Expedia Group

Travelocity, Vrbo, Orbitz, Hotwire.com, CheapTickets, Homeaway, Egencia, Carrentals LLC, Travelscape, Expedia Cruises, FlipKey Inc, CanadaStays
Illinois
Consumer Services

Corprate Bias Ratings

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Rating - Danger
High Risk

Expedia Group, a travel technology company, canceled its relationship with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) over its conservative political beliefs. Expedia Group vets vendors according to LGBTQ policies and does not provide its employees with protections against viewpoint discrimination. The company covers the cost of "medically necessary transition-related care" for its employees and their children and supports the Equality Act. However, it does not discriminate against religious organizations in its charitable giving and has not used its PAC contributions for ideological purposes. For these reasons, Expedia Group receives a High Risk rating.

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Corporate Weaponization
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Has denied service to customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.

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Expedia, a subsidiary of Expedia Group, has cut ties with ALEC due to ALEC’s conservative political beliefs (1). The company received a score of 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s (HRC) Corporate Equality Index. Among other requirements, this means Expedia Group has pledged to vet vendors based on LGBTQ policies (2)(3).

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Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.

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Rationale

Expedia Group’s gift-matching programs permit donations to various educational institutions, including seminaries. The company permits gift matching to faith-based charities as long as “the group ensures that company contributions do not fund religious activities such as worship or proselytization” (1).

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Employment policies fail to protect against discrimination based on political affiliation/views and/or religion.

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Expedia does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).

Corporate Governance and Public Policy
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Uses corporate reputation to support ideological causes and/or organizations hostile to freedom of expression.

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Expedia Group signed an open letter in support of the Equality Act (1). The company has also posted a blog post highlighting the company’s support of LGBT causes (2).

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Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.

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Expedia Group has a perfect score on the HRC’s 2022 Corporate Equality Index. This score indicates the company covers the cost of “medically necessary transition-related care” for its employees and their children (1)(2).

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Uses corporate political contributions for ideological, non-business purposes.

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Expedia Group has not used its political contributions for ideological purposes (1)(2).

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November 28, 2023

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