Expedia and Hopper Resume Hotel Supply Deal After Bitter Falling Out
Skift Take
Expedia punched Hopper in the mouth in 2023 when it cut off their relationship, and Hopper was never able to make up the lost ground. Expedia, under new leadership, wanted to see revenue from Hopper flowing in again.
Expedia Group is once again supplying hotel inventory to Hopper, almost a year-and-a-half after Expedia abruptly terminated the partnership over stated concerns about Hopper's fintech offerings, according to sources close to Hopper.
Expedia turned on the hotel supply spigot over the summer. These Expedia-provided hotels first began appearing on Capital One Travel, Hopper's most important distribution partner.
Expedia is resuming providing hotel inventory to the Hopper app itself, as well, sources said.
Fenced RatesThe hotel inventory that Expedia is providing to Hopper comes at times with "fenced" rate
