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| net_income = US$ 398.1 million (2014)〔 | assets = US$ 9.02 billion (2014)〔 | num_employees = 14,570 (December 2013)〔(), ExpediaInc.com, Financial Information,〕 | homepage = }} Expedia, Inc. is an American-based parent company to several global online travel brands including Expedia.com, Hotels.com, Hotwire.com, trivago, Egencia (formerly Expedia Corporate Travel), Venere.com, Expedia Local Expert, Classic Vacations, Expedia CruiseShipCenters, Travelocity and Orbitz. Expedia, Inc.’s companies operate more than 100 branded points of sale in more than 60 countries. Expedia also powers travel bookings for over 10,000 partners such as airlines and hotels, consumer brands, and high traffic websites through Expedia Affiliate Network, 80% of which is powered by their API.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher =Mashery )〕 Expedia Inc. is listed on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol EXPE.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher =NASDAQ )〕 == History == Founded as a division of Microsoft in 1996, Expedia was spun off in 1999, and was later purchased by TicketMaster in 2001〔(Expedia Press Room - Press Releases )〕 (TicketMaster changed its name to USA Networks in 2001 and then InterActiveCorp in 2003〔(USA Interactive to Change Name to InterActiveCorp ) ''iac.com''〕). IAC spun off its travel group of businesses under the Expedia, Inc. name in August 2005, including Expedia, Expedia Corporate Travel (now Egencia), TripAdvisor, Classic Vacations, eLong, Hotels.com, and Hotwire.com.〔(IAC Completes Spin-Off of Expedia, Inc. ), ExpediaInc.com, press release〕 In late 2011, Expedia, Inc. spun out TripAdvisor Media Group, retaining its portfolio of travel transaction brands.〔(Expedia, Inc. Completes Spin-Off of TripAdvisor, Inc. ), ExpediaInc.com, press release〕 On December 21, 2012, Expedia bought a majority stake in travel metasearch engine Trivago in a combined cash and stock deal worth €477 million (approximately $630 million).〔()〕 According to Richard Barton, their first CEO, the word Expedia is derived from a combination of “exploration and speed” and contains the high-point scrabble letter "X." You can learn more about (Expedia's brand etymology and evolution here. ) On July 6, 2014, it was announced that Expedia, Inc had agreed to buy Wotif.com Holdings Ltd, an online travel company that covers the Asia-Pacific region. Wotif's brands include Wotif.com, lastminute.com.au and travel.com.au. In October 2014, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission approved Expedia's acquisition of Australian reservation service Wotif.com for $US610 million.〔(Australia clears Expedia's $610 million Wotif.com takeover ). Reuters, 1 October 2014〕 In January 2015, Expedia acquired Travelocity from Sabre Corp for $280 million. Expedia previously partnered with Travelocity to provide the technology platform for Travelocity's US and Canada points of sale.〔(Expedia Inc acquires Travelocity in $280 million deal ). Reuters, 23 January 2015〕 In February 2015, Expedia agreed to acquire Orbitz for $1.2 billion in cash.〔(Expedia Buys Orbitz For $1.6B In Cash To Square Up To Priceline )〕 In September 2015 Expedia got approval approval from US antitrust officials to acquire Orbitz.〔http://www.cnet.com/news/expedias-1-3b-acquisition-of-rival-orbitz-wins-us-approval/〕 In 2015, Expedia bought HomeAway for 3.9 billion dollars. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Expedia, Inc.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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