Kayak saw downloads of its mobile apps jump 97% to more than 5 million during the first nine months of 2011, but its IPO chances aren’t on a similar trajectory.
Kayak mobile downloads soaring but no change in IPO chances
November 28, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Orbitz CEO plans to revolutionize hotel sort — holy Hadoop
November 18, 2011 By 9 Comments
When you get Barney Harford going about his pet project, turning around Orbitz Worldwide, he talks so fast that he seems to forget that sentences have periods on the end for a reason.
Priceline takes a pass on a global hotel platform and just keeps growing
November 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
When it comes to putting all its brands on a global hotel platform, Priceline continues to think differently than its rivals — and just keeps growing.
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Expedia sees hotel improvements, but still admires Booking.com from afar
October 28, 2011 By 1 Comment
Expedia Inc. sold 16% more hotel-room nights in the third quarter, but it still has to stand back and admire Booking.com’s execution from afar.
Travelzoo Local Deals — cannibalization or intentional shift?
October 20, 2011 By 1 Comment
Is the year-old Travelzoo voucher business in the form of Local Deals and Getaways cannibalizing its heretofore core Top 20 deals and travel-media business?
Google sheds light on size of ITA Software business
October 13, 2011 By 4 Comments
ITA Software, up until April, had been a privately held company, but Google today shed a bit of light on its acquisition’s revenue numbers.
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HomeAway introducing preferential vacation rental listings and Facebook integration
July 27, 2011 By 4 Comments
HomeAway is in the process of rolling out tiered payments for listings for vacation rental owners, enabling them to pay higher fees to see their listings climb higher on the page.
Local Deals: Go wide or deep? Travelzoo chooses expansion with 27 new markets
July 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Travelzoo accelerated its expansion pace and launched Local Deals in 27 new markets in the second quarter, all part of its goal to be emailing Local Deals to consumers in 100 markets by the end of the year.
Kayak sees 85 percent chance of IPO, takes GAAP loss due to SideStep charge
May 27, 2011 By 1 Comment
Kayak now pegs its chances of proceeding with an initial public offering at 85%, which is up from a 60% likelihood articulated two months ago.
Priceline adds Kayak hotel booking to its list of concerns
May 10, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Priceline has long warned that Google’s and Bing’s “inroads into online travel” loom as potential threats and now it has added Kayak.com hotel bookings as a concern.
