Expedia, Amazon bet on Britain by hiring, adding office space


  • TECH
  • Tuesday, 21 Feb 2017

The Expedia Inc. application page is displayed in the Apple Inc. App store on an iPhone in an arranged photograph taken in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. Expedia Inc. is scheduled to release earnings figures on February 9. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg

As politicians and businesses wrestle with potential changes to UK border controls, one of the world’s largest online travel booking companies has decided to double its headcount in London, and it’s not alone in looking to expand. 

Expedia Inc will expand its UK office by 138,000 square feet, or to roughly twice the size of its existing space, and has signed a new lease that runs until 2030, according to a company statement. The company currently has about 1,400 staff at its London hub. 

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