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Exhibit 10.27

SECOND AMENDMENT dated as of December 22, 2020 (this “Amendment”), to the CREDIT AGREEMENT dated as of August 5, 2020 (the “Credit Agreement”), among EXPEDIA GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), Expedia Group International Holdings III, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), the LENDERS from time to time party thereto and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent and London Agent.
WHEREAS, the Lenders have agreed to extend credit to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Lenders agree to effect certain amendments to the Credit Agreement as set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto, which include Lenders constituting the Required Lenders as of the Second Amendment Effective Date (as defined below), are willing to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1.  Defined Terms.  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein (including in the preamble and the recitals hereto) have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement (as amended hereby).
SECTION 2.  Amendment of Credit Agreement.  Effective as of the Second Amendment Effective Date:
iii.The following definitions are hereby added to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement in the appropriate alphabetical order:
“Classic Vacations” means Classic Vacations, LLC, a Nevada limited liability company.
“Classic Vacations Transactions” means the disposition by Expedia, Inc., a Washington corporation, of its Equity Interests (other than any Classic Preferred Equity Interest) in Classic Vacations and the consummation of the related transactions, including (i) the extension by Expedia, Inc. of a secured loan to Classic Vacations in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $28,400,000 substantially concurrently with the consummation of such disposition or (ii) the receipt by Expedia, Inc. of a preferred Equity Interest with a preferred return similar to such loan (the “Classic Preferred Equity Interest”) (it being understood and acknowledged that such loan or Classic Preferred 

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Equity Interest constitutes noncash consideration from such disposition), in each case, substantially consistent in all material respects with the terms thereof set forth under the sections thereof titled “Transaction Considerations” and “Other Terms” in the document titled “Project Vickers – RCF Lender Materials” dated December 2020 that has been provided by the Company to the Administrative Agent in connection with the Second Amendment.
“Second Amendment” means the Second Amendment, dated as of December 22, 2020, to this Agreement.
iv.Section 6.08 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing “[reserved];” in clause (r) thereof with the following:
“the Classic Vacations Transactions;”.
SECTION 3.  Representations and Warranties.  Each of the Company and the Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:
iii.This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by each of the Company and the Borrower and (assuming due execution by the parties hereto other than the Company and the Borrower) constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
iii.Before and after giving effect to this Amendment, the representations and warranties set forth in Article III of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (in all respects in the case of representations and warranties qualified by materiality in the text thereof) on and as of the Second Amendment Effective Date with the same effect as if made on and as of such date, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case they were so true and correct as of such earlier date.
iv.As of the Second Amendment Effective Date, before and after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
SECTION 4.  Effectiveness.  This Amendment shall become effective as of the first date (the “Second Amendment Effective Date”) on which the Administrative Agent shall have signed a counterpart of this Amendment and shall have received from the Company, the Borrower and Lenders constituting at least the Required Lenders a counterpart of this Amendment executed by such Person (which, subject to Section 9.06(b) of the Credit Agreement, may include any Electronic Signatures transmitted by fax, emailed pdf or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of an actual executed signature page of this Amendment).  The Administrative Agent shall notify the 
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Company and the Lenders of the Second Amendment Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding.
SECTION 5.  Effect of this Amendment.  (a) Except as expressly set forth herein, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Agents or the Lenders under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, and shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.  Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle any Loan Party to any other consent to, or any other waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances.
iii.On and after the Second Amendment Effective Date, each reference in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement”, “herein”, “hereunder”, “hereto”, “hereof” and words of similar import shall, unless the context otherwise requires, refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby, and each reference to the Credit Agreement in any other Loan Document shall be deemed to be a reference to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.  This Amendment shall constitute a “Loan Document” for all purposes of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
SECTION 6.  Applicable Law.  THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
SECTION 7.  Counterparts.  This Amendment may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original but all of which, when taken together, shall constitute a single instrument.
SECTION 8.  Fees and Expenses.  The Company agrees to reimburse the Administrative Agent for its reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Amendment, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, counsel for the Administrative Agent.  All fees shall be payable in immediately available funds and shall not be refundable.
SECTION 9.  Headings.  Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Amendment and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Amendment.
SECTION 10.  Incorporation by Reference.  The provisions of Sections 9.06(b), 9.07, 9.09(b), 9.09(c), 9.09(d), 9.10 and 9.11 of the Credit Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference as if set forth in full herein, mutatis mutandis.
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[Signature Pages Follow] 
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the date first above written.
						
	EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.,
	by:
		/s/ Robert J. Dzielak
		Name:    Robert J. Dzielak
Title: Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

						
	EXPEDIA GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS III, LLC,
	by:
		/s/ Robert J. Dzielak
		Name:    Robert J. Dzielak
Title: Chief Legal Officer & Secretary

[Signature Page to Second Amendment]

Exhibit 10.27

						
	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually and as Administrative Agent,

	by:
		/s/ John Kowalczuk
		Name: John Kowalczuk
Title: Executive Director

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SIGNATURE PAGE TO
SECOND AMENDMENT TO
CREDIT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF AUGUST 5, 2020 OF
EXPEDIA GROUP INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS III, LLC

						
	Bank of America, N.A.:

	by:
		/s/ Jeannette Lu
		Name: Jeannette Lu
Title: Director

Exhibit 10.27

						
	Name of Institution: BNP Paribas:
	by:
		/s/ Barbara Nash
		Name: Barbara Nash
Title: Managing Director

						
	Name of Institution:1
	by:
		/s/ Stefano Locatelli
		Name: Stefano Locatelli
Title: Vice President

1 For any institution requiring a second signature line.

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Exhibit 10.27

						
	Mizuho Bank, Ltd.

	by:
		/s/ Tracy Rahn
		Name: Tracy Rahn
Title: Executive Director

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Exhibit 10.27

						
	HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
	by:
		/s/ Michael Madden
		Name: Michael Madden
Title: Vice President

						
	Name of Institution:1

	by:
		
		Name:
Title:

 For any institution requiring a second signature line.

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Exhibit 10.27

												
	Name of Institution: MUFG BANK, LTD.
		
	
	by:
		/s/ Ted Jurgielewicz
		Name: Ted Jurgielewicz
Title: Vice President

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Exhibit 10.27

						
	Name of Institution: Royal Bank of Canada
	by:
		/s/ Jenny Wang
		Name: Jenny Wang
Title: Vice President

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Exhibit 10.27

						
	Name of Institution: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
	by:
		/s/ Michael Maguire
		Name: Michael Maguire
Title: Managing Director

						
	Name of Institution:1

	by:
		
		Name:
Title:

 For any institution requiring a second signature line.

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Exhibit 10.27

						
	Name of Institution: U.S. Bank National Association
	by:
		/s/ Lukas Coleman
		Name: Lukas Coleman
Title: Vice President

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Exhibit 10.27

						
	Name of Lender: THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA
	by:
		/s/ Todd Kennedy
		Name: Todd Kennedy
Title: Director

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Exhibit 10.27

						
	Name of Institution: Goldman Sachs Bank USA

	by:
		/s/ Mahesh Mohan
		Name: Mahesh Mohan
Title: Authorized Signatory

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Exhibit 10.27

						
	Standard Chartered Bank:

	by:
		/s/ James Beck
		Name: James Beck
Title: Associate Director

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Exhibit 10.34

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of the award date (the “Award Date”) designated on the Summary of Award referenced below, between Expedia Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), and the eligible director of the Corporation (the “Director”).
All capitalized terms used herein, to the extent not defined, shall have the meanings set forth in the Corporation’s Fifth Amended and Restated 2005 Stock and Annual Incentive Plan, as amended (the “Plan”). Reference is made to the “Summary of Award” that can be found on the Morgan Stanley StockPlan Connect website at www.stockplanconnect.com (or any successor system selected by the Corporation). Your Summary of Award, which sets forth the number of Restricted Stock Units granted to you by the Corporation and the Award Date (among other information), is hereby incorporated by reference into, and shall be read as part and parcel of, this Agreement.
 
						
	1.	Grant and Vesting of Restricted Stock Units.

(a) Subject to the provisions of this Agreement and to the provisions of the Plan, the Corporation hereby grants Restricted Stock Units to the Director pursuant to Section 7 of the Plan.
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and to the provisions of the Plan, the Restricted Stock Units shall vest and no longer be subject to any restriction (such period during which restrictions apply is the “Restriction Period”):
 
									
			
	Vesting Date	 	Percentage of Total Grant Vesting
	On the first anniversary of the Award Date (the “Base Vesting Date”)	 	33.33%
	On the second anniversary of the Base Vesting Date	 	33.33%
	On the third anniversary of the Base Vesting Date	 	33.33%

(c) In the event of termination of the Director’s service with the Corporation during the Restriction Period for any reason, all remaining unvested Restricted Stock Units shall be forfeited by the Director and canceled in their entirety effective immediately upon such termination.
(d) For purposes of this Agreement, service with the Corporation shall include employment with the Corporation’s Affiliates (excluding IAC/InterActiveCorp and its subsidiaries) and its successors. Nothing in this Agreement or the Plan shall confer upon the Director any right to continue in the service of the Corporation or any of its Affiliates.
 
