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Why tech-driven, last-minute travelers need a new approach to marketing

By Viewpoints | March 29, 2012

We live in a fast paced, minute-by-minute, "just-in-time" society. From Twitter to iTunes to HotelTonight, when people want something, they want it now. Read More

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How many hotels in the world are there anyway? Booking.com keeps adding them

By Dennis Schaal | March 26, 2012

Booking.com says it offers 202,842 hotels globally and a new report says the Priceline Group -- Booking.com, Agoda and Priceline.com -- collectively is adding properties at a quickening pace. Read More

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Time for the travel industry to move beyond its anti-consumer past

By Evan Konwiser | March 26, 2012

When I was a kid, my mother used to take me along on special shopping trips to Stew Leonoard's, an iconic, mega-grocery store with now four locations in Connecticut and New York. Read More

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TripAdvisor launches money-back hotel booking site Tingo

By Kevin May | March 22, 2012

Another dip into the world of hotel bookings for TripAdvisor with the launch of Tingo, a new site which automatically refunds users the difference if the price drops. Read More

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Booking.com view from the top - new CEO on Big Data, social, flash sales and Google

By Linda Fox | March 12, 2012

Booking.com is something of an enigma - extraordinary growth, successful acquisition strategy, determined efforts to attract new customers through search. Read More

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Priceline narrows gap on Expedia - Top US travel sites, March 3 2012

By PhocusWire | March 7, 2012

Agency category leader Expedia's lead over second place is down to less than 3% market share after Priceline saw a significant increase last week. Read More

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Booking.com big for Priceline but only scratching the surface in Europe

By Linda Fox | February 29, 2012

Priceline's annual results published this week leave us much to speculate about regarding Netherlands-based booking.com and it's strategy going forward Read More

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Priceline loves hotels and cars, but business travel no so much

By Dennis Schaal | February 27, 2012

With gross bookings and hotel room nights up more than 50% each in the fourth quarter, Priceline says its Booking.com, Agoda and Priceline.com brands all gained hotel market share. Read More

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Hotwire overtakes Travelocity - Top US travel sites, February 18 2012

By PhocusWire | February 21, 2012

Travelocity has lost its position in the list of leading travel websites in the US to rival Hotwire, despite increasing its share of web traffic last week. Read More

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Google who? Expedia largest traffic source for Priceline

By Dennis Schaal | February 6, 2012

Break up Expedia -- it may wield too much power over Priceline's fate. Read More

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Priceline, online travel history and complacency

By Dennis Schaal | January 31, 2012

Sometimes online travel history hits you over the head and you don't even see it coming. Read More

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Is Booking.com the travel king of Google AdWords? [INFOGRAPHIC]

By Dennis Schaal | January 30, 2012

Did Priceline's Booking.com spend the most among travel brands in Google AdWords in 2011? Read More

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Why William Shatner Priceline Negotiator character had to die

By Dennis Schaal | January 19, 2012

The Priceline Negotiator character, played by Star Trek legend William Shatner, had to die. Read More

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Who wins in emerging online travel markets? Locals do

By Viewpoints | January 17, 2012

If we look at online travel around the globe, we can see that the four key global emerging markets – Brazil, Russia, India and China – are showing substantially greater growth than the developed world. Read More

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Orbitz narrows gap on Priceline - Top US travel sites, January 14 2012

By PhocusWire | January 16, 2012

Priceline's lead over Orbitz has decreased to just over 1% market share in the list of top ten travel websites in the US. Read More