{"id":20306,"date":"2016-08-16T13:00:53","date_gmt":"2016-08-16T13:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/?p=20306"},"modified":"2022-06-24T19:44:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T19:44:46","slug":"expedia-debuts-new-expedia-labs-showcase-developer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/expedia-debuts-new-expedia-labs-showcase-developer\/","title":{"rendered":"Expedia Debuts New Expedia Labs Showcase for Developers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Hosts \u201cTravel Think Tank\u201d in San Francisco, Expedia\u2019s first-ever inspirational invitational to discuss unique mobile travel concepts<\/em><\/p>\n<p>SAN FRANCISCO, August 16, 2016 \u2013 Expedia.com\u00ae today launched Expedia Labs, a new site to showcase a sampling of experimental tech and travel concepts built within Expedia or through company partnerships. Designed to give developers a dedicated platform to test and expose new travel ideas and technology, Expedia Labs also provides travelers a portal to experiment with the latest trip planning tools and applications before new features may become available on Expedia\u2019s sites and apps.<\/p>\n<p>As part of Expedia\u2019s test and learn philosophy and agile development approach, all feedback submitted to Expedia Labs will be analyzed, shared with relevant teams, and implemented with the goal of identifying concepts travelers find worthwhile and accelerating new product development. A variety of travel-related projects will be showcased on Expedia Labs, such as the following which are currently available to explore and test by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.expedialabs.com\">www.expedialabs.com<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ExpediaThis<\/strong> \u2013 An application that utilizes Twitter to analyze inspirational images and provide users with the location of the image submitted and relevant Expedia content to facilitate travel planning.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Meet in the middle<\/strong> \u2013 A group travel planning solution that allows users to input multiple origins to find common destinations sorted by the lowest total cost.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Triplane<\/strong> \u2013 A tool that helps individuals and groups collect and organize travel inspirations into an itinerary by enabling users to collaborate and add activities from across the Internet to create the perfect vacation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Today Expedia will also host the first-ever Travel Think Tank at its offices in San Francisco. Demonstrating the company\u2019s ongoing dedication to tech openness and industry collaboration, Travel Think Tank aims to amplify the breadth and depth of projects currently featured on Expedia Labs and further cultivate relationships with partners who seek to improve the future of travel through technology. The event provides an opportunity for developer teams to present mobile concepts to a panel of experts comprised of well-known and influential tech and travel industry executives and investors, including Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Expedia, Inc. Each presentation will be evaluated for creativity, customer innovation, business merit and travel innovation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cExpedia has learned so much over the past two years by sponsoring hackathons and exposing our internal APIs to the technology community,\u201d said Tony Donohoe, Chief Technology Officer of Expedia. \u201cWe are constantly exploring new ways to engage with developers to solve great travel questions. Expedia Labs and Travel Think Tank are a direct reflection of how the company will continue to create new opportunities \u2013 both online and offline \u2013 for partners to share and test their latest travel apps and learn through direct feedback from Expedia executives and engineers, as well as our massive audience of customers and travelers around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Expedia is committed to the developer community and frequently sponsors events for budding and seasoned developers alike to join our team in building new products and software that can revolutionize the online travel experience. For more information on Expedia APIs and upcoming hackathon events, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/hackathon.expedia.com\">http:\/\/hackathon.expedia.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Expedia.com<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Expedia.com\u00ae is one of the world&#8217;s largest full service travel sites, helping millions of travelers per month easily plan and book travel. Expedia.com (https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/) aims to provide the latest technology and the widest selection of top vacation destinations, cheap tickets, hotel deals, car rentals, destination weddings, cruise deals and in-destination activities, attractions, services and travel apps. With the Expedia\u00ae Best Price Guarantee, Expedia.com customers can get the best rates available online for all types of travel.<\/p>\n<p><em>Expedia, Expedia.com, Expedia+, Find Yours, Vacation Deprivation, Expedia Viewfinder and the Airplane logo are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Expedia, Inc. in the U.S. and\/or other countries. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the property of their respective owners \u00a9 2016 Expedia, Inc. All rights reserved. CST # 2029030-50.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information, please contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tarran Street\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Allison Farrar<\/p>\n<p>Expedia, Inc.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HL Group<\/p>\n<p>(503) 504-9683 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(646) 572-0580<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:tstreet@expedia.com\">tstreet@expedia.com<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"mailto:afarrar@hlgrp.com\">afarrar@hlgrp.