{"id":45813,"date":"2025-02-26T14:11:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T14:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/?p=45813"},"modified":"2025-02-28T09:40:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T09:40:04","slug":"expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Expedia Group and Southwest Airlines Announce Partnership\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Expedia Group Becomes First Major Online Travel Agency to Offer Southwest Airlines Flights<\/em><em>&nbsp;<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a travel industry first, Expedia Group will now offer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.southwest.com\/?src=prprprnexpedia250226\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Southwest Airlines<sup>(R)<\/sup><\/a> flights covering the airline\u2019s entire network of 117 destinations in 11 countries, including the U.S., Mexico, and the Caribbean, allowing customers more booking opportunities.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With Southwest\u00ae flights now accessible on Expedia and other Expedia Group brands including Travelocity, Hotwire, Orbitz, and CheapTickets, customers can enjoy the convenience of booking Southwest on even more platforms.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Win for Travelers<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are pleased to broaden our distribution with this new cost-effective channel,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swamedia.com\/about-southwest\/our-leadership\/tony-roach-MCHQRFXE7ENRCGJIDBJIZ45LYS34\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tony Roach<\/a>, Executive Vice President Customer &amp; Brand at Southwest Airlines. \u201cExpedia provides a high-quality experience, and we look forward to partnering with them to introduce new travelers to our extensive network and Southwest hospitality.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Greg Schulze, Expedia Group Chief Commercial Officer, said, &#8220;Southwest Airlines is a beloved brand known for its customer-first service and operational excellence. This partnership aligns perfectly with our mission to offer the most travel options and deliver exceptional value to our customers.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Expanding Horizons<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This partnership not only boosts visibility for Southwest Airlines but also leverages Expedia Group\u2019s advanced data analytics and AI-driven tools. These tools help airlines efficiently reach more than 10 million average daily visitors across Expedia Group sites and deliver a seamless booking experience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting this week, travelers can begin booking select Southwest flights on Expedia, with the ability to book any Southwest flight by Thursday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expedia Group Becomes First Major Online Travel Agency to Offer Southwest Airlines Flights&nbsp;&nbsp; In a travel industry first, Expedia Group&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":45820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[],"companies":[43,132],"locations":[51],"class_list":["post-45813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-corporate","companies-expedia","companies-expedia-group","locations-seattle","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Expedia Group and Southwest Airlines Announce Partnership\u00a0\u00a0<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In a travel industry first, Expedia Group will now offer Southwest Airlines(R) flights overing the airline\u2019s entire network of 117 destinations in 11 countries, including the U.S., Mexico, and the Caribbean, allowing customers more booking opportunities.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Expedia Group and Southwest Airlines Announce Partnership\u00a0\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In a travel industry first, Expedia Group will now offer Southwest Airlines(R) flights overing the airline\u2019s entire network of 117 destinations in 11 countries, including the U.S., Mexico, and the Caribbean, allowing customers more booking opportunities.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Expedia Newsrooms\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-02-26T14:11:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-02-28T09:40:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Expedia-x-Southwest.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1315\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"shirth\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"shirth\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/\",\"name\":\"Expedia Group and Southwest Airlines Announce Partnership\u00a0\u00a0\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Expedia-x-Southwest.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-02-26T14:11:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-02-28T09:40:04+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/418b1b542ed6726f3a9f65ef1930bf9a\"},\"description\":\"In a travel industry first, Expedia Group will now offer Southwest Airlines(R) flights overing the airline\u2019s entire network of 117 destinations in 11 countries, including the U.S., Mexico, and the Caribbean, allowing customers more booking opportunities.\u00a0\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Expedia-x-Southwest.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Expedia-x-Southwest.jpg\",\"width\":1315,\"height\":640},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Expedia Group and Southwest Airlines Announce Partnership\u00a0\u00a0\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/\",\"name\":\"Expedia Newsrooms\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/418b1b542ed6726f3a9f65ef1930bf9a\",\"name\":\"shirth\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a283a8fb8a586aa5099cd6f4af917c57e7f169128f173b9b17b2d3e3c4ac4e6b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a283a8fb8a586aa5099cd6f4af917c57e7f169128f173b9b17b2d3e3c4ac4e6b?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"shirth\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/author\/shirth\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Expedia Group and Southwest Airlines Announce Partnership\u00a0\u00a0","description":"In a travel industry first, Expedia Group will now offer Southwest Airlines(R) flights overing the airline\u2019s entire network of 117 destinations in 11 countries, including the U.S., Mexico, and the Caribbean, allowing customers more booking opportunities.\u00a0","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Expedia Group and Southwest Airlines Announce Partnership\u00a0\u00a0","og_description":"In a travel industry first, Expedia Group will now offer Southwest Airlines(R) flights overing the airline\u2019s entire network of 117 destinations in 11 countries, including the U.S., Mexico, and the Caribbean, allowing customers more booking opportunities.\u00a0","og_url":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/","og_site_name":"Expedia Newsrooms","article_published_time":"2025-02-26T14:11:48+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-02-28T09:40:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1315,"height":640,"url":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Expedia-x-Southwest.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"shirth","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"shirth","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/","url":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/","name":"Expedia Group and Southwest Airlines Announce Partnership\u00a0\u00a0","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Expedia-x-Southwest.jpg","datePublished":"2025-02-26T14:11:48+00:00","dateModified":"2025-02-28T09:40:04+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/418b1b542ed6726f3a9f65ef1930bf9a"},"description":"In a travel industry first, Expedia Group will now offer Southwest Airlines(R) flights overing the airline\u2019s entire network of 117 destinations in 11 countries, including the U.S., Mexico, and the Caribbean, allowing customers more booking opportunities.\u00a0","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Expedia-x-Southwest.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Expedia-x-Southwest.jpg","width":1315,"height":640},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/expedia-group-and-southwest-airlines-announce-partnership\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Expedia Group and Southwest Airlines Announce Partnership\u00a0\u00a0"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/","name":"Expedia Newsrooms","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/418b1b542ed6726f3a9f65ef1930bf9a","name":"shirth","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a283a8fb8a586aa5099cd6f4af917c57e7f169128f173b9b17b2d3e3c4ac4e6b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a283a8fb8a586aa5099cd6f4af917c57e7f169128f173b9b17b2d3e3c4ac4e6b?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"shirth"},"url":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/author\/shirth\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45813","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45813"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45886,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45813\/revisions\/45886"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45813"},{"taxonomy":"companies","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/companies?post=45813"},{"taxonomy":"locations","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/locations?post=45813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}