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Priceline CEO’s Letter to Employees: OpenTable Shares Our Digital Focus

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Dennis Schaal

Photo Credit: Priceline CEO Darren Huston.  TripAdvisor

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In the letter to employees, Priceline Group CEO Huston stated the Buuteeq and OpenTable deals had been under consideration for an extended period and coincidentally took place days apart. He added that "big deals" and "fancy strategies" shouldn't distract employees from the work at hand.

Priceline Group CEO Darren Huston broke news of the company's agreement to acquire OpenTable to employees in a letter that coincided with the public announcement, and he argued that the two companies share a heritage -- trying to improve the customer experience. "Across the world, our businesses operate with a shared focus on delivering the best online booking experiences for our customers and building win-win relationships with our global partners," Huston stated in the letter [embedded below]. "OpenTab

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