Expedia Group is parting ways with at least eight vice presidents and senior vice presidents in a major reorganization designed to reorient its product and technology groups around AI, according to an internal memo obtained by GeekWire.
In the memo, the Seattle-based online travel giant's top product and technology leaders said AI has radically changed what is possible over the past year, and that work that once took weeks increasingly happens in hours. The company must fundamentally change how we work, how we are organized, and the technology we build.
The most senior departure is Sachin Singh, SVP of book-to-trip technology, a former Amazon exec who joined Expedia in 2022 and served on the CTO leadership team. Seven other leaders are also leaving: Sara Beckmann, Ian Butcher, Matt Esler, Amitabh Ghosh, Emil Riccardi, Fiona Stevenson, and Shao Xie.
The reorganization consolidates data, AI, and agentic platforms under Xavier Amatriain, the former Google AI executive Expedia named as its first chief AI and data officer in December. The company is moving to small end-to-end squads with clear ownership and making AI and machine learning part of every mission.
The shakeup comes as the online travel industry faces the prospect that AI assistants could do to Expedia and Booking.com what those companies once did to traditional travel agents, inserting themselves between travelers and suppliers. Marriott CEO has said AI booking agents will hurt online travel agencies more than hotels.
Expedia Group brands include Expedia, Hotels.com, and Vrbo. The company ended 2025 with about 16,000 employees across nearly 50 countries, with roughly half working in technology roles.
