Expedia to set up technology centre in India
Will hire 300 people locally by end of 2012
International online travel company, Expedia Group, will set up a global technology centre in India and will hire 300 people locally by end of 2012 as part of its enhanced investment in India.
The new facility in Gurgaon will primarily house employees working on sales and marketing, research and development, and travel supply support services for Expedia Group’s Expedia-brand, Expedia.co.in, Hotels.com-brand, and Egencia (corporate travel) businesses.
The new office is the largest facility for the group in Asia Pacific and the fifth largest globally, said a press release issued by the company.
As the Research & Development (R&D) hub for the region, the new development centre in India will create travel applications for local as well as the global markets.
Apart from the Indian facility, the group has R&D presence globally in 11 centers in Bellevue, London, Springfield, San Francisco, Geneva, Paris, Prague and Montreal.