Priceline

Bombshell: Is the Priceline growth machine decelerating?
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Bombshell: Is the Priceline growth machine decelerating?
By Kevin May | August 8, 2012
For years, Priceline has been the darling of the travel industry within the financial investment community, reaching an eye-watering market capitalisation of close to $30 billion. Read More
Getaway Lounge sold to NineMSN, CEO moves to Agoda for top marketing role
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Getaway Lounge sold to NineMSN, CEO moves to Agoda for top marketing role
By Kevin May | August 8, 2012
Just a year after commencing operations in the group buying world for hotels stays, Australia-based startup Getaway Lounge has been sold to NineMSN-owned Cudo. Read More
Priceline first half 2012 results - at-a-glance summary
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Priceline first half 2012 results - at-a-glance summary
By Kevin May | August 7, 2012
Priceline released its first half 2012 results today. A quick overview is as follows: Read More
TripAdvisor loses top spot - Top Canada travel sites, July 2012
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TripAdvisor loses top spot - Top Canada travel sites, July 2012
By PhocusWire | August 7, 2012
Changing of the guard in Canada as TripAdvisor makes way for Booking.com in the list of leading travel websites during July 2012. Read More
Priceline claws back ground from Expedia - Top US travel sites, July 2012
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Priceline claws back ground from Expedia - Top US travel sites, July 2012
By Viewpoints | August 6, 2012
Expedia's lead of Priceline at the top of the leading travel websites in the US has narrowed to just 2.5% market share of the agency category. Read More
Morning Scan: Expedia migrates smoothly, Southwest has an IT fiasco, Priceline preps for earnings, and more travel tech news
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Morning Scan: Expedia migrates smoothly, Southwest has an IT fiasco, Priceline preps for earnings, and more travel tech news
By Sean O'Neil | August 6, 2012
Expedia says its migration to a unified IT platform for all of its brands is going smoothly, while Southwest admits that a technical glitch in its reservation system caused ridiculous billing glitches... Read More
American Airlines offers direct-connect bounty via Priceline, talks with business travel giants stall
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American Airlines offers direct-connect bounty via Priceline, talks with business travel giants stall
By Kevin May | July 31, 2012
American Airlines is back in Direct-Connect mode, after its programme to try and turn the airline distribution model on its head fell by the wayside as it faced bigger battles. Read More
Hey! Wise up, Feeding The Beast in travel is not such a bad thing
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Hey! Wise up, Feeding The Beast in travel is not such a bad thing
By Viewpoints | July 16, 2012
Anyone reading Andrey Spektor’s article on hotel affiliate programs could be forgiven for wondering why any established travel brand would ever work with an online travel agency. Read More
Booking.com challenges Tripadvisor - Top Canada travel sites, full month June 2012
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Booking.com challenges Tripadvisor - Top Canada travel sites, full month June 2012
By PhocusWire | July 12, 2012
Just a scintilla of market share stood between TripAdvisor and Booking.com in the list of leading travel websites in Canada during June. Read More
Hotwire jumps into third spot ahead of Orbitz - Top US travel sites, full month June 2012
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Hotwire jumps into third spot ahead of Orbitz - Top US travel sites, full month June 2012
By PhocusWire | July 10, 2012
Hotwire has leapfrogged over Orbitz to become the third most popular online travel agency in the US behind sister-brand Expedia and Priceline. Read More
Utrip wants to resurrect the online trip planning experience
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Utrip wants to resurrect the online trip planning experience
By Kevin May | July 9, 2012
Trip planners were all the rage a few years ago, with many a travel startup pitching session or innovation showcase seeing at least one newbie playing its hand. Read More
Anyone who thought William Shatner would disappear from Priceline TV ads is mad
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Anyone who thought William Shatner would disappear from Priceline TV ads is mad
By Kevin May | July 5, 2012
Was Priceline REALLY going to kill off William Shatner as the frontman its long-running TV ads? Of course not, it was probably just another chapter in the campaign. Read More
What Else? Rough Guides Trip Lens, Priceline Express Deals, EAN goes Greek, Nor1 upsell
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What Else? Rough Guides Trip Lens, Priceline Express Deals, EAN goes Greek, Nor1 upsell
By PhocusWire | June 26, 2012
... What else is going on in the world of travel tech... Travel through a lens, Priceline deals express, EAN packages for Greeks, Nor1 upsell Read More
Kayak gets in on same-day mobile hotel booking groove
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Kayak gets in on same-day mobile hotel booking groove
By Kevin May | June 25, 2012
As Priceline, Hotel Tonight, Blink Booking et al battle for the PR with launches of same-day bookings for hotels, Kayak quietly introduced the same thing six weeks ago. Read More
Madness of search engine results in travel - The Bali Edition
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Madness of search engine results in travel - The Bali Edition
By Kevin May | June 22, 2012
Search engine results in travel, like the products themselves, are often far from perfect. But sometimes the results are just beyond any rational explanation. Read More