Uber has discussed a bid for travel booking company Expedia

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Uber discussed a bid for the $20 billion travel booking company Expedia , CNBC confirmed, in a deal that would push the ride-share company into new markets beyond car travel and food delivery. Expedia users can book flights, lodging, cars and activities through the companys website, and it owns additional travel sites like Hotels.com, Vrbo and Orbitz. Expedia reported $28.8 billion total gross bookings in its second-quarter results in August. An acquisition of Expedia would be a "‘major strategic home run" for Uber, Dan Ives, Wedbush Securities managing partner, told CNBCs "Squawk Box" on Thursday. He said this suggests Uber is going on offense and looking for new monitization opportunities, and it could be a step toward a "super app."

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