Ranking Lodgings: Machine Learning Behind the Booking Experience [Expedia]

An episode of the Snacks Weekly on Data Science podcast, hosted by Pan Wu, titled "Ranking Lodgings: Machine Learning Behind the Booking Experience [Expedia]" was published on February 17, 2025 and runs 10 minutes.

February 17, 2025 ·10m · Snacks Weekly on Data Science

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Summary

In this episode, we will explore how Expedia ranks lodging options to optimize both customer experience and business objectives. We will discuss the business problem—how ranking impacts Expedia’s success and the challenges of hotel recommendations. Then, we will break down the data science solution, covering the objective functions, features/signals, machine learning architectures, and the evaluation of the system.For more details, you can refer to their published tech blog, linked here for your reference:https://medium.com/expedia-group-tech/choosing-the-right-candidates-for-lodging-ranking-d0841bf40c0e

Episode Description

In this episode, we will explore how Expedia ranks lodging options to optimize both customer experience and business objectives. We will discuss the business problem—how ranking impacts Expedia’s success and the challenges of hotel recommendations. Then, we will break down the data science solution, covering the objective functions, features/signals, machine learning architectures, and the evaluation of the system.
For more details, you can refer to their published tech blog, linked here for your reference:https://medium.com/expedia-group-tech/choosing-the-right-candidates-for-lodging-ranking-d0841bf40c0e

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