Latest Articles
-
TripAdvisor Q4 2014 Earnings Preview: Acquisitions And Instant Booking Platform In Focus
TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) is set to release its results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2014 on February 11th. The world’s largest travel review company posted revenues of $958 million in the nine months, up by 31% year on year. All the thr...
-
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...
-
TripAdvisor Continues Its Tryst With Restaurant Reservation By Acquiring iens and SeatMe
On January 8th, TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP), the world’s largest travel review website, announced the decision to acquire leading Dutch restaurant review and booking websites, iens and SeatMe . Although the terms of the acquisitions have yet ...
-
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...
-
TripAdvisor Introduces New Feature Via Viator
TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) leveraged Viator’s tour inventory and pricing information to introduce a new feature on its platform on November 13th. TripAdvisor acquired Viator in September 2014 in order to extend its reach in the entertainment...
-
TripAdvisor Displays Moderate Growth, Promises Better Future With Product Launches And Acquisitions
TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP), the world’s largest travel review company, posted its Q3 2014 earnings on November 4th. In line with the previous strong top line performance of 2014, TripAdvisor witnessed a 39% year-on-year growth in revenue to $354 ...
-
TripAdvisor Poised For A Strong Q3’14 Backed By Better Platforms, Aggressive Expansions & Wide Promotions
TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP), the world’s largest travel review company, is set to release its Q3 2014 earnings on Nov 4th. Backed by its launch of Instant Booking and a hike in the pricing and conversion rates in its meta-display platform, the comp...
-
TripAdvisor’s Top-Line Accelerates On Strong Monetization Through Instant Booking and Meta
TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP), the world’s largest travel review company, posted revenues of $323 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2014. Click-based advertising revenue increased by 28% year on year and accounted for 73% of total revenues...
-
Meta-Search and Instant Booking Platforms Will Lift TripAdvisor’s Results
TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) is set to release its results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2014 Wednesday, July 23. The world’s largest travel review company posted revenues of $281 million in the first quarter, up by 22% year on year. All the...
-
International Sports Events In Brazil Is A Lucrative Opportunity For Online Travel Companies
Brazil’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth rate declined steeply from 7.5% in 2010 to 2.7% in 2011 and 0.9% in 2012, due to a contraction in consumption and investments. Although the growth picked up in 2013 to 2.3%, it was still lower than t...
-
Where Are Priceline and TripAdvisor Headed With the Restaurant Reservations Business
Lately, increased M&A activity has been observed in the online restaurant reservation space. TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP)—the world’s largest travel review company— acquired French site LaFourchette for $140 million last month. LaFourchette i...
-
Why Online Travel Companies Are Buying Restaurant Reservation Operators
Lately, increased M&A activity has been observed in the online restaurant reservation space. TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) —the world’s largest travel review company— acquired French site LaFourchette for $140 million last month. LaFourchette ...
-
TripAdvisor Launches Direct Booking Tool For U.S. Traffic To Boost Smartphone Monetization
TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP), the world’s largest travel review website by visitors, rolled out its Instant Booking feature across the U.S. this week. The launch of the feature is backed by the company’s motivation to reduce hand-off issues th...
-
TripAdvisor Enters Online Restaurant Reservation Space With Acquisition of LaFourchette
TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) is the world’s largest travel review website and averages more than 250 million unique visitors in a month. The company allows users to read reviews on hotels, vacation rental properties and restaurants. In a move to att...
-
TripAdvisor Posts Strong Results On Meta Improvements, Ups Guidance
TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP), the world’s largest travel review company, posted revenues of $281 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2014. Click-based advertising revenue increased by 16% year on year and accounted for 74% of total revenues....