						
	2.	Settlement of Units.

As soon as practicable after any Restricted Stock Units have vested and are no longer subject to the Restriction Period (or at such later date specified by the Committee or in accordance with the election of the Director, if the Committee so permits), such Restricted Stock Units shall be settled. Subject to Paragraph 8 (pertaining to the withholding of taxes), for each Restricted Stock Unit settled pursuant to this Paragraph 2, the Corporation shall issue one share of Common Stock for each vested Restricted Stock Unit and cause to be delivered to the Director one or more unlegended, freely-transferable stock certificates in respect of such shares issued upon settlement of the vested Restricted Stock Units. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Corporation shall be entitled to hold the shares issuable upon settlement of Restricted Stock Units that have vested until the Corporation or the agent selected by the Corporation to manage the Plan (the “Agent”) shall have received from the Director a duly executed Form W-9 or W-8, as applicable.
 
						
	3.	Non-Transferability of the Restricted Stock Units.

During the Restriction Period and until such time as the Restricted Stock Units are ultimately settled as provided in Paragraph 2 above, the Restricted Stock Units shall not be transferable by the Director by means of sale, assignment, exchange, encumbrance, pledge, hedge or otherwise.
 
						
	4.	Rights as a Stockholder.

Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, during the Restriction Period, the Director shall not be entitled to any voting rights, rights to dividends or any other rights of a stockholder with respect to the Restricted Stock Units.
 
						
	5.	Adjustment in the Event of Change in Stock; Change in Control.

In the event of (i) a stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, share combination or recapitalization or similar event affecting the capital structure of the Corporation (each, a “Share Change”), or (ii) a merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or shares, separation, spinoff, reorganization, stock rights offering liquidation,
 Disaffiliation, payment of cash dividends other than an ordinary dividend or similar event affecting the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries (each, a “Corporate Transaction”), the Compensation/Benefits Committee of the Board of Directors (or such other committee as the Board may from time to time designate) (the “Committee”) or Board may in its discretion make such substitutions or adjustments as it deems appropriate and equitable to the number of Restricted Stock Units and the number and kind of shares of Common Stock underlying the Restricted Stock Units.
In the case of Corporate Transactions, such adjustments may include, without limitation (i) the cancellation of the Restricted Stock Units in exchange for payments of cash, property or a combination thereof having an aggregate value equal to the value of such Restricted Stock Units, as determined by the Committee or the Board in its sole discretion, (ii) the substitution of other property (including, without limitation, cash or other securities of the Corporation and securities of entities other than the Corporation) for the shares of Common Stock underlying the Restricted Stock Units and (iii) in connection with any Disaffiliation, arranging for the assumption of the Restricted Stock Units, or the replacement of the Restricted Stock Units with new awards based on other property or other securities (including, without limitation, other securities of the Corporation and securities of entities other than the Corporation), by the affected Subsidiary, Affiliate or division or by the entity that controls such Subsidiary, Affiliate or division following such Disaffiliation (as well as any corresponding adjustments to any Restricted Stock Units that remain based upon securities of the Corporation).
The determination of the Committee regarding any such adjustment will be final and conclusive and need not be the same for all Participants.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Change in Control, the Restricted Stock Units shall automatically vest.
 
						
	6.	Payment of Transfer Taxes, Fees and Other Expenses.

The Corporation agrees to pay any and all original issue taxes and stock transfer taxes that may be imposed on the issuance of shares received by an Director in connection with the Restricted Stock Units, together with any and all other fees and expenses necessarily incurred by the Corporation in connection therewith.
 
						
	7.	Other Restrictions.

(a) The Restricted Stock Units shall be subject to the requirement that, if at any time the Committee shall determine that (i) the listing, registration or qualification of the shares of Common Stock subject or related thereto upon any securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or (ii) the consent or approval of any government regulatory body is required, then in any such event, the grant of Restricted Stock Units shall not be effective unless such listing, registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or obtained free of any conditions not acceptable to the Committee.
 
(b) The Director acknowledges that the Director is subject to the Corporation’s policies regarding compliance with securities laws, including but not limited to its Securities Trading Policy (as in effect from time to time and any 

successor policies), and, pursuant to these policies, the Director shall be required to obtain pre-clearance from the Corporation’s General Counsel prior to purchasing or selling any of the Corporation’s securities, including any shares issued upon vesting of the Restricted Stock Units, and may be prohibited from selling such shares other than during an open trading window. The Director further acknowledges that, in its discretion, the Corporation may prohibit the Director from selling such shares even during an open trading window if the Corporation has concerns over the potential for insider trading.
 
