Kayak

Priceline to Buy Kayak in $1.8 Billion Deal

2012-11-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN) announced on Thursday an official agreement to purchase travel research and comparison site Kayak in a stock and cash transaction.

Mobile Already Edging Out PC Booking: Travel Trends

2012-09-09 by Phil Butler

Recent news indicates that anticipated move toward mobile booking and buying in travel is really already here. As anyone in the developmental end of the hospitality development business already knows, smart device connects will soon represent a disproportionate share of all sales.

Kayak Dumps BlackBerry in Graveyard

2012-02-09 by Aleksandr Shatskih

The popular travel application Kayak, which has helped many a traveler out of a tight spot somewhere down the line, has hammered yet another nail in the coffin of BlackBerry, announcing that it will no longer be providing support or updates for the app on their mobile devices.

OTA Package Deal Races On

2012-01-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

News from Orbitz Chicago headquarters tells of the company’s latest partnering deal with Hawaiian Airlines, a private labeling solution supposed to power hotel and vacation packaging bookings. The prospective “win-win” being Obritz on the airline’s website, and Hawaiian taking advantage of Orbitz leverage.

Nickels & Dimes & Billions: Ancillary Revenue Notes

2011-11-21 by Phil Butler

An article just the other day at Travel Agent Central hints at just how deep the well of ancillary travel revenue may be. According to a cited Amadeus/IdeaWorks report, ancillary revenues could triple from $32 billion to over $100 billion on the heels of electronic miscellaneous documents (EMDs). But, the real story beneath transactions may be the […]