Articles tagged “priceline”

These are fun to look back on and see how travel desktop pages have changed, but apps and mobile sites are increasingly being used to plan and book travel making those almost more important than the fancy desktop redesigns.

Expedia and Priceline are throwing a ton of money into marketing through TripAdvisor but rest assured they will be looking to reduce their reliance on TripAdvisor as soon as feasible. After all, that is one of the reasons Expedia acquired Trivago and Priceline bought Kayak.

Barring a reversal in market conditions, buckle up because 2015 is looking like it will be a very active year in mergers and acquisitions among online travel companies.

The online travel duopoly, The Priceline Group and Expedia Inc., remains in place. But as history and Expedia's turnaround show, the pecking order isn't necessarily going to stay this way over the long term.

It looks like the Priceline Group's Darren Huston doth protest too much and is feeling the pressure generated by Expedia Inc.'s acquisition strategy.

The Priceline Group won't admit it but its management is feeling the heat from Expedia Inc.'s moves. Adding Orbitz Worldwide to Expedia Inc. will only increase Expedia's inorganic growth, which is growth nonetheless.

This Priceline Group's acquisition of Rocketmiles would be a small one, but could be additive to the group's hotel business.

Don't expect the buying binge and consolidation in online travel to slow down any time soon. Expedia, the Priceline Group and TripAdvisor all intend to keep on acquiring puzzle pieces in 2015. HomeAway anyone?

A smart look at the factors, including the rush toward direct bookings, that are shaping the entire metasearch sector in 2015.

When Huston took over as CEO of the Priceline Group 13 months ago, a financial analyst told us that Huston would play it safe and not make any bold moves in his first year at the helm because he needed to assure Wall Street about his leadership. Boy, was that analyst wrong.