Feb. 27 (UPI) — Expedia announced Monday it will cut its global workforce by 9%, amid a restructuring of the online travel platform, which is expected to impact 1,500 jobs by the end of the year.
Expedia’s outgoing chief executive officer Peter Kern told employees in a memo that the Seattle-based company’s product and technology teams will see “the deepest cuts.”
“With so much technical achievement over the last 12 months and so much tech debt behind us, we now are obliged to take a close look at roles, skills, teams and locations to ensure that our resources are focused in the right areas,” Kern said.
“While this review will result in us eliminating some roles, it will also allow us to continue to invest in core strategic…
