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Articles tagged “kayak”

Online Travel

Priceline wins U.S. approval for purchase of Kayak

U.S. government approval was a foregone conclusion since there really weren't any material antitrust issues, and this sets the stage, pending other approvals, for a more pitched battle with Expedia, which has taken majority control of Trivago in Germany.

Reuters | 11 years ago

Priceline wins U.S. approval for purchase of Kayak

Media and PR

Expedia to buy majority stake in European metasearch Trivago for $632 million

This is a great move by Expedia as Trivago is a leader across a wide swath of European countries, and this could make Kayak's quest for European expansion a bit more difficult.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Expedia to buy majority stake in European metasearch Trivago for $632 million

Online Travel

Kayak fended off Priceline’s advances for years and approached another company about a merger

You always hear that in the travel industry "everyone is always talking to everyone" about possible business combination, but in this instance, Priceline engaged Kayak over the years and had its eye on Kayak for a long time.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Kayak fended off Priceline’s advances for years and approached another company about a merger

Media and PR

TripAdvisor’s Kaufer says it’s “business as usual” despite major movements in the industry

Reading between the lines, Kaufer is saying that TripAdvisor will continue to be a great source of leads for travel advertisers despite Priceline's pending acquisition of Kayak, and that TripAdvisor's scale makes competitors interesting, but a relative non-issue.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

TripAdvisor’s Kaufer says it’s “business as usual” despite major movements in the industry

Media and PR

The Kayak commercial that’s too “offensive” and “sickening” to air in the UK

The ASA's ruling is ridiculous. It's a shame the UK has such stringent limits on speech.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

The Kayak commercial that’s too “offensive” and “sickening” to air in the UK

Online Travel

Kayak shareholder files suit to block Priceline purchase

With the Priceline-Kayak deal coming so soon after the Kayak IPO, Kayak investors were understandably shocked. Whether the deal terms will lead to further shareholder compensation is up to the court to decide.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Media and PR

Priceline CEO argues its purchase of Kayak will make it less dependent on Google

Kayak for Priceline in some ways is like TripAdvisor for Expedia, although Priceline is eager to acquire Kayak, and has no intent on buying it in order to spin it out, as Expedia did with TripAdvisor.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Priceline CEO argues its purchase of Kayak will make it less dependent on Google

Media and PR

Kayak wants to build on its mobile success and improve its “crappy” European efforts

With Priceline as a backer, Kayak should find a much easier time in getting acclimated in Europe.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

TripAdvisor’s Kaufer still loves flash sales and will take inspiration from Wanderfly

TripAdvisor claims it gives its subsidiaries the freedom to operate independently, but how it works in reality may be a somewhat different story.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Guess who stands to make biggest from Kayak’s $1.8 billion sale? The CTO

It isn't the CEO, but the technical brains that wins the biggest. One for the engineering talent on this one.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

Guess who stands to make biggest from Kayak’s $1.8 billion sale? The CTO