The company says the cuts are from their continued efforts to assess where they are, and what roles are needed. Expedia continues cuts that began last yearExpedia, based out of Seattle, has about 16,500 workers across 50 countries, so 162 cuts are not mammoth. But they follow other reductions in 2023 and 2024, which have trimmed about 3 percent or more of their workforce, according to Geekwire. The areas where jobs were reduced included data engineers, software development, content designers, and experience designers. Geekwire, considered the leading tech and digital business reporter and tracker, has a layoff sheet that has been tracking all the cuts.