						
	8.	Taxes and Withholding.

In such rare circumstances in which withholding is applicable, the Director (i) shall pay to the Corporation, or make arrangements satisfactory to the Corporation regarding the payment of, any federal, state, local and foreign taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld with respect to such amount and (ii) shall provide to the Corporation or to the agent selected by the Corporation for managing the Plan under which the Restricted Stock Units have been granted a properly completed and duly executed Form W-9 or W-8, as applicable, prior to the date as of which an amount first becomes includible in the gross income of the Director for income tax purposes. The obligations of the Corporation under this Agreement shall be conditioned on compliance by the Director with this Paragraph 8, and the Corporation and its Affiliates shall, to the extent permitted by law, have the right to deduct any such taxes from any payment otherwise due to the Director, including deducting such amount from the delivery of shares issued upon settlement of the Restricted Stock Units that gives rise to the withholding requirement.
 
						
	9.	Notices.

All notices and other communications under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be given by hand delivery to the other party or by facsimile, overnight courier or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
If to the Director: at the last known address on record at the Corporation.
If to the Corporation:
Expedia Group, Inc.
1111 Expedia Group Way W
Seattle, WA 98119
Attention: Office of General Counsel
 
or to such other address as any party shall have furnished to the other in writing in accordance with this Paragraph 9. Notice and communications shall be effective when actually received by the addressee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Director consents to electronic delivery of documents required to be delivered by the Corporation under the securities laws.
 
						
	10.	Effect of Agreement.

Except as otherwise provided hereunder, this Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of any successor or successors of the Corporation.
 
						
	11.	Laws Applicable to Construction; Consent to Jurisdiction.

The interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware without reference to principles of conflict of laws, as applied to contracts executed in and performed wholly within the State of Delaware. In addition to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Restricted Stock Units are subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
Any and all disputes arising under or out of this Agreement, including without limitation any issues involving the enforcement or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement, shall be resolved by the commencement of an appropriate action in the state or federal courts located within the state of Delaware, which shall be the exclusive jurisdiction for the resolution of any such disputes. The Director hereby agrees and consents to the personal jurisdiction of said courts over the Director for purposes of the resolution of any and all such disputes.

 
						
	12.	Severability.

The invalidity or enforceability of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.
 
						
	13.	Conflicts and Interpretation.

In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Plan, the Plan shall control. In the event of any ambiguity in this Agreement, or any matters as to which this Agreement is silent, the Plan shall govern including, without limitation, the provisions thereof pursuant to which the Committee has the power, among others, to (i) interpret the Plan, (ii) prescribe, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan and (iii) make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan.
In the event of any (i) conflict between the Summary of Award (or any other information posted on the Morgan Stanley Benefit Access System or successor system) and this Agreement, the Plan and/or the books and records of the Corporation, or (ii) ambiguity in the Summary of Award (or any other information posted on the Morgan Stanley Benefit Access System or successor system), this Agreement, the Plan and/or the books and records of the Corporation, as applicable, shall control.
 
						
	14.	Amendment.

The Committee may modify, amend or waive the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit award, prospectively or retroactively, but no such modification, amendment or waiver shall materially impair the rights of the Director without his or her consent, except as required by applicable law, Nasdaq or stock exchange rule, tax rules or accounting rules. The waiver by either party of compliance with any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by such party of a provision of this Agreement.
 
						
	15.	Headings.

The headings of paragraphs herein are included solely for convenience of reference and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
 
						
	16.	Counterparts.

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, which together shall constitute one and the same original.
 
						
	17.	Data Protection.

The Director authorizes the release from time to time to the Corporation (and any of its subsidiaries or affiliated companies) and to the Agent (together, the “Relevant Companies”) of any and all personal or professional data that is necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan and/or this Agreement (the “Relevant Information”). Without limiting the above, Director permits the Corporation to collect, process, register and transfer to the Relevant Companies all Relevant Information (including any professional and personal data that may be useful or necessary for the purposes of the administration of the Plan and/or this Agreement and/or to implement or structure any further grants of equity awards (if any)). The Director hereby authorizes the Relevant Information to be transferred to any jurisdiction in which the Corporation or the Agent considers appropriate. Director shall have access to, and the right to change, the Relevant Information. Relevant Information will only be used in accordance with applicable law. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, as of the date first above written, the Corporation has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by a duly authorized officer and the Director has hereunto set the Director’s hand.
 
EXPEDIA GROUP, INC.
                    
______________________________
Name:  Robert Dzielak
Title:    Chief Legal Officer and Secretary 
     

DIRECTOR

______________________________

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