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Priceline's acquisition of Kayak is okayed by UK regulators

By Sean O'Neil | May 9, 2013

The $1.8 billion merger has received the green light from the UK's Office of Fair Trading. Read More

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Kayak finally launches in Canada

By Kevin May | May 6, 2013

Kayak has spent plenty of time and effort over the years launching local sites around the world but, perhaps surprisingly, it has never had one next door in Canada. Read More

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The SCAN - Interhome web revamp, Priceline's mobile travellers, Las Vegas stiff upper lip campaign and more tech news

By PhocusWire | April 29, 2013

Travel tech updates from Interhome, Las Vegas, Priceline, Blackjet, Hotelbeds, ebookers, Stansted Airport and more Read More

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Expedia and Priceline soar away - Top US travel websites, March 2013

By PhocusWire | April 24, 2013

Travelocity, Kayak and Orbitz et al are watching their rivals and top performing web brands, Expedia and Priceline, stretch their lead in the list of leading travel websites in the US. Read More

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Penny and Leonard having babies - AKA a smart and beautiful strategy for hotels

By Viewpoints | April 22, 2013

Cast your minds back to the pilot episode of the hugely successful US sitcom The Big Bang Theory, featuring geeky experimental physicist Leonard Hofstadter. Read More

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Priceline's mobile trends show shift in consumer preferences

By Nick Vivion | April 22, 2013

Priceline's latest analysis of booking pattern trends shows a significant shift in consumer preferences, especially among the younger demographic. Read More

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Priceline inventory to appear in MapQuest products

By Nick Vivion | April 15, 2013

MapQuest continues to tweak its product offering, now offering up Priceline fares in their mapping product. The Priceline Partner Network will power the newly launched feature to book travel directly on... Read More

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Getting your head (and pixels) around the ultimate form of travel technology: a trip to Mars

By Glenn Gruber | April 4, 2013

"Space, the final frontier...". These four words gave fuel to the imagination of countless man, women and children. Read More

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Zaranga forced into branding change after Priceline weighs in on name-your-price message

By Kevin May | April 1, 2013

Vacation rental startup Zaranga has fallen foul of the trademark police at Priceline and removed any references to "name your price" or "name your own price" from its branding. Read More

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Booking.com dominates in Switzerland as OTAs steal share from direct channels

By Linda Fox | March 22, 2013

Some interesting stats from eTourism Monitor here on who is dominating the online hotel world in Switzerland Read More

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Priceline signs up for United's Farelogix-supported solution

By Sean O'Neil | March 21, 2013

Priceline has announced a fresh long-term deal with United Airlines, with "plans to implement the United Technology Application, powered and supported by Farelogix, as the primary connectivity between... Read More

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Why the Priceline plan to buy Kayak should be investigated by regulators

By Viewpoints | March 20, 2013

A UK competition regulator, The Office of Fair Trading (OFT), is being kept busy in the travel space right now. Read More

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Expedia completes Trivago investment deal

By Kevin May | March 12, 2013

Ten weeks after giving the folk at Trivago a very nice pre-Christmas present, Expedia has finalised its acquisition of a majority stake in the European hotel search service. Read More

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The Scan - Lowcostholidays film map, Louvre Hotels on Google, Air New Zealand Bears All (again) and other travel tech stories

By PhocusWire | March 8, 2013

Lowcostholidays, Air New Zealand, Priceline-Kayak, Inner Maldives, Reardon Commerce, American Express, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Micros Systems, Etihad and NYC & Company all make the cut in our round of... Read More