Kick off day one with a fresh breakfast and plenty of coffee before sessions begin. Connect with fellow attendees, swap plans for the day, and ease into the morning’s conversations.

Collectively, we share one goal: to help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. Our marketplace makes this possible. Built for the AI era, it gets smarter with each interaction, creating new opportunities for partners and personalizing experiences for travelers.

Step inside to see this innovation in action.

Shilpa Ranganathan, Chief Product Officer, unveils an AI-native, innovative product portfolio designed to make traveler decisions frictionless, earn partner trust, and grow the Expedia Group marketplace. She’ll show how a shared AI infrastructure, grounded in real inventory and first-party data, powers experiences and tools so smarter choices fuel more profitable results across the ecosystem.

Collectively, we share one goal: to help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. Our marketplace makes this possible. Built for the AI era, it gets smarter with each interaction, creating new opportunities for partners and personalizing experiences for travelers.

Step inside to see this innovation in action.

Trust is the new currency in the AI era. When the stakes are high, consumers don't just want AI — they want AI they can trust. In this presentation, Chief AI and Data Officer Xavi Amatriain shares new research from Expedia Group that reveals how consumer trust operates from search to purchase on AI platforms, and how travel companies can bridge the gap to win the next generation of travelers.

An audience‑driven conversation, with Global Public Relations Vice President Melanie Fish and four leading travel writers, on how journalists select stories, what makes a destination or property "pitchable," and how travel brands can show up more credibly in the narratives travelers actually read. Bring your questions!

Advertising Studio Vice President Angelique Miller presents groundbreaking research from Expedia Group Advertising, which was developed with eye-tracking technology, emotion analysis, and traveler surveys, and uncovers valuable insight into how travelers engage with travel content in the new world of AI. In this session, discover what drives booking intent and learn how brands can apply behavioral insights to create effective, authentic, and inspiring marketing campaigns.

Hear the successful strategy that one Expedia Group partner tapped to unlock demand for curated, premium experiences. EMEA Hotel Market Partnerships VP Kevin Mauffrey discusses with Ken Tsukamoto, General Manager Sales & Marketing of Seibu Prince Hotels & Resorts, on how his organization identifies high‑impact luxury travelers, designs rich end‑to‑end stays that feel bespoke, and works with Expedia Group to reach and delight guests who value service, access, and experience over price alone.

With Donna Miller, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, learn how Expedia Group embeds AI across its organization to boost productivity and unlock deeper collaboration with partners, using everything from intelligent tools for market insights to scalable, responsibly built solutions that modernize how we work.​

SVP of Brand Marketing & Creative Natalie Wills and Partner Brand & Creative Senior Director Unji Udeshi offer a sneakpeek into Expedia Group’s refreshed brands, showcasing how new visual identities strengthen trust and elevate travel businesses.

CoStar’s Jan Freitag shares the most recent macro-economic data and their impact on the travel landscape. He will touch on performance in air demand, and dive deep into the state of the global hotel industry. Attendees will gain a sharper understanding of the signals that matter most, better positioning them for whatever 2026 brings to their segment of the industry.

Unwind with drinks, bites, and relaxed networking as you swap learnings and insights from day 1 with fellow Explore attendees.

The travel industry is at an inflection point and ripe for disruption -- and Expedia Group partners can leverage differentiation, speed, and flexibility to turn that disruption into competitive advantage. Karen Bolda, Chief Product and Technology Officer, B2B, presents on the evolution of the Expedia Group B2B platform, and how it is designed to help partners move faster, tailor experiences to their customers, and unlock new opportunities across the travel ecosystem.

Join Alfonso Paredes for a conversation on how technology, partnerships, and platform innovation are reshaping travel distribution. In this fireside chat, Alfonso and journalist Siew Hoon Yeoh will unpack how Expedia Group B2B is expanding access to global supply, unlocking new demand channels and creating new opportunities for partners.​

Last year, Expedia Group announced the expansion of the Rapid API ecosystem, with Car, Activities, Flight Inventory, and Trip Protection APIs extending to support a broader range of partner needs. Stephen Cheng, Vice President of Expedia B2B, along with Matt Friend, Business Development and Partnerships Lead at Global Hotel Card, and Mariano Segarra, Vice President of Air Partners at Despegar, share how that expansion is already delivering results across the travel journey, enabling partners to accelerate innovation, scale distribution, and unlock new revenue opportunities through deeper platform integration.

