Expedia Group is laying off 162 employees in the Seattle area, the latest workforce reduction for the online travel company as it continues reshaping operations.
According to information filed with Washington state’s Employment Security Department, Expedia plans to begin the layoffs on April 1, 2026, with cuts continuing through April 19. The layoffs are expected to be permanent.
The affected employees include software engineers, data engineers, product managers and program managers. The cuts span senior-level and management roles and include one vice president-level position. The layoffs will occur at Expedia’s Seattle headquarters, though a small number of Washington-based remote employees are also affected.
No union represents the impacted workers, and there are no bumping rights, meaning employees cannot displace others based on seniority. Expedia said some of the layoffs result from, or will result in, the relocation of operations or the contracting out of certain roles.
Expedia is no stranger to workforce reductions. In 2024, the company laid off hundreds of employees as part of an effort to reduce its overall workforce amid broader changes in the tech industry.
Expedia’s Seattle campus sits on a 40-acre waterfront site along Elliott Bay that the company took over in 2019 from biotechnology firm Amgen. At the time, roughly 4,500 Expedia employees moved from Bellevue to the new headquarters. Unlike the former Amgen complex, which was largely closed off to the public, Expedia opened up the site with sweeping views of Elliott Bay.
The layoffs add to Seattle’s growing list of tech workforce reductions, following similar cuts at Amazon and other major employers. For the 162 affected workers, the April timeline provides roughly two months’ notice to prepare.
