As the Rich Barton-led TravelPost struggles to reincarnate itself, Kayak is not a disinterested observer — Kayak owns a piece of TravelPost.
UpTake hires Yahoo executives and scouts acquisitions
February 10, 2011 By 15 Comments
Trip-planning site UpTake hired a couple of executives with Yahoo ties and actively is mulling acquisitions to scale the company.
Google defends acquisition spree without mentioning ITA Software
December 15, 2010 By 1 Comment
When The Washington Post speaks, Google can’t be silent.
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Why Travel Ad Network bought TravelMuse assets
December 6, 2010 By 8 Comments
Why would Travel Ad Network, which runs a travel advertising/media network for publishers and advertisers, buy the assets of travel-inspiration site TravelMuse?
Mobissimo searches on Facebook and elsewhere
November 24, 2010 By 3 Comments
Mobissimo became the first company to introduce a flight metasearch solution within Facebook — and that’s not a bad place to be.
Google-ITA Software deal: Expedia plays it both ways
October 29, 2010 By 4 Comments
Expedia would be hurting if Google acquires ITA Software — but not as much as you might think.
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Is Expedia gearing up for acquisitions?
August 2, 2010 By 2 Comments
Expedia Inc. may be raising some money with acquisitions in mind.
Google-ITA Software deal: Engineering talent, intellectual property, price
July 16, 2010 By 3 Comments
Google pulled the trigger on about 20 acquisitions in the past year and, before it buys a company, the search-engine leader does its homework about each company’s engineering talent, intellectual property and price.
Could Google-ITA talks lead to a burst of online travel acquisitions?
May 19, 2010 By 3 Comments
So, what’s up with the Google-ITA Software merger talks a month after they came to light? Could another suitor be trying to steal away that sexy girl from Cambridge, Mass?
Technology sector appears unfazed by UK election drama and European money meltdown
May 7, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Britain may be entering another next stage of political and economic instability but it appears any confusion until now has not dampened enthusiasm for technology deals.