With one single connection, partners tap into incremental, high‑intent demand from the full Expedia Group marketplace. Learn how that works with leaders from our consumer brands, Expedia Group Advertising, and Expedia Group B2B. Expedia General Manager Tracey Weber, TPM VP of Sales Jennifer Andre and B2B SVP of Sales Carolina Cabero, in conversation with Morgan Hines of PhocusWire, discuss how human connection, AI-native tools, and smart partnerships handle the complexity of matching the right traveler to the right partner, so suppliers can grow without stitching together multiple channels.

Hear how Expedia Group’s unified distribution and media infrastructure can help partners reach more travelers in more places—safely and profitably.​

With Expedia Group, travelers know we have their backs, and partners can rely on us for consistent, transparent support at every stage of the relationship. Hear from three partners, each at different points in their journey with Expedia Group, as they share candid perspectives with SVP of TPA Hotel Partnerships Sue Spinney on what it takes to build, rebuild, and sustain a thriving partnership. They’ll explore how evolving from early skepticism to full-funnel collaboration allowed them to connect with millions of high-intent global travelers and reshaped their businesses.

Designing for the unique needs of business travelers is critical to drive stronger satisfaction, loyalty, and repeat business. Join Senior Director of EMEA Richard Hamley and Senior Director of Product Daniel Houcke from Expedia Group B2B for an extensive look into how Expedia Group and hotel partners can create better end-to-end experience for business travelers through market research, technology, and strategies.

AI is a compounding advantage across every stage of the guest journey. With Julie Kyse, Vice President, Hotel Global Partnerships, as moderator, Clayton Nelson, Vice President, Enterprise Alliances & AI, and Reena Patil, Senior Vice President, Supply, Membership, Emerging Biz, explore how Expedia Group is assisting hotel partners with AI to enhance discovery, lift conversion, personalize on-property experiences, and transform customer and post-booking services, showcasing real results, how we're doing it, and how partners can embed our tools into their own work.

How do very different destinations use the same global platform to solve completely different challenges? Andrew van der Feltz, Senior Director of EGA Business Development, speaks with destination marketing executives to understand national challenges and visions, then dive into how national strategies become real campaigns. You’ll leave with real-life examples of advertising excellence and adaptable frameworks you can apply to your own destination.​

Successful merchandising is surfacing the right deals, at the right moment, for the right travelers. Join Partner Marketing Senior Director Nina Dietrich and Aileen Chan, Expedia Group B2B Vice President, to explore how smarter data, richer deal inventory, and new technology can transform how partners plan and run campaigns. Attendees will learn how to quickly identify high-impact offers, tailor them to key segments and destinations, and continually optimize performance to drive stronger conversion and more efficient operations.

Expedia Group Connectivity is empowering hoteliers with autonomous distribution through a three-phased journey that reduces friction in onboarding, managing, and optimizing inventory. Chris Hodges, Vice President, Global Connectivity & Partner Solutions, presents how Expedia Group, starting with autonomous onboarding, is cutting onboarding times for partners from days to minutes and unlocking features that provide more control. ​

Activities and experiences are playing an increasingly important role in how travelers plan their trips. In this session, Kasia Jawien,Senior Director, Activities Account Management, describes the evolution of Expedia Group’s activities marketplace and what’s coming next. She’ll share how the ecosystem is evolving and the role of the new Rapid Activities API in expanding distribution and growth opportunities for activities partners.

Expedia Group is unlocking new demand streams for car rental partners through expanded B2B distribution and API capabilities. Faye Garrity, Senior Director of Car and New Business, and Expedia Group B2B Vice President Stephen Cheng spotlight how car programs drive incremental bookings while balancing economics, coverage, and content quality, as well as providing the roadmap for optimizing commercial terms, connectivity, and content to capture B2B growth.

Expedia Group is empowering cruise partners to navigate evolving traveler preferences and capture emerging demand. In this session, Expedia Group's Matthew Eichhorst, Ealeen Wong, and Derek Price explore innovative strategies for enhancing discovery, and optimizing conversion that drive loyalty and repeat bookings.

Collectively, we share one goal: to help travelers explore the world, one journey at a time. Our marketplace makes this possible. Built for the AI era, it gets smarter with each interaction, creating new opportunities for partners and personalizing experiences for travelers.

