Expedia Group Unveils New AI Experiences, Expands Travel Ecosystem and Launches Philanthropy Program at Explore 2026
Expedia Announces partnership with CLEAR, adding to recent Uber announcement, making Expedia a one-stop-shop for seamless travel beyond booking
Company advances its AI-powered travel marketplace with new in-feed planning on Meta, natural language trip planning, and smarter booking tools that help travelers decide, book, and manage trips with greater confidence and ease
New philanthropic fund, Expedia Trails Fund, launches to restore trails and protect iconic landscapes for the next generation of travelers
Thirty years after bringing travel online — and into reach for millions of people — Expedia Group is taking its next visionary steps for the future of travel: unveiling new AI-powered traveler experiences, marketplace capabilities and a long-term philanthropic commitment to protect the places people love to visit. At Explore 26, its annual partner conference, the company’s founding and defining leaders — Rich Barton, Dara Khosrowshahi, Barry Diller, and current CEO Ariane Gorin — joined nearly 2,000 partners in Las Vegas to show how three decades of first-party data, world-class supply, and deep servicing expertise are being re-engineered for the AI era.
