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What are the online sources of a hotel booking?

By Viewpoints | September 23, 2014

Since 2011 we have been analysing where direct bookings come from on a yearly basis. Every year, after the summer holidays, we gather several months of answers from guests that booked directly with Read More

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Five lessons startups can learn from the pivot of a major online travel brand

By Viewpoints | September 8, 2014

There have been years of negative news, but there has now been a transformation of Travelocity's business model into that of an affiliate of Expedia. This has led to some encouraging news for Sabre Read More

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The guessing game that surrounds online travel

By Pamela Whitby | September 1, 2014

These are tough but exciting times for the online travel industry but do you have what it takes to forecast the future? NB: This is a report by Pamela Whitby, editor for EyeforTravel. There is a Read More

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Survey: Disruption in the travel industry is the new normal

By Viewpoints | August 20, 2014

When the industry talks about travel evolution, the discussion frequently turns to disruption. As a simple definition, disruption is any development that upgrades or replaces an outdated product or Read More

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Booking.com quietly gets a big hotel chain signed up to white label services

By Kevin May | August 18, 2014

The hotel industry has been watching closely during 2014 as Priceline (and its Booking.com division) has started flexing its muscles elsewhere. That "elsewhere" is namely around providing business Read More

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Reasons to be optimistic - Skyscanner can win in China

By Viewpoints | August 14, 2014

Interesting battle lines are being drawn as the online travel market in China is witnessing strong interest from international players like Priceline and Skyscanner. NB: This article is written by Read More

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Three online travel giants and three approaches to the new travel ecosystem

By Viewpoints | August 11, 2014

This year has illustrated that major online players now appear to want the traveler to get everything they need in a single point of sale. The evolution of the Airbnb brand, Priceline's acquisition Read More

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Priceline earnings: Profit and revenue shine in the first half

By Sean O'Neil | August 11, 2014

Priceline Group reported its second quarter earnings this morning, US time. The topline: Looking at the first half of the year, the online travel giant reported total revenue of $3.76 billion, jump Read More

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Expedia (and others) will be affected big-time by Priceline-Ctrip marriage

By Morris Sim | August 8, 2014

Priceline’s planned investment in Ctrip is a smart move for both companies, though not as unexpected as some might believe. Many employees and partners of both companies have had suspicions since t Read More

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Priceline to invest $500 million in Ctrip

By Karthick Prabu | August 6, 2014

Priceline Group is to bolster its Asia-Pacific presence by ploughing $500 million into China's largest online travel agency, Ctrip. The Group will acquire up to 10% of Ctrip shares in the open mark Read More

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Online travel agencies are not evil – but they are bad business

By Viewpoints | July 23, 2014

Great industries are built on great partnerships, and the hospitality sector is no different. The US hospitality industry, for example, has been built on the partnership of hotel brands and franchi Read More

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Momondo ponders future direction after acquisition interest

By Kevin May | July 18, 2014

Momondo Group has confirmed it is looking at strategic options in order to "drive forward to the next stage". The company, which has the Momondo metasearch and deals platform Cheapflights in its po Read More

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Booking.com to change One Room Left tool after advertising regulator rap

By Linda Fox | July 11, 2014

Booking.com says it will make minor changes to its website after an appeal board upheld a recommendation made back in April by the Dutch Advertising Committee (RCC). At the time a Dutch media outle Read More

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Booking.com and Sabre blow their hotel inventory trumpet

By Kevin May | July 3, 2014

Following HomeAway's milestone of reaching one million properties last week, now it's the turn of Booking.com and Sabre to join in. Priceline-owned Booking.com has been busily telling everyone this Read More

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Opaque bookings on the wane: Priceline, Hotwire, and a changing landscape

By Sean O'Neil | June 30, 2014

Priceline built its business in 1998 on opaque bookings, or buyer-driven pricing. But the supply of opaque deals appears to be shrinking for it and all players in the industry, according to Tnooz i Read More

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