Ctrip.com, the Shanghai based travel company, saw its profits rise 48% in the second quarter and it’s on the lookout for additional acquisitions.
Keep an eye on Asia for next wave of major online travel consolidation
July 19, 2010 By 13 Comments
The first two decades of online travel were filled with merge and acquisition activity within and between the US and Europe.
Google-ITA Software deal: Justice Department silent on antitrust
July 6, 2010 By 2 Comments
A spokeswoman for the U.S. Dept. of Justice had “no comment” today on whether its Antitrust Division will take up Google’s pending $700 million acquisition of ITA Software.
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If Google acquires ITA Software and disrupts online travel might Expedia buy Kayak
July 1, 2010 By 2 Comments
If Google acquires ITA Software, then assuredly there will be a travel industry realignment and one of the consequences could be Kayak falling into Expedia Inc.’s hands.
IBM agrees to acquire Coremetrics for Web analytics
June 15, 2010 By 1 Comment
IBM agreed to acquire Coremetrics, a Web analytics firm with 2,100 global clients, including Holiday Inn and Virgin Atlantic.
