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Priceline CEO: We won’t bias Kayak search results
DigitalWith Priceline’s acquisition of Kayak expected to close May 21, Priceline will have a new weapon in its arsenal, but CEO Jeffery Boyd vowed today that Priceline won’t do anything to bias Kayak’s search results. Appearing on CNBC today, Boyd said that Priceline won’t do anything to upset the level playing field that exists among [...]
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Kayak goes after rival Trivago in Germany with new vacation packages
DigitalTrivago dominates Kayak in Germany, but Kayak is wasting no time in going after the soon-to-be Expedia-controlled company as Kayak soft-launched a new vacation-package product on Kayak Germany. In addition to offering air and hotel packages on Kayak.de from a host of suppliers, including Expedia, Kayak’s Urlaub (Vacation) tab now provides K-Packs, or Kayak-constructed packages. [...]
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Expedia to buy majority stake in European metasearch Trivago for $632 million
DigitalIt didn’t take Expedia long to answer Priceline’s pending acquisition of Kayak as Expedia agreed to take a majority stake in leading German travel metasearch site Trivago in a cash and stock deal worth $632 million. Founded in 2005, Dusseldorf, Germany-based Trivago has a strong presence in hotel metasearch in Germany, Spain, the UK, Italy and [...]
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Despite the crowded market, hotel search site Trivago readies U.S. push
RoomsTrivago, a Dusseldorf-based hotel meta search site, plans to make a big push into the U.S. in 2013. A household name in several European countries because of extensive television advertising campaigns, Trivago’s strength can be felt in Spain, Germany, the UK, Italy, and France, in particular. The company, which solely provides hotel search, was founded [...]
