Seattle-based Expedia confirms more layoffs despite profitable 2024

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While the specific number of employees has yet to be revealed, Expedia Group has confirmed that it is going to lay off more workers.

The Seattle-based travel giant cited cutting costs as the reason for this decision. Expedia Group includes brands such as vrbo, Orbitz, Hotwire, Trivago and Hotels.com in addition to Expedia.com.

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“To ensure the best traveler experience, we must continually adapt to the evolving needs of our industry and travelers,” a company spokesperson told GeekWire in a prepared statement. “This requires difficult but necessary decisions such as refining our marketing strategies, improving efficiencies, and reallocating resources to areas with the greatest business impact to drive customer engagement.”

Despite Expedia having an approximate 10% revenue growth last quarter and an adjusted net income…