“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 […]

Christy Ritter | Director, Global Compensation In our newest edition of our Expedia Group Arrivals, we want to extend a warm welcome to Christy Ritter, Director of Global Compensation. Christy, welcome again to Expedia Group (EG)! We’re super excited to have you on board. For our readers, please could you tell us a bit about yourself and […]

As part of our commitment to address racial injustice and inequity, there are many commitments we have made and milestones we have reached at Expedia Group that will propel us forward on the path to improvement and progress.  One of these includes our hiring targets for women to occupy 50 percent of roles at all levels by the end of  2025, and 25 percent of […]

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 […]

Tina Hodges | Director, HR We asked Tina Hodges, about her passions and how she got to where she is today. She will be receiving the Leadership Excellence in Technology award at the virtual National Diversity & Leadership Conference this week. Congratulations on the award! Please could you tell us a bit about yourself and what led you to a career in […]

Jessica Patel | SVP, New Partner Solutions In our newest edition of our Expedia Group Arrivals, we want to extend a warm welcome to Jessica Patel, Senior Vice President of New Partner Solutions. Jessica, welcome again to Expedia Group (EG)! We’re thrilled to have you on board. For our readers, please could you tell us […]

At Expedia Group, we recently released our new mission: To power global travel for everyone, everywhere. When we think of everyone, that means going beyond who we are familiar with. It means thinking about the barriers that we may inadvertently be creating for under-served travelers, whose identities have not typically been at the forefront of our creative processes. The Portfolio organization (including brands like […]

Rachel Kobetz | Head of Design We’re continuing the Expedia Group Arrivals series with a warm welcome to Rachel Kobetz, leading the Customer Experience, Design, and Research Team. Rachel, welcome again to Expedia Group (EG)! We’re super excited to have you on board. For our readers, please could you tell us a bit about yourself and your […]

In 2019, we launched a volunteer program for Expedia Group employees to get involved in Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) initiatives under the name “Leading for Change.” Examples of volunteer-led projects included a fortnight full of speakers and workshops, speed-mentoring sessions with senior leaders, cultural diversity talks, ally skills workshops, internal blogs, and resource guides. Cultural […]

Prachi Garg | Sr. Technical Program Manager in Gurgaon “Welcome to Expedia”. I still recall those words and that moment, when my recruiter congratulated me on making it to Expedia. Since working at Expedia would have been my first experience in a product company, I too had reservations about the working culture, the people with […]