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Priceline Partners with Cathay Pacific Airways
Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN) recently announced a private-label partnership with Cathay Holidays Limited, the travel agency arm of Cathay Pacific Airways, wherein Priceline will provide hotel bookings through Agoda.com, the company’s popular hot...
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Expedia Eyes $30.60 by Earning More Euros with Expansion
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) can earn more Euros as Expedia Media Solutions recently announced the expansion of its TravelAds search advertising program to France, Germany and Italy from its current operations in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Expedia is...
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Priceline’s New Alerts Help Bargain Hunters Stay Atop Deals
Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN) is adding new features to its Name Your Own Price that allows customers to set up alerts when certain pre-set criteria are reached. This will help Priceline driver higher usage for one of the most popular features of its s...
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Expedia Loses Eurostar To Orbitz
Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) recently lost the renewed contract for Eurostar to Orbitz (NADSAQ:OWW) in ‘a highly competitive bid process.’ Expedia lost the contract after having provided hotel bookings for over five years on a private label basis to E...
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Expedia’s Reward Points Program Adds up to Peanuts
The online travel industry is extremely competitive, with players like Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN), Travelocity, and Orbitz (NASDAQ:OWW) competing to offer the ‘Best Deals’ in airline and hotel bookings. We’re seeing a sudden increase among tra...
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Priceline Partners with Delta Airlines as OTAs and Airlines Get Hitched
Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN) has announced a partnership with Delta Airlines (NYSE:DAL) wherein members of Delta’s SkyMiles Frequent Flyer Program can earn SkyMiles whenever they book hotels through Agoda.com, Priceline’s very popular hotel booking si...
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Groupon Takes on the OTA Market with Expedia
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) recently announced what looks like a promising partnership with Groupon. Groupon is creating a special section on its site called Groupon Getaways that will offer deep discounts to the tune of 50% on travel-related services ...
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Upside & Downside Risks for Priceline
With Priceline’s (NASDAQ:PCLN) stock gaining over 150% (from ~$190 in May 2010 to ~$500 in May 2011) over the last year and a staggering 1,800% (from $23 in Jan 2006) over the last 5 years, Priceline has been recognized as the single best p...
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Priceline Partners with Jetstar Airways as OTAs Race to Pair up with Airlines
Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN) recently announced a private-label partnership with Jetstar Airways, one of the leading low cost carriers in Asia-Pacific via Agoda — Priceline’s very popular hotel-booking subsidiary in Asia. This follows the ...
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Evaluating Expedia’s Upside from AirAsia Partnership
In a recent article, Expedia Partners With AirAsia, we explored the rationale behind the recently announced alliance between Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) and the leading budget carrier in Asia, AirAsia. The joint venture will sell flights, hotel booking...
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Priceline to See Limited Impact from Middle East Unrest
The unrest in Middle East and N. Africa is certainly impacting tourism to the region, but it has had a limited impact on the major online travel booking sites like Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN) and Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE). Strength in Europe and Asia are...
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The Trefis Top 5 – April 10 Insights
The following is a collection of our today’s top insights regarding Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Suntech Power (NYSE:STP), Anadarko ‘s (NYSE:APC), and MasterCard (NYSE:MA).
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Air Travel Bookings Add Little to Priceline
Though Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN) is one of the few names people think for online travel services along with competitors Expedia (NASDAQ;EXPE), Travelocity, and Orbitz (NASDAQ:OWW), air travel bookings make up less than 2% of our $479 Trefis price e...
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Expedia Likely to Take a Hit in Japan
The leading online travel agency, Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) draws almost 41% of its business from outside of the U.S. Expedia had started to rely heavily on the growth opportunities internationally, particularly in Asia Pacific similar to peers Price...
