Barton resigned as president and CEO of Expedia effective March 31, 2003.
Expedia first appeared on the Internet in 1996
Richard Barton owns Expedia Inc. He was a former Microsoft executive and started Expedia in 1996.
Barton began working on the concept in 1994.
Expedia, Inc., 1999-2003, president, chief executive officer, and director
Son of Jim Barton (a retired executive at Union Carbide) and Betsy (a homemaker; maiden name unknown)
Born in the Midwest, Barton honed his entrepreneurial talents while growing up in New Canaan, Connecticut.
Richard Barton founded Expedia, Inc., a popular operator of online travel planning services, in 1994 and acted as its president, chief executive officer, and director from November 1999 to March 2003.
while traveling on a CD-ROM work project to create travel guides--interestingly enough called Expedia--Barton came up with the idea of "e-travel," or using electronic resources to assist travelers.
Expedia has a blue circle with a yellow plane for their logo. Expedia is the parent-company to several online travel brands. Expedia was founded in 1996 in Redmond, Washington by Richard Barton.
Microsoft Corporation, 1991-1994, product manager, then general manager of Expedia unit, 1994-1999
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Richard W. Barton was born in 1800.