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Expedia Q1 2015 Earnings Preview: Strategic Alliances And eLong’s Performance In Focus
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE), is set to release its first quarter earnings on April 30th. Expedia witnessed a favorable 2014. Expedia’s revenues for 2014 grew by 21% year on year to reach $5.8 billion. The key factors propelling this growth were t...
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Expedia Seeks Latin American Dominance: Strengthens Partnership With Decolar.com
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) has expanded its existing partnership (initiated in 2002) with Latin American Online Travel leader Decolar.com, Inc., which operates the Portuguese Decolar.com and Spanish Despegar.com branded websites. Expedia has made a $2...
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Expedia Plans To Acquire Orbitz: How Will The Various Stakeholders Be Impacted?
On February 12, Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) announced its intention to acquire Orbitz Worldwide, the Chicago-based online travel agency (OTA) responsible for brands like Orbitz.com and Cheaptickets.com. Expedia is to pay $12 per share in cash, genera...
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Expedia’s Fourth Quarter Review: Growth Slows Due To eLong’s Weakness, FX Headwinds, And Acquisition Related Spending
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) released its fourth quarter earnings on February 5 th . Performing in line with the previous strong quarters of 2014, Expedia displayed a 18% year-on-year increase in revenues to $1.4 billion and a 24% year-on-year growth in...
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Orbitz Worldwide Is Up For Sale: Who Are The Potential Buyers?
Orbitz Worldwide, the Chicago-based online travel agency (OTA) responsible for brands like Orbitz.com and Cheaptickets.com, is working alongside a financial adviser, to find a suitable buyer. The company has generated the interest of a few privat...
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Expedia Earnings Preview: ETP Adoption, Big Ticket Acquisitions, And Focus On Growing Economies Can Further Rev Up Revenues
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE), the world’s second largest online travel services provider (in terms of gross booking volume of $39.2 billion), is set to release its fourth and final quarter earnings on February 5th. Expedia witnessed a favorable 2014, so...
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Expedia Boosts Its North American Dominance By Acquiring Travelocity
On January 23, Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE), the world’s second largest online travel services provider (in terms of gross booking volume of $39.2 billion), acquired Travelocity for $280 million, from its parent company Sabre Corp. The acquisition (whi...
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Expedia And Priceline’s Mobile Application Releases And The Trends That Govern These Launches
Expedia’s Real Time Feedback and Sell Tonight: Improving Service Experiences For Both The Traveler And The Hotelier On January 13, Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) announced the release of two new products called Real Time Feedback and Sell Tonigh...
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Competition Is Shaking Up The Online Travel Space
Current Market Size And Key Players The online travel agencies (OTAs) had gross bookings exceeding $150 billion in 2013, representing 38% of the global online market and 13% of the global travel market. The online travel sales figure is estim...
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Expedia: Key Partnerships and Acquisitions in 2014
Expedia has experienced a healthy 2014, so far. The world’s second largest online travel services provider (in terms of gross booking volume of $39.2 billion) displayed a 22% year-on-year increase in revenues for the first nine months of 2014, t...
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Expedia Strengthens Its Footprint In Asia With The Wotif Acquisition
On November 13, Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) completed its acquisition of Australia-based Wotif Group, home to leading travel brands in the Asia Pacific region, for $612 million or $2.87 per share. The total consideration comprised of a $45 million spe...
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Expedia’s Growth In Q3’14 Fueled By New Partnerships, Expanding Global Footprint & Advanced Platforms
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE), the world’s largest online travel services provider (in terms of bookings volume), released its third quarter earnings on October 30th. Performing in line with the previous strong quarters of 2014, Expedia displayed a 22% y...
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Expedia Q3 Earnings Preview: Successful Partnerships To Fuel Growth In The Quarter
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE), the world’s largest online travel services provider (in terms of bookings volume), is set to release its Q3 2014 earnings on Oct 30th. Expedia performed strongly in the first half of 2014, with revenues of $2,695 million re...
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Expedia Adds HomeAway’s Vacation Rentals To Its Product Portfolio
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE), the largest online travel services provider in the world (in terms of booking volumes), announced the continuation of its partnership with leading vacation rentals website HomeAway, last week. The two companies entered into...
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Expedia Posts Solid Volume Growth Helped By Travelocity Partnership As Revenues And Profitability Climb
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) reported a healthy set of quarterly numbers for Q2 2014, with a 24% year-on-year increase in revenues, reaching the $1.5 billion mark. The growth was broad-based across all the divisions and brands with the exception of Hotw...
