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I watched those two and I wouldn't work for that guy. I know nothing about expedia but it sounds like airbnb ate their lunch. That and google.com/flights. Bu

I watched those two and I wouldn't work for that guy. I know nothing about expedia but it sounds like airbnb ate their lunch. That and google.com/flights. But that's just a few minutes. Hacker News tends to have smart people with domain specific knowledge. Any of those around who know this guy? What's your take?

tmh79 9y ago
expedia stock up 5x since 2012, market cap 22b, their lunch has not been eaten.
- jen20 9y ago
  Not to mention that they also own hotels.com...
  - hn_throwaway_99 9y ago
    And a ton of other travel brands you're probably familiar with: http://www.expediainc.com/expedia-brands/ http://www.expediainc.com/expedia-brands/
jorblumesea 9y ago
Expedia owns a ton of business lines. You've almost certainly used them whether you realize it or not. They've diversified far beyond just selling hotel rooms. Definitely not Amazon level of dominance but not dying either.
luckydude 9y ago
Wow,downvotes. OK doke. Based on those two videos I wasn't impressed. And I stated that. And I asked what your opinion was. And I get down voted for that? I need to rethink if I want to be here. You all have a good day.
- PhantomGremlin 9y ago
  And I get down voted for that? I need to rethink if I want to be here. If you had 10,000 karma at HN, could you trade those in at Starbucks for a free latte? No? How about 1,000,000 karma? Could you trade those in at Delta for a free flight to Tahiti? No? You can't take karma too seriously. Sometimes I've said something that I thought was adding to the conversation and I've been voted down a lot for it. Other times I've said something quick and flippant and earned some unexpected karma. It's just HN fun points. Don't take the downvotes too seriously. I try not to. But I have had 'dang' chastise me a few times, and I do try to pay attention to that, because he attempts to set the tone here. So if you avoid his wrath, you're cool.
user5994461 9y ago
Expedia is awesome. Rated best place to work in the UK, even in front of Google. They have hundreds of brands, which you certainly know and use whenever you travel. They own hotels.com, which is doing incredibly well by any metrics you could think of. Last I checked, airbnb was about 2% of the bookings of hotels.com. It's negligible. That being said, they are not competing. Hotels and BnB are not interchangeable. Source: insider data.

tmh79 9y ago

expedia stock up 5x since 2012, market cap 22b, their lunch has not been eaten.

jen20 9y ago
Not to mention that they also own hotels.com...
- hn_throwaway_99 9y ago
  And a ton of other travel brands you're probably familiar with: http://www.expediainc.com/expedia-brands/ http://www.expediainc.com/expedia-brands/

jorblumesea 9y ago

Expedia owns a ton of business lines. You've almost certainly used them whether you realize it or not. They've diversified far beyond just selling hotel rooms. Definitely not Amazon level of dominance but not dying either.

luckydude 9y ago

Wow,downvotes. OK doke. Based on those two videos I wasn't impressed. And I stated that. And I asked what your opinion was. And I get down voted for that? I need to rethink if I want to be here. You all have a good day.

PhantomGremlin 9y ago
And I get down voted for that? I need to rethink if I want to be here. If you had 10,000 karma at HN, could you trade those in at Starbucks for a free latte? No? How about 1,000,000 karma? Could you trade those in at Delta for a free flight to Tahiti? No? You can't take karma too seriously. Sometimes I've said something that I thought was adding to the conversation and I've been voted down a lot for it. Other times I've said something quick and flippant and earned some unexpected karma. It's just HN fun points. Don't take the downvotes too seriously. I try not to. But I have had 'dang' chastise me a few times, and I do try to pay attention to that, because he attempts to set the tone here. So if you avoid his wrath, you're cool.

user5994461 9y ago

Expedia is awesome. Rated best place to work in the UK, even in front of Google. They have hundreds of brands, which you certainly know and use whenever you travel. They own hotels.com, which is doing incredibly well by any metrics you could think of. Last I checked, airbnb was about 2% of the bookings of hotels.com. It's negligible. That being said, they are not competing. Hotels and BnB are not interchangeable. Source: insider data.