Kayak, Powered By Priceline, To Launch In 8 Additional Countries
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From Kayak's perspective, in additional to the big payday, international expansion was what the Priceline deal was all about.
Kayak launched sites in Australia and the Netherlands, and plans to debut in six additional countries in the next couple of weeks, with many of the sites being hotel-only, at least in the beginning.
The six additional countries on the launch agenda are Hong Kong, Singapore, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand, and Belgium.
Priceline, which acquired Kayak for $1.8 billion in May, clearly energized the pace of Kayak's site launches.
"International growth has long been
