Sarah Ray | Market Manager, Expedia Group in Queenstown Feeling bored with the same old routine, unchallenged, unmotivated and tired of expectations being met but not exceeded, I knew I needed a change in career. Having worked in hotels for 15+ years it was all I knew. I had lived and breathed hotel life for […]

Bhala Dalvi | VP of Technology, Expedia Group in Bellevue, Washington As I was reflecting on my affinity to chaos, I was reminded of this quote.  It’s been around a while – Sun Tzu wrote it in his military treatise, The Art of War, between 771 and 476 BC. While I’m not into the whole […]

Allyvia Oberman | Market Manager, Expedia Group in Brisbane, Australia In my 6 years at Expedia Group, I’ve talked a lot. Each day is an exciting and new conversation with my team, the office, and our hotel partners. I’ve spoken in meetings, on the phone, and even in front of 500+ crowds. I’ve delivered strategies, […]

Stephanie Cady | Operations Manager II, Expedia Group in Bellevue, WA I joined Expedia Group (EG) two and a half years ago and one of the Guiding Principles I live by is Relentlessly Striving for Better. I am reminded every day on how Expedia Group focuses on soliciting employee perspectives at all levels of the organization. At […]

DJ Harman | App Engagement Lead, Expedia Group in Dallas, Texas Have you ever wanted to travel with a celebrity? How about seeing snowfall on the beach? Build a sandcastle indoors? Add Wander Wisely™ branded frames to your photos? (It was that last one that sold you, wasn’t it?) Well, you can do all that […]

Emil Riccardi | Senior Director for Technology, LPS in Bellevue, WA “Exploration is really the essence of the human spirit.” Frank Burman, American Astronaut I grew up on an island.  Living on an island sounds romantic, and it certainly can be, especially when you’re watching a rainbow sherbet sunset melt into a tranquil blue sea.  But […]

Todd Johnson | Program Manager II, Expedia Group in Seattle, WA “I was looking for a job, and then I found a job, and heaven knows I’m miserable now.” -Morrissey, lead singer of The Smiths, Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now   [ Note: If you’d like musical accompaniment while reading this post, recommended Smiths’ songs have […]

Jennifer Dixon | Content Analyst, Expedia Group in Bellevue, WA When it comes to your career, you can’t stand by and expect results. You dictate what you want out of your career and you are responsible for your own success. No one else can do it for you. I’ve been working at Expedia Group for […]

This September, Hurricane Florence hit the east coast of the US with wind speeds of 85 miles per hour (137 km/h). It went on to cause widespread flooding, large-scale power outages, and evacuations of entire neighborhoods. It not only wreaked havoc on the coast – it also created turmoil for our customers in the region, […]

Antoinette Moliterno | Market Associate in Sydney, Australia When I stepped through Expedia Group Sydney’s doors as a University Intern in November 2017, I only knew that I wanted to work in Tourism, but had little idea of where or how I could fit into this enormous and booming industry. It didn’t take long to […]