Expedia Inc. (EXPE): PAR Capital Management Raises Stake to 5.2%

Paul Reeder and Edward Shapiro’s PAR Capital Management reported holding 7.10 million shares of Expedia Inc. (NASDAQ:EXPE) via a 13G filing with the SEC, which amass 5.2% of the stock’s float. This indicates an increase in the fund’s stake, as it previously held 6.55 million shares, according to its 13F filing for the end-of-June reporting period.

Expedia is an online travel company whose stock is down by 10.9% year-to-date. For the second quarter of 2016, Expedia reported earnings per share of $0.83 and revenue of $2.2 billion, compared to EPS of $0.89 and revenue of $1.66 billion for the same period of the prior year. Earlier this month, Cantor Fitzgerald reiterated its ‘Buy’ rating on Expedia’s stock.

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The number of hedge funds with long positions in Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) increased by two in the second quarter, as at the end of the June quarter, there were 67 investors in our system bullish on the stock. Among them were Brad Gerstner’s Altimeter Capital Management, which held a position valued at $478.15 million, Jason Karp’s Tourbillon Capital Partners, with a position worth around $333.38 million, Philippe Laffont’s Coatue Management, Curtis Macnguyen’s Ivory Capital (Investment Mgmt), Eric Bannasch’s Cadian Capital, and Guru Ramakrishnan’s Meru Capital.

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Ownership Summary Table

Name Sole Voting Power Shared Voting Power Sole Dispositive Power Shared Dispositive Power Aggregate Amount Owned Power Percent of Class
PAR Investment Partners 7,100,027 7,100,027 7,100,027 5.2%
PAR Group 7,100,027 7,100,027 7,100,027 5.2%
PAR Capital Management, Inc 7,100,027 7,100,027 7,100,027 5.2%

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Page 1 of 7 – SEC Filing

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No.     )*

Expedia, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common stock

(Title of
Class of Securities)

30212P303

(CUSIP Number)

Sept 16,
2016

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

¨ Rule 13d-1(b)

x Rule 13d-1(c)

¨ Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information
which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
(however, see the Notes).

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CUSIP No. 30212P303
  1 

NAMES OF
REPORTING PERSONS

PAR Investment Partners, L.P.

  2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER
OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

(a)  ¨        (b)  x

  3

SEC USE ONLY

  4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF
ORGANIZATION

State of Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH:

SOLE VOTING POWER

7,100,027

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

None

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

7,100,027

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

None

  9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

7,100,027

10

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW
(9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)  ¨

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT
IN ROW (9)

5.2%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)

PN

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CUSIP No. 30212P303
  1 

NAMES OF
REPORTING PERSONS

PAR Group, L.P.

  2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER
OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

(a)  ¨        (b)  x

  3

SEC USE ONLY

  4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF
ORGANIZATION

State of Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH:

SOLE VOTING POWER

7,100,027

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

None

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

7,100,027

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

None

  9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

7,100,027

10

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW
(9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)  ¨

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT
IN ROW (9)

5.2%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)

PN

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CUSIP No. 30212P303
  1 

NAMES OF
REPORTING PERSONS

PAR Capital Management, Inc.

  2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER
OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

(a)  ¨        (b)  x

  3

SEC USE ONLY

  4

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF
ORGANIZATION

State of Delaware

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH:

SOLE VOTING POWER

7,100,027

6

SHARED VOTING POWER

None

7

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

7,100,027

8

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

None

  9

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

7,100,027

10

CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW
(9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES

(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)  ¨

11

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT
IN ROW (9)

5.2%

12

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE
INSTRUCTIONS)

CO

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Item 1(a) Name of issuer.

Expedia, Inc.

Item 1(b) Address of issuers
principal executive offices.

333 108th Ave. NE

Bellevue, WA 98004

Item 2(a) Name of person filing.

PAR Investment Partners, L.P.

PAR Group, L.P.

PAR Capital Management, Inc.

Item 2(b) Address or
principal business office or, if none, residence.

PAR Capital Management, Inc.

One International Place, Suite 2041

Boston, MA 02110

Item 2(c) Citizenship.

State of Delaware

Item 2(d) Title of class of securities.

Common stock

Item 2(e) CUSIP No.

30212P303

Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant
to §§240.13d1(b) or 240.13d2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

Not applicable

Item 4. Ownership.

Provide the following
information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

(a) Amount Beneficially
Owned:

Each reporting person: 7,100,027

(b)
Percent of Class:

Each reporting person: 5.2%

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(c) (1) Number of shares as to which PAR Investment Partners, L.P. has:

(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 7,100,027

(ii)
shared power to vote or to direct the vote 0

(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 7,100,027

(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0

(2) Number of shares as to which PAR Group, L.P. has:

(i) sole
power to vote or to direct the vote 7,100,027

(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 0

(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 7,100,027

(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0

(3) Number of shares as to which PAR Capital Management, Inc. has:

(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 7,100,027

(ii)
shared power to vote or to direct the vote 0

(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 7,100,027

(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0

Item 5. Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class.

Not applicable

Item 6. Ownership of More than 5 Percent
on Behalf of Another Person.

Not applicable

Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control
Person.

The sole general partner of PAR Investment Partners, L.P. is PAR Group, L.P. The sole general partner of PAR Group L.P., is PAR Capital
Management, Inc. Each of PAR Group, L.P. and PAR Capital Management, Inc. may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of all shares held directly by PAR Investment Partners, L.P.

Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

Not applicable

Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.

Not applicable

Exhibits.

Joint filing agreement dated September 26, 2016.

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Item 10. Certification.

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.


SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.

9/26/2016
PAR INVESTMENT PARTNERS, L.P.
By: PAR Group, L.P.
its general partner
By: PAR Capital Management, Inc.
its general partner
By:

/s/ Steven M. Smith

Steven M. Smith, Chief Operating Officer
PAR GROUP, L.P.
By: PAR Capital Management, Inc.
its general partner
By:

/s/ Steven M. Smith

Steven M. Smith, Chief Operating Officer
PAR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.
By:

/s/ Steven M. Smith

Steven M. Smith, Chief Operating Officer

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