Expedia is one of the world's largest online travel agencies. You book flights, hotels, holiday homes, rental cars and package trips in one place. Expedia started in 1996 as a division of Microsoft, founded by Rich Barton, and is now part of Expedia Group in Seattle.
Good to know: many alternatives belong to Expedia
Expedia Group also owns brands such as Hotels.com, Vrbo, Orbitz, Travelocity and Hotwire. Comparing these sites with each other often shows similar offers. For a real comparison, also check sites from other groups and the airline or hotel's own website.
Popular alternatives to Expedia
- Booking.com: the largest hotel platform, part of Booking Holdings, as is Priceline.
- Kayak and Skyscanner: search engines that compare prices from many sellers.
- Vrbo: holiday homes (Expedia Group).
- Orbitz, Travelocity and Hotwire: other Expedia Group brands.
Book on expedia.com or the local version for your country.
More alternatives to Expedia
Orbitz
Company: Orbitz Worldwide, Inc. | Founder: Jeffrey Katz | CEO: Barney Harford | Since: 2001
Orbitz is an online travel fare aggregator and travel search engine. Orbitz helps users find the best travel packages for travelers. May it be for flights, hotel accommodations, car rental, cruises, even sites to visit and events to go to,…
Travelzoo
Company: Travelzoo | Founder: Ralph Bartel | CEO: Holger Bartel | Since: 1998
Travelzoo offers travel deals around the world. The site, available in English, German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, offers more than 2,000 travel deals. They offer vacation packages, hotel accommodations, and cruises. If you want a no-hassle holiday, you can take…
Skyscanner
Company: Skyscanner Ltd | Founder: Gareth Williams, Barry Smith and Bonamy Grimes, | CEO: Gareth Williams | Since: 2003
Skyscanner is an online travel search engine. Everything that you need to book when traveling is here. Users can look for the cheapest flights and book them straight online. Ditto for accommodations. Just enter your travel details and Skyscanner will…
VRBO
Company: VRBO | Founder: David Clouse | CEO: David Clouse & Lynn Clouse | Since: 1995
Kayak
Company: The Priceline Group | Founder: Steve Hafner | CEO: Steve Hafner & Paul M. English | Since: 2004
KAYAK is a metasearch engine that aims to help users search and find the best deals in flight tickets, hotels, rental cars and more. Available in 18 languages, KAYAK can make quick searches in hundreds of other travel sites and…
Travelocity
Company: Expedia, Inc. | Founder: Terry Jones | CEO: Barry Diller (Chairman) Mark Okerstrom (CEO) Owned by Expedia, Inc | Since: 1996
Priceline
Company: The Priceline Group | Founder: Jay S. Walker | CEO: Brett Keller | Since: 1997
Hotwire
Company: Expedia, Inc. | Founder: Karl Peterson, Eric Grosse, Gregg Brockway, Spencer Rascoff | CEO: Clem Bason | Since: 2000
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