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"># # #<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Expedia Debuts New Expedia Labs Showcase for Developers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1786,1787],"tags":[],"authors":[],"class_list":["post-20306","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-company","category-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Expedia Debuts New Expedia Labs Showcase for Developers | Expedia<\/title>\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\/stories\/expedia-debuts-new-expedia-labs-showcase-developer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Expedia Debuts New Expedia Labs Showcase for Developers | Expedia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Expedia Debuts New Expedia Labs Showcase for Developers\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/expedia-debuts-new-expedia-labs-showcase-developer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Expedia Travel Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-08-16T13:00:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-06-24T19:44:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jamie McNeely\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jamie McNeely\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/expedia-debuts-new-expedia-labs-showcase-developer\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/expedia-debuts-new-expedia-labs-showcase-developer\/\",\"name\":\"Expedia Debuts New Expedia Labs Showcase for Developers | Expedia\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-08-16T13:00:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-24T19:44:46+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/593dbd40dd1d061c8d049105752b2c5e\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/expedia-debuts-new-expedia-labs-showcase-developer\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/expedia-debuts-new-expedia-labs-showcase-developer\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/expedia-debuts-new-expedia-labs-showcase-developer\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Explore\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Company\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/company\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Expedia Debuts New Expedia Labs Showcase for Developers\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/\",\"name\":\"Expedia Travel Blog\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/593dbd40dd1d061c8d049105752b2c5e\",\"name\":\"Jamie McNeely\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c6c5fcb9612549bc286e9121c24dc652?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c6c5fcb9612549bc286e9121c24dc652?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jamie McNeely\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.waveinteractive.com\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/author\/jamie-mcneely\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Expedia Debuts New Expedia Labs Showcase for Developers | Expedia","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\/stories\/expedia-debuts-new-expedia-labs-showcase-developer\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Expedia Debuts New Expedia Labs Showcase for Developers | Expedia","og_description":"Expedia Debuts New Expedia Labs Showcase for Developers","og_url":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/expedia-debuts-new-expedia-labs-showcase-developer\/","og_site_name":"Expedia Travel Blog","article_published_time":"2016-08-16T13:00:53+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-06-24T19:44:46+00:00","author":"Jamie McNeely","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jamie McNeely","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/expedia-debuts-new-expedia-labs-showcase-developer\/","url":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/expedia-debuts-new-expedia-labs-showcase-developer\/","name":"Expedia Debuts New Expedia Labs Showcase for Developers | Expedia","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-08-16T13:00:53+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-24T19:44:46+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/593dbd40dd1d061c8d049105752b2c5e"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/expedia-debuts-new-expedia-labs-showcase-developer\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/expedia-debuts-new-expedia-labs-showcase-developer\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/expedia-debuts-new-expedia-labs-showcase-developer\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Explore","item":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Company","item":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/company\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Expedia Debuts New Expedia Labs Showcase for Developers"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/","name":"Expedia Travel Blog","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/593dbd40dd1d061c8d049105752b2c5e","name":"Jamie McNeely","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c6c5fcb9612549bc286e9121c24dc652?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c6c5fcb9612549bc286e9121c24dc652?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Jamie McNeely"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.waveinteractive.com\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/author\/jamie-mcneely\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20306"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20306"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20306\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65589,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20306\/revisions\/65589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20306"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20306"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20306"},{"taxonomy":"authors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.expedia.com\/stories\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/authors?post=20306"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}