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Weekly OTA Notes: Priceline, Expedia, TripAdvisor
This week witnessed a stock value erosion for the leading OTAs on account of the rising threats from Airbnb. According to some industry leaders Airbnb is growing as a stiff competitor on the online accommodation booking platform and can pose majo...
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Priceline Versus Expedia: Where Do They Stand Currently?
Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN) and Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE), the two largest OTAs in the world, delivered strong performances in the first nine months of 2015. Both the OTA leaders banked on strategic alliances and investments to fuel growth. While Pric...
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What Is Expedia’s Fundamental Value On The Basis Of Its Forecasted 2015 Results?
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The Week That Was For Online Travel Agencies: Priceline, Expedia, Ctrip
The online travel leaders seem to be improving their services for their hotel partners. Both Priceline (NASDAQ:PCLN) and Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) are collaborating with hospitality platform service providers in order to make it easy for hoteliers ...
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Some Of The Key Drivers Expected To Fuel Expedia’s Growth In 2016
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) had been demonstrating solid performance in 2015 and the company looks well-equipped to continue along the same lines in 2016. On the back of organic and inorganic growth, for the first nine months of 2015, the company dis...
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Expedia Tops Estimates In Q3, Promises Tougher Competition With An Enhanced Trivago And Newer Offerings
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) released its Q3 2015 earnings on October 29 th . The company had performed well above expectations and the eLong sell-off is working well for the financial performance of the company. The highlight of its earnings call was ...
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Expedia Q3 2015 Earnings Preview: Healthy Performance Expected To Continue On The Back Of Strategic Investments
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) is slated to release its third quarter earnings on October 29th . Post a strong performance in 2014, Expedia’s 2015 started off on a disappointing note due to its acquisitions not showing much positive impact. However...
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Weekly Online Travel Agency Notes: Priceline, TripAdvisor, Expedia
The online travel industry witnessed some important developments in the last few days. TripAdvisor ‘s (NASDAQ:TRIP) Instant Booking platform seems to be attracting a lot of heavyweight clients. The world’s largest OTA, Priceline ‘s (NASDAQ...
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Why Did Amazon Quit The Online Travel Market?
Out of the blue, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has decided to shut down its travel booking site, Amazon Destinations! Amazon entered into the hotel-booking business in April 2015 with Amazon Destinations, a travel reservation service focusing on weekend r...
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The Week That Was For Online Travel Agencies
The Australian travel market has been busy with some important OTA related activities. The Accommodation Association of Australia (AAA) has recently objected to Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN) and Expedia ‘s (NASDAQ:EXPE) market dominance and p...
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Is Trivago Expedia’s Answer To Google and TripAdvisor’s Hotel Partnership Spree?
TripAdvisor ‘s (NASDAQ:TRIP) hotel chain partnerships and Google ‘s (NASDAQ:GOOG) foray into hotel bookings must have shaken up Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) about the value that metasearch engines can create by partnering directly with hote...
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OTAs Have A New Demon To Battle: Google!
Search Engines’ Gains Are OTAs’ Loss Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) has recently launched a new commission-based advertising program for hotels, which might place it as a direct rival for the OTAs (Online Travel Agencies) such as Priceline ...
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The Month That Was For Online Travel Agencies
The month of September witnessed acquisition related activities for the two biggest online travel agencies (OTAs), Priceline (NASDAQ: PCLN) and Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE). Expedia’s Orbitz acquisition received a regulatory go-ahead and ironi...
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Expedia Finally Acquires Orbitz: Are Concerns Justified?
On September 17th, Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) completed its Orbitz acquisition for $1.6 billion, after receiving the regulatory go-ahead. Following its Travelocity acquisition, Orbitz could help Expedia gain almost three-fourths of the U.S. online tr...
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Why Did American Airlines Expand Its Partnership With Expedia?
Expedia (NASDAQ:EXPE) recently renewed its agreement with American Airlines (NASDAQ:AAL) Group for the distribution of flights from US Airways and American Airlines on the Expedia, Travelocity, and Hotwire websites. Along with this, the Expedia ...
