part 1 of 3: The road ahead with our Inclusion Business Groups  Expedia Group (EG) has made significant investments in our Inclusion Business Groups (IBGs) since they first launched. Over the years, our IBGs have grown significantly, added new chapters in nearly all our global offices, and delivered far-reaching awareness and development programs. Their impact includes the advancement of rising leaders […]

Earlier this year, we launched a “Meet our IBGs” blog series to reintroduce you to our Inclusion Business Groups (IBGs) and the talented global leaders guiding these communities. Our IBGs were initially formed to create spaces of solidarity and to provide resources to employees of identities that are traditionally underrepresented and historically excluded.   Now more […]

“Nothing.” That’s the answer Jeff, my husband, gave me after he rejected every job posting I sent his way, and I finally asked him what he wanted to do next. In 2016, we found out that his time as a Navy F/A-18 pilot would be coming to an end in seven months after spending 11 […]

How Day of Caring, Expedia Group’s Community Impact Program, Came to Be.  Community service and giving back had long been a part of Katherine Cheng’s life. So in April 2011, when she heard so many of her colleagues express interest in getting involved in their communities, she went to her leadership team with an idea. From […]

Today we are sharing our first Inclusion & Diversity report to highlight our progress, honor the contributions of our employees and partners, and further commit ourselves to transparency, accountability, and impact. View the full report, which covers our progress from 2014 to 2020, identifies existing gaps, and charts our path forward. Over the years, Expedia Group has made strides toward creating an environment where all identities […]

The Japan Inclusion and Diversity committee joined Tokyo Rainbow Pride 2021 on April 24th & 25th with Hotels.com’s support as a part of ‘Travel Celebrate Love’ initiative. Its results were outstanding! This initiative achieved more than 30 coverages in top tier media including Newsweek, Jiji Press and Sankei News, where our LGBTQIA campaign like “Hotels.com Loved by […]

“A Mentor is not someone who walks ahead of us to show us how they did it. A mentor walks alongside us to show us what we can do.” – Simon Sinek, book ‘The Infinite Game’  When I first started the Mentoring Program at Expedia Group, I remember asking one of my colleagues, “What role does a ‘program […]

We’re proud to have been part of the Latinas in Tech (LiT) Summit this month. This is the first year we’ve participated as a Gold-level sponsor and it was an honor to be a part of this wonderful event! Over 1,400 people attended this year’s Summit – topics included innovating equity, demystifying corporate culture, addressing […]

“Inclusive design is good design: if we get this right for those who need it most, it will be more awesome for everyone.” – Toby Willis  Expedia Group (EG) employees rely on third-party technology solutions like Slack to do their work now, more than ever as a means of connecting to teams, communities, systems, and workflows. As a result, we in Expedia IT (eIT) have forged relationships with […]

Tanya Saxena | Scrum Master Tanya, as part of the Hotels.com Program Management Office Team, has been supporting development teams to establish a culture that promotes psychological safety allowing groups of people from various brands & locations to collaborate, exchange knowledge, be creative and have fun.Being part of the Expedia Group Mentorship Program, Tanya was […]