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 […]

Marnie Weber | Sr. Program Manager in Learning & Development When I got involved with the Ability Inclusion Movement at Expedia Group (an inclusion business group), I was fired up about how we could treat people with disabilities better, including those with mental illness and/or who identify as neurodivergent. Neurodiversity and mental illness both refer […]

Black Expedia Allied Movement, called BEAM for short, works to cultivate the contributions of the Black community within Expedia Group while empowering all employees to educate, advocate, collaborate, and pay it forward. We are a group of over 600 Black people and allies who are excited to raise awareness and amplify the incredible work being […]

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 […]

While 2020 is an interesting year to celebrate anything, let alone a company milestone, 2020 is the 20th year of Expedia Group Media Solutions. Media Solutions, or “MeSo” as they refer to themselves internally, is the advertising organization of Expedia Group that connects brands with our highly engaged travel shoppers. MeSo provides 20 unique advertising solutions for industry partners ranging from sponsored listings […]

December 03 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPWD). It’s not only a time to celebrate your neighbour, colleagues and peers with disabilities, but also an opportunity to spread awareness of what it takes to live and thrive with a disability – including those that are not immediately apparent.   At Expedia Group, we’re dedicated to creating an inclusive and enriching […]

This year Vrbo celebrated its 25th anniversary with travelers, partners and employees! It has been a busy quarter of a century for Vrbo, embarking on a rewarding journey to become a world leader in the vacation rental space. We take a look at how the team celebrated the achievement and how they continue to connect with the Vrbo community. […]

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 […]

Bhakti Sanap | Director, Development Engineering About 3 years ago, while working at a learning center for school age kids that I used to run on weekends, a lady walked into the center. A smile on her face, sunglasses on her forehead, she entered my office. I greeted her back with a smile unsure what […]

Vanessa Romero | Integrations Specialist Let me start off by saying that I am a born and raised Texas girl. I grew up in a large, multi-generational household where Spanish and English were commonly spoken, but our Mexican heritage was never really embraced. This is why my first solo trip was nothing I could have ever expected but everything I […]