Priceline

Priceline extends price guarantee to Name Your Own Price flights

By Dennis Schaal | August 10, 2010

Call it another volley in the online travel agency price-guarantee wars. Read More

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Orbitz Worldwide posts profit, but like Expedia, can't keep pace with Priceline hotel growth

By Dennis Schaal | August 5, 2010

Orbitz Worldwide posted a profit in the second quarter and its gross bookings rose 21%, but like Expedia Inc., Orbitz didn't keep pace with Priceline in growth of hotel room nights booked. Read More

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Priceline begins switching global car hire partners to TravelJigsaw

By Kevin May | July 26, 2010

Priceline is wasting little time making the most of its recent acquisition, online car hire firm TravelJigsaw, transferring control from current partners to the new system. Read More

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Behavior modification? Priceline tweaks mobile app for last-minute car rentals

By Dennis Schaal | July 20, 2010

Priceline integrated last-minute car-rental bidding and booking capability into its rebranded Hotel & Rental Car Negotiator app for the iPhone and iPod touch. Read More

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Why hotels and online travel agencies still share a common goal

By Viewpoints | July 15, 2010

In recent months, much has been written about the relationship between hotels and online travel companies, in part due to ongoing debate over public policy matters. Read More

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Priceline extends Name Your Own Price hotel guarantee

By Dennis Schaal | May 27, 2010

Priceline extended a guarantee on hotel bookings usings its Name Your Own Price service. Read More

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Car rental becoming hotbed of activity, Argus Car Hire relaunches

By Kevin May | May 25, 2010

Ireland-based Argus Car Hire is gearing up for a major relaunch of its website this week, timed wonderfully to coincide with a resurgence of sorts in car rental. Read More

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HomeAway, Booking.com lead the way -- Expedia resigned to me-too

By Dennis Schaal | May 20, 2010

When he talks about HomeAway's lead in vacation rentals and Booking.com's edge in the retail-hotel business in Europe and Asia, Expedia Inc.'s Dara Khosrowshahi offers a similar refrain. Read More

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Priceline acquires car-rental firm TravelJigsaw as part of expansion drive

By Dennis Schaal | May 18, 2010

Priceline picked up another piece of the puzzle -- TravelJigsaw -- in its international expansion strategy. Read More

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Priceline -- no fear and loathing about Google-ITA Software

By Dennis Schaal | May 18, 2010

Where others see potential calamity in a possible Google acquisition of ITA Software, Jeffery Boyd of Priceline sees "opportunity." Read More

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Hotel-king Priceline keeps stealing share

By Dennis Schaal | May 10, 2010

Priceline keeps growing its global hotel business and stealing market share. Read More

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How will Thomas Cook become a top European online travel agency?

By Kevin May | April 27, 2010

Even in an industry full of hyperbole the claim by tour operating giant Thomas Cook that it will become one of the top online travel agencies in Europe needs examining. Read More

Online travel powerhouses -- Priceline, Expedia ... and Ctrip?

By Dennis Schaal | April 1, 2010

When you think of the leading players in online travel globally, Priceline and Expedia might be near the top of your list. But, would you immediately place Ctrip, the Shanghai-based travel agency, in... Read More

Are Priceline, Expedia battling over acquisition warchests?

By Dennis Schaal | March 5, 2010

Priceline says some of the proceeds from its just-announced $500 million convertible-note offering may be used for corporate acquisitons, leading Susquehanna Financial Group to speculate that Priceline... Read More