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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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How to go fishing in the Big Data lake of travel

By Pamela Whitby | June 27, 2014

If you are chief technology officer of one of the world biggest travel technology companies, you have to be a man on a mission. Edmond Mesrobian, CTO at Expedia Inc, is one such man, tasked as he i Read More

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Booking.com hotel white label product hints at Priceline's B2B ambitions

By Sean O'Neil | June 24, 2014

Online travel agency powerhouse Booking.com hasn't publicized its latest white-label product, which, unlike most of its past efforts, is aimed at hotels instead of affiliates. Marketing materials f Read More

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Open vs Closed Web in mobile travel - two sides of the same coin

By Viewpoints | June 23, 2014

Since the release of the first iPhone and Appstore in 2008, there has been an ongoing debate about the open versus closed web and which will ultimately win out. NB: This is an analysis by Jack Feue Read More

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Digital competence is now determining hotel winners and losers

By Viewpoints | June 20, 2014

For years the online travel market has been a boon for travelers. We all know that. But since 2009, the price of Chanel’s quilted handbag and Cartier’s Trinity gold bracelet have increased 70% and Read More

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Priceline's acquisition of Buuteeq brings it right behind the hotel front desk

By Viewpoints | June 19, 2014

Acquiring Buuteeq says a lot about how Priceline sees direct hotel bookings. It’s the future, it wants in but at what cost? NB: This is a viewpoint from Thibault Lecuyer, vice president, ecommerce Read More

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Priceline Group buys Hotel Ninjas, adding more services to its new hotel tech jigsaw

By Kevin May | June 16, 2014

Whilst plenty of attention has been put on the Priceline Group's acquisition last week of OpenTable - another deal has also been secured quietly behind the scenes. Tnooz has learned Priceline has b Read More

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A restaurateur perspective on Priceline buying OpenTable

By Nick Vivion | June 13, 2014

Restaurants are grueling businesses, and as any industry insider, operator or investor knows: the real money is in providing services to those businesses. So Priceline's acquisition of the largest Read More

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Priceline buying OpenTable has very little to do with travel - it's just wiring up restaurants

By Evan Konwiser | June 13, 2014

Contrary to popular belief, Priceline Group is not a travel company. Not anymore, at least. With the announcement of its acquisition of OpenTable, Priceline is now officially taking its expertise i Read More

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Priceline to buy OpenTable for $2.6 billion

By Kevin May | June 13, 2014

Busy time for Priceline as its announces its second acquisition in a week with a plan to buy restaurant booking service OpenTable. The definitive agreement to buy OpenTable is an all cash transacti Read More

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What are the consequences of a world for hotels after rate parity?

By Viewpoints | June 11, 2014

The French economy minister launched a legal action a few weeks back against the hotel booking site Booking.com. Arnaud Montebourg has called into question the alleged rate parity clause imposed by Read More

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Priceline buys hotel marketing platform Buuteeq

By Kevin May | June 10, 2014

Interesting move from Priceline with news that it has acquired US-based startup Buuteeq, a full-service digital marketing brand for hotels. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Priceline says t Read More

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Momondo secures £5 million credit facility from Barclays

By Kevin May | June 5, 2014

Travel search group Momondo has captured a £5 million from Barclays Bank to arm its acquisition and expansion warchest. The company behind metasearch site Momondo and deals publisher Cheapflights s Read More

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TourRadar raises $500,000 for group tours and activities platform

By Kevin May | May 29, 2014

Almost a year to the day since it wooed an ex-Expedia CEO to invest, group tour and activity booking service TourRadar has raised another $500,000. New angel investors in the Austria-based company Read More

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Booking.com launches rental site Villas.com

By Kevin May | May 13, 2014

Major product extension for Booking.com as it launches its first standalone brand in the guise of Villas.com. The Priceline-owned accommodation giant officially unveiled the site this week in a bid Read More

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