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TripAdvisor’s Meta-Display Platform Approaches Revenue Neutrality
TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) said during its most recent earnings call that its meta-display feature approached revenue neutrality in December last year. Launched in Q4 2012, the meta feature displays room prices and availability from top advertise...
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TripAdvisor Posts Strong Growth As Meta-Display Headwinds Dissipate
The world’s largest online travel review company, TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP), posted revenues of $212.7 million in the final quarter of fiscal year 2013. Click-based advertising revenue increased by 17% year on year and accounted for 68% of total ...
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Meta-Search Headwinds Will Drag Down TripAdvisor’s Top Line
TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) is slated to release its earnings for the fourth quarter and full-year 2013 Tuesday, February 11. The world’s largest travel review company posted $255 million in revenue in Q3, up by 20% compared to the year-ago period....
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Reasons Why TripAdvisor’s Stock Price Doubled In 2013
TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP), the world’s largest travel review company, saw its stock price almost double in 2013 from $44 at the beginning of the year to $83 at the end of it. There were several factors that led to this sharp up-move, including ...
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Priceline Could Get Bigger In Vacation Rentals By Acquiring HomeAway
Vacation rentals are privately owned residential properties that property owners and managers rent to travelers on a nightly, weekly, or monthly basis. According to a study by PhoCusWright, the market for vacation rentals in the U.S. stood at $23...
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TripConnect to Give Small & Independent Hotels A Chance To Compete With Larger Players
TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP), the world’s largest travel review website with over 260 million monthly users, recently launched its TripConnect platform that allows small and independent hotels to participate in hotel price comparison. The hotel pric...
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TripAdvisor’s Drive To Remove The Friction Associated With Mobile Bookings Will Lift Smartphone Monetization Levels
Mobile devices are emerging as a big growth opportunity for online travel companies including booking agencies, such as Expedia and Priceline, and review websites, such as TripAdvisor. The percentage of travelers using a mobile device to search f...
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TripAdvisor’s Quarterly Results Denote A Bumpy Patch Ahead Of Strong Growth
TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) released its Q3 2013 results on Wednesday, October 23. The company posted $255 million in revenues, up 20% y-o-y. TripAdvisor suffered the worst quarterly impact of its meta-display transition since the launch of the p...
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TripAdvisor Earnings Preview: Traffic Growth Will Outweigh Meta-Display Headwinds
TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) is set to release its third quarter earnings for fiscal year 2013 on Wednesday, October 23. The company continued its growth momentum in Q2 2013 with a 25% y-o-y increase in revenue, driven primarily by traffic growth. C...
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Spin-Offs: The Best Way to Beat the Market Every Year
Submitted by Wall St. Daily as part of our contributors program Although politicians have gone from unofficially doing nothing to officially doing nothing, we’re still here plugging away. Same as it ever was. Our mission? To help you avoid unn...
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TripAdvisor’s Metasearch Rollout Faces Headwinds As Competition Heats Up
According to a recent report, TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP) has withdrawn its TV ad campaign in the U.S. The advertisement, which was aimed at supporting the company’s new meta-search platform, was tested on American television in June and July on...
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TripAdvisor Revised To $79: Advertising Business Has A Brighter Future
We have updated our price estimate for TripAdvisor to $79 from $60 based on the Q2 2013 results, and the growth momentum which we now expect to strongly pick up in 2014. We have increased our forecast for the number of monthly unique visitors to ...
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TripAdvisor’s Evolution Is Attracting More Travelers, Businesses And Internet Booking Engines
TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP), a leading online platform for travel related reviews, is constantly working on enhancing user experience and providing better business opportunities to its clients, thereby addressing the needs of both the front-end a...
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TripAdvisor’s Strong Growth Overcomes Meta Display Transition
The world’s largest travel review website, TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP), continued to grow strongly in the second quarter of fiscal year 2013 with a 25% y-o-y increase in revenue, driven primarily by traffic growth. Click-based advertising revenue ...
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TripAdvisor Earnings: Betting On A Big Payoff From Meta Display Roll Out
The world’s largest travel review website, TripAdvisor (NASDAQ:TRIP), posted strong results in Q1 2013 with a 25% and 30% sequential increase in revenues and EBITDA, respectively. Click-based revenues grew by about 25% y-o-y on account of robust ...