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Tower 333 is a 20-story high-rise office building in the central business district of Bellevue, Washington, United States.The building housed the corporate office of Expedia, Inc. from 2008 to 2019.
Expedia Inc. is an online travel agency owned by Expedia Group, based in Seattle. [1] The website and mobile app can be used to book airline tickets, hotel reservations, car rentals, cruise ships, and vacation packages. Expedia.com was launched on October 22, 1996 by Microsoft. [2]
In February 2020, Expedia announced it was cutting 3,000 jobs, roughly 12% of the workforce, citing a "disappointing 2019." Diller, in his role as acting CEO, stated the company had become "sclerotic and bloated" and that employees were "all life and no work." [14] In April 2020, Peter Kern was appointed as CEO of Expedia Group.
Hotels.com was established in 1991 by David Litman and Robert Diener as the Hotel Reservations Network (HRN), providing hotel booking via a toll-free phone number in the United States. [2] In 2001, the company was acquired by USA Networks Inc (USAI) which also acquired a controlling interest in Expedia, an online travel booking company.
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In September 2003, IAC/InterActiveCorp, which had acquired Expedia in 2001, announced its acquisition of Hotwire.com for $663 million. [7] In 2004, an internet research firm estimated that through cross-advertising between Hotwire and Expedia, IAC was able to reach a total of an additional 1.5 million unique visitors to both websites monthly. [8]
Expedia Cruises is a travel agency franchise company established in 1987, specializing in marketing and sales of air, land & cruise vacations. Through its network of 300 independently owned retail locations and 7,000+ Vacation Consultants in North America, the company has year over year grown in sales for the past two decades.
Kayak was founded in January 2004 by Steve Hafner and Paul M. English. [6] [7] Before Kayak, Steve Hafner, Kayak's current CEO, helped found Orbitz in November 1999 and led its business development, advertising sales, marketing, and product marketing activities.