A superior court judge in Seattle has ordered Expedia to pay consumers $184 million for hotel bookings made between February 2003 and December 2006 due to violation of the company’s terms of use on its website.The consumers successfully argued that the fees also included Expedia’s mark-up of net hotel rates. The judge ruled that they “correctly concluded that profits, not costs, are the subject matter of these service fees”.

Expedia Media Solutions has introduced a new behavioral marketing product called PassportAds, which gives advertisers an effective way to reach in-market travel consumers throughout the trip purchasing lifecycle.

Expedia has reported a loss of $2.76 billion in its fourth quarter due to a substantial writedown in the value of its assets, as well as a slump in revenue from airline and hotel bookings.The loss compares sharply with a profit of $65.4 million the year before and came in short of market expectations.

Expedia speaks to Breaking Travel News at World Travel Market 2008

Breaking Travel News interviews Christophe Peymirat, managing director of Expedia Corporate Travel UK expands in Europe. It is now offering a full service travel program both on and offline. The interview was conducted at the Business Travel Show, Earls Court, London.

Friends of World Heritage, Expedia and the UNESCO World Heritage Centre is launching the ‘I Am a Responsible Traveler’ campaign to encourage individuals to undertake a series of easy steps to reduce their traveling footprint and enhance their experiences when visiting World Heritage sites.