Hotel-tech glossary

Expedia

A major OTA group operating Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo, and Travelocity.

Expedia Group operates Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo, Travelocity, and Orbitz. Standard hotel commissions on the Expedia platform run 18-25% depending on package participation and Expedia Travel Agency Affiliate Program tier. Independents typically run Expedia alongside Booking.com to capture the segments where Expedia is dominant (US leisure, package travel).

Related terms

OTA

Online Travel Agency. Booking.com, Expedia, Airbnb, Hotels.com, etc.

Channel Manager

Software that syncs rates and inventory across multiple OTAs from one place.

Part of the hotel-tech glossary. Maintained by Maciej Dudziak, founder of Guestivo.