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Priceline adds Kayak hotel booking to its list of concerns

By Dennis Schaal | May 10, 2011

Priceline has long warned that Google's and Bing's "inroads into online travel" loom as potential threats and now it has added Kayak.com hotel bookings as a concern. Read More

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CarTrawler takes in new investment, shuffles executive pack

By Kevin May | May 9, 2011

Ireland-based car hire distribution system CarTrawler has confirmed it is looking to offload a share of the company to help fund its next period of growth. Read More

Priceline shuffles executives, but Boyd stays on

By Dennis Schaal | May 5, 2011

Priceline -- meaning the Priceline group of companies -- shuffled its executive ranks in North America and Europe. Read More

Priceline is live with American Airlines direct-connect

By Dennis Schaal | February 25, 2011

When American Airlines revealed in mid-January that it reached a direct-connect agreement with Priceline, the airline indicated that "Priceline.com expects to begin issuing American Airlines tickets... Read More

Boyd of Priceline on Verizon iPhone, tablets and Middle East turmoil

By Dennis Schaal | February 24, 2011

Priceline's Jeffery Boyd is bullish on the international potential of mobile platforms, saying it may turn out to be greater than the upside for the U.S. domestic market. Read More

Priceline looking to more integration of its properties

By Dennis Schaal | February 23, 2011

Priceline saw its revenue rise 35% in the fourth quarter to $731 million and indicated that further integration of its properties may be in order. Read More

Priceline unveils new ad campaign with Shatner and Kareem

By Dennis Schaal | February 14, 2011

Priceline's creative team must believe in continuity because it is bringing back The Priceline Negotiator-themed ads with new spots for the fifth consecutive year. Read More

Priceline integrates location engine into Hotel Negotiator Android app

By Dennis Schaal | February 2, 2011

With more than a third of Priceline's mobile customers booking hotels within a mile of their current wanderings, the company needs its Hotel Negotiator app for Android to speedily and accurately... Read More

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Kayak making most of special relationship with American Airlines

By Kevin May | January 28, 2011

It makes sense that if Kayak is supposedly "one of a few" to include fares from American Airlines then it might as well make as much noise about it as possible. Read More

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Travelport plays it straight over Priceline-American Airlines deal - for now

By Kevin May | January 19, 2011

Travelport has reiterated its opposition to the American Airlines Direct-Connect system after seeing online agency client Priceline opt to partner with the airline. Read More

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Voyage Prive debuts English-language mobile app with app-only deals

By Dennis Schaal | January 18, 2011

Flash sales hotel site Voyage Privé introduced a free iPhone app in English and it is offering app-only add-ons to spark more interest in its mobile platform. Read More

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Priceline to work with American Airlines via Direct-Connect

By Kevin May | January 18, 2011

More movement in the world of Direct-Connect contracts for American Airlines, with arguably the highest prize unveiled so far by the airline in the shape of Priceline. Read More

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Ebookers claims European mobile first for booking all travel products

By Kevin May | January 11, 2011

Ebookers reckons it is the first online travel agency in Europe to develop and mobile-ready website for users to select every product and manage their bookings. Read More

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Travelocity and Priceline keep displaying American Airlines fares

By Dennis Schaal | January 5, 2011

Although Travelocity's parent, Sabre, took stiff actions today to bias American Airlines' fares in the GDS that powers Travelocity, the online travel agency has made no changes in the way it displays... Read More