Expedia Group's marketing spend returns to pre-pandemic levels

Cinzia Petio

An overview of Expedia Group's marketing spend and revenue in Q3 2021.

Expedia Group's marketing spend has tripled from the year before and is now at pre-pandemic levels, according to the latest company reports.

The travel company's direct marketing spend reached $1,132m in Q3 2021, an increase of more than three times what was spent in the previous year. This is equivalent to a 13.0% increase from Q4 2019 - signalling that the company is returning to a pre-COVID-19 level of investment.

Clear signs of recovery are also shown in the company's revenue, which has almost doubled in the latest financial period to $2,962m. This is equivalent to a net...

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