Expedia plans on undertaking the complex task of shopping for travelers while they sit back, and inform them when their travel preferences are ready.

Source: skift.com

_1. The process we are seeing for for booking is getting considerably more complex. We see our users now shop across more sites than ever before. 
_2. People are shopping more because there is so much data available to them from so many more sources.
_3. The way thatusers are engaging with the Internet is shifting from pull to push. We are moving from a single device pull world to a multi-device push world.

_4. The year 2014 seems to be the year of the online travel agency loyalty program battles.