Articles tagged “priceline”

Priceline was one of the first booking sites a couple of years ago to point to the new booking pattern: mobile users booking hotels while in-destination. Express Deals are a logical extension to its mobile platforms.

In less than a year Priceline's act-now deal app has quintupled in destinations. Even better for users is the savings they're seeing booking via mobile as opposed to published rates on Prineline's website.

Boyd of Priceline understands all too well that travelers are driven to shop and compare prices, and that hotel rates change so fast and are so complex that there is always the opportunity to find a deal.

Hotwire indeed has been taking share from Priceline in the U.S. Hotwire is coming very late to Europe and Asia-Pacific, and can't be assured of success there.

Like Travelocity's gnome, it's hard to imagine the Priceline brand without a little bit of Shatner. Any website can offer a travel deal, but can they do it with over-the-top acting?

The provisional decision in the UK about hotels' and OTAs' pricing practices is a shot heard round the world. If other countries pile on, the dollars at stake would be huge.

OTAs are mirroring global macro trends, but are also hurting as airlines cut back on capacity to cut costs.

Priceline has stated for months that its growth rates would inevitably decline given the size of its business, and Expedia is apparently making some gains, too -- at least domestically.

Although Priceline.com's profits and revenue rose in Q2, the company expects to take a hit on European bookings impacted by the recession and increased competition with Expedia for U.S. business.

Poster was the person who created actor William Shatner's ubiquitous "Priceline Negotiator" character.