Expedia Group, Inc. is an American travel technology company that owns and operates travel search engines, fare aggregators and other technology properties including Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo, Travelocity, Hotwire.com, Orbitz, Ebookers, CheapTickets, CarRentals.com, Expedia Cruises, Wotif, and Trivago. The word "Expedia" is derived from a combination of "exploration" and "speed".