Comments on: Is $1bn a realistic figure for a Kayak IPO?

By: Kayak files for IPO | Tnooz

Kayak files for IPO | Tnooz — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:43:19 +0000

[...] Talk of an IPO has surrounded Kayak for quite some time, but the timing of today’s filing is somewhat of a shock because many had surmised that the Google-ITA deal would keep Kayak a private company for quite some time. [...]

By: No wonder so much talk of travel company IPOs - markets booming for Expedia and Priceline | Tnooz

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:45:05 +0000

[...] of some travel and technology firms is anything to go it is hardly surprising that the likes of Kayak, Amadeus, Sabre and Travelport – to name just three – are being mentioned as likely [...]

By: Will Gordon Wilson be Travelport's next CEO? | Tnooz

Will Gordon Wilson be Travelport's next CEO? | Tnooz — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:51:28 +0000

[...] there has been lots of speculation in the European press that Travelport is readying some form of public offering in [...]

By: Express checkout: Hyatt IPO proceeds to go missing | Tnooz

Express checkout: Hyatt IPO proceeds to go missing | Tnooz — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:23:22 +0000

[...] the market’s unsteadiness, interested parties which likewise may be considering public offerings, including Kayak, Amadeus, Travelport and Sabre, [...]

By: Amadeus-Travelport flirt with merger, but now let's get serious | Tnooz

Amadeus-Travelport flirt with merger, but now let's get serious | Tnooz — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:38:32 +0000

[...] as the market heats up and failed private equity experiments have their days of reckoning. Kayak, Sabre, Travelport and Amadeus all are mulling cashing in through public [...]

By: Dennis Schaal

Dennis Schaal — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 01:14:08 +0000

Ram: Ya, but somehow I think that a bank or two that destroys so much value will be making a few bucks on Kayak, too.

By: ram

ram — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:11:34 +0000

At the end all the money the Federal Reserve has printed has to go somewhere. Since so much has gone to banks that destroy value, some might as well go to companies like Kayak that add value

By: Dennis Schaal

Dennis Schaal — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:38:57 +0000

Ya, that seems to be the reaction: If Kayak IPO goes sizzle, sizzle, big, big… then the whole tech sector, including travel-tech sector, will benefit. Trickle-down theory. I think a lot of companies, crushed by the recession and hurting, see IPOs as the salvation. I will keep monitoring the SEC website to see if Kayak or anyone else pulls the trigger.

By: Joe Buhler

Joe Buhler — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:22:03 +0000

A nice round figure! Would value them at the same level as Twitter who has no revenue. Guess I’ll never understand how this all works. I’m sure all the travel tech guys will watch this like hawks to see how they could benefit from a successful Kayak IPO. How about a great home run for the Hafner crew. Talk about being in the sweet spot….