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Expedia Q3 2015 Earnings Preview: Healthy Performance Expected To Continue On The Back Of Strategic Investments
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) is slated to release its third quarter earnings on October 29th . Post a strong performance in 2014, Expedia’s 2015 started off on a disappointing note due to its acquisitions not showing much positive impact. However...
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Weekly Online Travel Agency Notes: Priceline, TripAdvisor, Expedia
The online travel industry witnessed some important developments in the last few days. TripAdvisor ‘s (NASDAQ:TRIP) Instant Booking platform seems to be attracting a lot of heavyweight clients. The world’s largest OTA, Priceline ‘s (NASDAQ...
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Why Did Amazon Quit The Online Travel Market?
Out of the blue, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has decided to shut down its travel booking site, Amazon Destinations! Amazon entered into the hotel-booking business in April 2015 with Amazon Destinations, a travel reservation service focusing on weekend r...
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The Week That Was For Online Travel Agencies
The Australian travel market has been busy with some important OTA related activities. The Accommodation Association of Australia (AAA) has recently objected to Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN) and Expedia ‘s (NASDAQ:EXPE) market dominance and p...
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Is Trivago Expedia’s Answer To Google and TripAdvisor’s Hotel Partnership Spree?
TripAdvisor ‘s (NASDAQ:TRIP) hotel chain partnerships and Google ‘s (NASDAQ:GOOG) foray into hotel bookings must have shaken up Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) about the value that metasearch engines can create by partnering directly with hote...
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OTAs Have A New Demon To Battle: Google!
Search Engines’ Gains Are OTAs’ Loss Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has recently launched a new commission-based advertising program for hotels, which might place it as a direct rival for the OTAs (Online Travel Agencies) such as Priceline ...
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The Month That Was For Online Travel Agencies
The month of September witnessed acquisition related activities for the two biggest online travel agencies (OTAs), Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN) and Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE). Expedia’s Orbitz acquisition received a regulatory go-ahead and ironi...
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Expedia Finally Acquires Orbitz: Are Concerns Justified?
On September 17th, Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) completed its Orbitz acquisition for $1.6 billion, after receiving the regulatory go-ahead. Following its Travelocity acquisition, Orbitz could help Expedia gain almost three-fourths of the U.S. online tr...
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Why Did American Airlines Expand Its Partnership With Expedia?
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) recently renewed its agreement with American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) Group for the distribution of flights from US Airways and American Airlines on the Expedia, Travelocity, and Hotwire websites. Along with this, the Expedia ...
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Expedia’s Performance Soared In The Second Quarter On The Back Of Organic And Inorganic Growth
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) delivered one of its healthiest performances in the second quarter of 2015. On the back of organic and inorganic growth, the company displayed a 15% year-on-year increase in revenues to $1.7 billion and 20% year-on-year gro...
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Expedia Q2 2015 Earnings Preview: Domestic Growth Might Continue, While Negative Inorganic Impact Might Weigh On Revenues
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) will release its Q2 2015 earnings on July 30th . After witnessing a healthy 2014 on the back of its Expedia Traveler Preference (ETP) model and strategic acquisitions, Expedia was off to a relatively rough start for 2015 d...
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These Two Scenarios Might Significantly Expand Expedia’s Valuation
Expedia’s Growth Through Consolidation The travel market is valued at $1.3 trillion currently, and Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) commands almost 5% of the market. If we look into the past couple of years, the forerunners in the online travel space have...
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How Airlines Are Trying To Thwart Air Ticket Sales Through OTAs And The Possible Ramifications
Airlines And The OTA Tussle Airlines are seldom happy to sell inventories through third-party online travel agencies (OTAs). The reasons are twofold. Firstly, airlines need to pay a fee to advertise their products on the OTA platform, and second...
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Expedia Sells Its Majority Stake In eLong And Enters Into An Alliance With Ctrip
In a major divestment move, Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE) ended its 10-and-a-half year relationship with eLong by selling its 62.4% stake in the company to investors, including Ctrip, on May 22nd. The other investors who also purchased a stake in eLong...
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Expedia Experienced An Organic Growth Driven Healthy First Quarter
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) released its first quarter earnings on April 30th. The company displayed a 14% year-on-year increase in revenues to $1.4 billion and 19% year-on-year growth in gross bookings ($15 billion). The key factors propelling this gr...
