Expedia Group Inc

, under the caption "Market Opportunity and Business Strategy." We may not realize the benefits we expect to achieve from these and our other strategic initiatives or our efforts may negatively impact our business and operations due to a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, unexpected delays, operational or technological challenges, or higher than expected costs or expenses. As a result, our business operations, financial condition and results of operations could be materially and adversely impacted.

We are exposed to the risk that various counterparties, including financial entities, will fail to perform. This creates risk in a number of areas, including with respect to our significant bank deposits and investments, foreign exchange risk management, insurance coverages, letters of credit, and for certain of our transactions, the receipt and holding of traveler payments and subsequent remittance of a portion of those payments to travel suppliers. Additional information regarding our cash, cash equivalents and investments is included below in Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Financial Position, Liquidity and Capital Resources , and additional information about our foreign exchange risk management is included below in Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

If one or more of these counterparties were to liquidate, declare bankruptcy or otherwise fail to perform their obligations due to liquidity events or other unforeseen events, we may be exposed to significant financial losses. Specifically, a default by a financial institution counterparty could result in the loss of deposited cash, the inability to settle outstanding hedging contracts, or the inability to replace such hedging instruments on favorable terms. In addition, we face significant credit risk and potential payment delays with respect to non-financial contract counterparties including our B2B and Vrbo partners, which may be exacerbated by economic downturns. The realization of any of these risks could have an adverse impact on our business and financial performance.

We are a global company with transactions denominated in a variety of currencies and the reporting currency for our consolidated financial statements is the U.S. dollar. We therefore face exposure to movements in currency exchange rates (particularly those related to the Euro, British pound, Japanese yen, Australian dollar, Brazilian real and Canadian dollar currencies), which may negatively impact the value of our cash flows, monetary assets and liabilities. In particular, we face exposure related to fluctuations in accommodation revenue due to relative currency movements from the time of booking to the