"Expedia Group is an American online travel purchasing firm for consumer as well as small business traveling. Its web sites, which are primarily take a trip price aggregators as well as take a trip metasearch engines, include CarRentals.com, Expedia.com, HomeAway, Hotels.com, Hotwire.com, Orbitz, Travelocity, trivago as well as Vrbo.

According to Rich Barton, the firm's initial Chief Executive Officer, words "" Expedia"" is originated from a mix of "" exploration"" as well as "" rate"".."