Priceline and Ctrip Are Almost Second Cousins Now, Priceline CEO Says

Photo Caption: Priceline Group CEO Darren Huston believes that his company has found a kindred spirit in China's Ctrip, with Huston going so far as to characterize the two companies as almost second cousins.
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The Priceline Group is moving much closer to Ctrip with a minority stake and CEO Darren Huston points to a series of additional moves in China in the next few years. Ctrip, though, hasn't always played well with other partners so it remains to be seen whether familial relations between these new second cousins will be long-standing.