Expedia’s New Tablet App Combines Hotel and Flight Results

Expedia announced on Thursday a new travel-booking app for iOS and Android tablets, featuring a simplified search that returns results for both hotels and flights. The app also groups destinations and experiences into collections based on themes — such as romantic getaways or best nightlife — and integrates planning, booking and user data.
With the app, the company wants “to create one beautiful and easy-to-use combined search experience,” according to Expedia Worldwide’s chief product officer John Kim.

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“The travel industry has largely thought about each trip as a single transaction, and has poured energy into making individual transactions better,” Kim said. “That’s no longer enough for travelers who dream, plan, research and buy travel across multiple devices.” …
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