While hotels struggle to find labor, the OTAs are moving in the opposite direction. Expedia Group is starting 2026 with a familiar move: cutting staff in the name of “operating efficiency.”
Back in April, we reported on Expedia’s 500+ layoffs. A new WARN filing now confirms another 162 layoffs in Seattle, and this wasn’t entry-level trimming. The cuts included numerous senior-level positions.
The message is clear. The platform has been consolidated. Now the focus is efficiency, automation, and fewer layers of expensive “human infrastructure.”
The reductions appear to be Seattle-based, so here’s hoping our crew on the islands remains unaffected.
