Expedia Group opens empty kitchen to feed families in need across Puget Sound When the company's new Seattle headquarters sat empty during the COVID-19 pandemic, Expedia Group opened their kitchen to help feed families in need. Author: Brit Moorer (KING5) Updated: 7:36 AM PDT April 15, 2021 SEATTLE — While many workplaces sit empty as employees continue to work remotely, Expedia Group is using its empty campus for good. When flights and vacations grounded to a halt during the coronavirus pandemic, so did normal business operations at Expedia Group’s newly-finished headquarters in Seattle’s Interbay neighborhood. "This marketplace had only opened up a couple weeks before the shutdown,” said Katherine Cheng, head of global and community impact for Expedia Group.