Expedia Cuts More Jobs and 13 Other Top Travel Stories This Week


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In Skift's top stories this week, Expedia conducted another round of layoffs, tech investors are drooling over the events industry, American Airlines is mulling bringing back the 737 Max before the end of the year, and Google founding itself dealing with a U.S. antirust lawsuit.

Throughout the week we are posting original stories night and day covering news and travel trends, including on the impact of coronavirus. Every weekend we will offer you a chance to read the most essential stories again in case you missed them earlier. Expedia Group Goes Deeper on Job Cuts: These layoffs at Expedia Group aren’t particularly surprising, and were in the offing when travel demand plateaued in many countries starting in July and August. You can expect that Expedia will not be the only company forced into taking another whack at employee payrolls. Why Every Tech Investor on the Planet Wants to Invest in Virtual Events: Welcome to 0.1 version of the gold rush in the events sector, with dream specs for every tech investor on the planet. American Airlines Aims to Return the Boein