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How a Recovering Travel Industry Could Hurt Expedia & Priceline
Hard to believe? Most would expect the leading online travel agencies (OTAs) such as Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) and Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN) to rejoice due to improving demand for both business and leisure travel following the horrific downturn in 200...
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Priceline.com Earnings Preview: Airlines Partnerships in Focus
Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN), one of the leading online travel agencies, plans to release Q2 earnings on Thursday. The last quarter has been particularly interesting for online travel agencies and was characterized by a spate of alliances with mostly ...
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Expedia’s Partnership with Travel Agents Adds New Leg of Growth
According to PhoCusWright’s Global Online Travel Overview Second Edition report, travelers are expected to book one third of the world’s travel sales online by the end of 2012. While online leisure travel bookings are growing twice as fast as the...
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Expedia Earnings Preview: Airline & Groupon Alliances in Focus
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE), the leading online travel agency (OTA) in terms of booking volumes, will report Q2 earnings on July Thursday. The last quarter has been particularly dynamic for Expedia characterized by strategic alliances with several airl...
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Expedia is Even Money Despite Tax Man Targeting OTAs
City officials for some large U.S. cities are claiming that leading online travel agencies such as Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE), Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN), Travelocity and Orbitz (NASDAQ:OWW) are collecting state and local hotel occupancy taxes from consu...
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Internet Sales Tax Could Hamper OTAs Like Priceline & Expedia
One of Internet retailers historical advantages vs. brick-and-mortar stores is that they previously avoided state sales taxes in most cases. This is set to change as states take a harder look at these laws amid growing pressure from industry and ...
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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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Expedia Partners with AirTran Airways, Extending its Affiliate Network
After having partnered with AirAsia and South African Airways, Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) is expanding its private-label partnership with AirTran Airways, now a subsidiary of Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV). Through this partnership, Expedia will provid...
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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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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...
