About 200 Expedia employees in Seattle will be out of a job come May, according to a filing with the Washington Employment Security Department.
They’re among nearly 1,500 employees across the globe the Seattle-based travel tech company now plans to cut. That’s a little over 8% of Expedia’s workforce. GeekWire reported the layoffs will come primarily from the product and technology division of the company.
This is just the latest round of layoffs Expedia Group has made since 2020, when it slowly began reducing its workforce.
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“Given the recent completion of many significant technical milestones in Expedia Group’s transformation, the business continues to evaluate the appropriate allocation of resources to ensure the most important work continues to be prioritized,” an Expedia Group spokesperson said in a statement to KUOW. “While this review will result in the elimination of some roles, it…