Step inside to see this innovation in action.

Discover how the latest product experiences, commissioning, and tracking tools – along with our upcoming new products – are designed to turn every traveler interaction into more value for your business. Vice President Naomi Barlow, Senior Director Nick Caulfield and Senior Director Lauren Michaelis of Expedia Group's Strategic Partnerships and Affiliate organization highlight what’s live today, what’s launching next, and how you can plug into these innovations to drive stronger, sustained performance.

Golan Shaked, Vice President, Transport Partnerships & Business Development, and Expedia General Manager Tracey Weber are joined by two air partners to dive into how package promotions, ancillaries (travel insurance, insurtech, and more), and flight-specific advertising (FSL, upsell, brand results listings, interstitials) increase airline basket size and visibility. Session attendees will also learn about growth strategies that connect merchandising, ancillaries, and media to increase reach and revenue per booking.

Travelers now expect search to anticipate their needs, not just answer queries. Head of Organic & Agentic Search Daniel Shin Un Kang will share how Expedia combines traveler intent signals and AEO to surface the right content at the right moment—and what that means for advertisers looking to reach high-value audiences. Then VP of EGA Sales Jennifer Andre will show how brands can translate those insights into creative experiences that feel native to search, driving engagement and measurable outcomes across both Expedia Group sites and the open web. Session introduced by Jochen Koedijk, Chief Marketing Officer.

Join Hotels.com General Manager Hari Nair as he explains how traveler loyalty is evolving, and how Expedia Group’s loyalty ecosystem creates value for both travelers and partners. Attendees will walk away with practical strategies to use to cultivate and capture loyal guests.

Almost every hotel experiences revenue loss due to rate misuse as clear, carefully set rates drift through a fragmented B2B ecosystem. Julie Kyse, Vice President, Hotel Global Partnerships, shares research from Expedia Group that shows where rates go off course, what it costs hoteliers, and how a vetted, actively monitored network can protect rate integrity while extending profitable reach.

With Donna Miller, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, learn how Expedia Group embeds AI across its organization to boost productivity and unlock deeper collaboration with partners, using everything from intelligent tools for market insights to scalable, responsibly built solutions that modernize how we work.​

Everyone knows when the professional sports tournaments and world tours come to town, but the real, repeatable upside often sits in “micro-events” like youth sports tournaments, hobby shows, and association conferences. In this presentation, VP of Marketing Brandon Ehrhardt spotlights how Expedia Group's AI powered, first-party search and booking signals surface these smaller demand spikes early and at scale. Partners will see how to identify the right audience and dates, adjust inventory and offers in time, and turn everyday events into outsized revenue.

What changes when you stop treating AI as a tool — and start teaming with it? Learn how to prompt with purpose, when to bring AI into your thinking, and the new etiquette of working alongside a strategic partner you didn't know you had.

With Alfonso Paredes, President B2B & Chief Commercial Officer Expedia Group, learn how Expedia Group’s brands, B2B network, and new AI-led discovery experiences work together as one marketplace to drive incremental, high-quality demand, simplify operations for partners, and turn inspiration into bookable travel.​

With John Kell of Fortune CIO as moderator, Core Platform and Experiences SVP Ritcha Ranjan, Chief AI and Data Officer Xavi Amatriain, and ​SVP of Design Rachel Been offer a behind-the-scenes look at how Expedia uses AI across the travel journey — from data and personalization to trust and safety — and why AI is forcing a rethink of how we design travel experiences and UI.​

As travelers shift from scrolling social feeds to planning trips with AI agents, how should brands rethink marketing? This fast-paced discussion with Expedia Group CMO Jochen Koedijk and senior AI leaders explores how AI is transforming travel discovery, decision-making, and measurement. ​

Understanding the traveler could win you some cold, hard OneKey cash. ​

Known for setting the industry standard in annual travel predictions, Expedia brands are unveiling an exclusive, real‑time update to that forecast. Unpack: Summer Travel Trends, showcased by Global Public Relations Vice President Melanie Fish, offers a sneak peek into fresh traveler data, revealing how summer plans are forming now—and where opportunity is emerging for partners ready to act.

Step into the Explore time machine to mark 30 years of Expedia Group–from 1996 to 2026. Guided by music, style, and a few surprises, enjoy a night of three iconic eras: the 90s, the 00s, the 10s, and today.