Jeffery Boyd, CEO of Priceline, recently made comments casting doubt on the effectiveness of relative newbies Room77 and HotelTonight.
The most successful online travel CEO ever could be wrong – hotel startups can scale!
June 6, 2013 By 11 Comments
TripAdvisor puts hotel metasearch live across the globe, apologises for previous pop-up hell
June 5, 2013 By 1 Comment
After an extensive period of testing and eight months on from initially disclosing the idea to investors, TripAdvisor has pushed its metasearch service live across all platforms.
How travel brands are cruising along social media
June 4, 2013 By 6 Comments
Today, planning a holiday has apparently become a cake walk, thanks to the numerous online travel services.
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TripAdvisor prepares to launch its first TV ad campaign in the US
May 31, 2013 By Leave a Comment
TripAdvisor is opening a TV front in its hotel booking war with the major US brands in the online travel sector. Its $30 million TV ad campaign will rival in size what its competitors are spending on TV this autumn.
Kayak trawls reviews and search for package holiday service
May 23, 2013 By 1 Comment
Kayak has unveiled a package holiday service built around an algorithm which uses what people look for and write about most.
Why UK regulators okayed the Priceline/Kayak tie-up
May 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The UK’s Office of Fair Trading had a key point: Kayak makes less than £70 million a year in the UK.
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The story of two startups by Terry Jones – Travelocity and Kayak
May 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Terry Jones was founder of Travelocity and is currently chairman of Kayak. Both companies have made their mark but have developed as businesses in vastly different ways.
Priceline’s acquisition of Kayak is okayed by UK regulators
May 9, 2013 By 2 Comments
The $1.8 billion merger has received the green light from the UK’s Office of Fair Trading.
China travel search portal Qunar speaks about the past, present and future
May 7, 2013 By 1 Comment
China’s Baidu-backed travel company Qunar has become one of the country’s leading online travel search providers, boasting about 75 million monthly visits.
Kayak finally launches in Canada
May 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Kayak has spent plenty of time and effort over the years launching local sites around the world but, perhaps surprisingly, it has never had one next door in Canada.
