, I’ve been working in that function for about 5 years. Would I ever have imagined this when I was a young girl? Probably […]

Our leaders love to travel too! Over the next couple months, we will be introducing you to members of our leadership team and hearing how they live and breathe travel at Expedia Group. Meet Sarah Gavin, Vice President, Global Communications & Corporate Brand, as she shares a glimpse of what her travel itinerary looks like. […]

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.  […]

Imelda Corral | Recruiter Having lived in Las Vegas, NV for over 40 years now, I started my career in Human Resources in the casino industry in the mid 90’s.  I was approached about an opportunity to work for Expedia, Inc. a few months after the 9/11 attacks.  Even though it was uncertain times back […]

Ben Delk | Inclusion & Diversity, Expedia Group If you look around—at least in digital and commercial spaces—you’ll notice that we are in the middle of what is generally recognized as Pride month. The concept of Pride and its celebration is—and should be—honored year-round but during the month of June, many companies emblazon their corporate logos with rainbow patterns, […]

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. […]

Father’s Day is a time to honor the dads in our lives and an opportunity to recognize all their contributions. With many countries around the world observing Father’s Day in June, we want to celebrate all of the amazing dads at Expedia Group. We hear what Father’s Day means to them, particularly this year during […]

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 […]

We asked two of our engineering leaders from Vrbo about their passions and how they got to where they are today. They will be speaking at Power to Fly’s Diversity Reboot Summit this week. Please tell us more about yourself. Francesca Hernandez | Senior Engineering Manager: I currently lead the marketing data engineering teams in […]

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 […]