Articles about Priceline

Hotels try to divert business from Expedia and Priceline, as millennial travelers upend the industry

Hotel owners are tired of online travel agencies (OTAs), like Expedia and Priceline, cutting into their profits by charging hefty… Read More

‘Don’t be afraid to move’ and other tips for women, from women, on how to rise up the ranks in tech

Women are rare in technology. They’re also are rare in upper management. And women in tech leadership? They’re practically unicorns. Women Who… Read More

Priceline.com turns William Shatner’s Negotiator into narrator in major new ad campaign

William Shatner’s recognizable voice won’t be seen coming out of his recognizable face in a new series of ads from… Read More

Geek of the Week: Former Buuteeq CEO Forest Key is betting big on virtual reality with Pixvana

It seemed a little unusual this week when the former CEO of hotel marketing startup Buuteeq announced plans to launch… Read More

Expedia completes $1.6B Orbitz acquisition after U.S. regulators decide not to challenge deal

Online travel giant Expedia Inc. is even bigger as of this morning, completing its $1.6 billion acquisition of Orbitz just hours after the U.S.… Read More

Priceline CEO dismisses Expedia’s acquisition strategy in few words

Priceline Group CEO Darren Huston is apparently not a fan of competitor Expedia’s acquisitions. In a brief interview with CNBC’s… Read More

OpenTable serves up another way to pay the bill using your phone

There’s no shortage of companies trying to come up with high-tech ways for consumers to pay the check using their… Read More

Priceline gobbling up OpenTable for $2.6 billion

The Priceline Group has quite the appetite for acquisitions. Two days after buying Seattle hotel marketing startup Buuteeq, the Norwalk,… Read More

Last-minute travel heats up with new mobile offering from Airbnb

Airbnb is experimenting with a new service that will enable the San Francisco company to enter the very crowded field of booking last-minute… Read More

Airbnb may be worth more than Expedia

Airbnb is reportedly in talks to raise up to $500 million at a $10 billion valuation, which would make it… Read More

Tech Moves: Priceline CEO steps down; Barrie Cohen heads NWEN; Boeing names CIO; and more

—Priceline President and CEO Jeff Boyd has stepped down from his chief executive position in a surprising move announced during… Read More

Expedia expands mobile app to include 200-plus airlines, 140,000 hotels

While it was Priceline making headlines last week with its acquisition of Kayak, Bellevue-based Expedia has gone behind the scenes… Read More

Priceline acquires Kayak for $1.8 billion

Priceline.com Inc. announced today the acquisition of fellow travel website Kayak. Priceline paid approximately $500 million of the consideration in cash… Read More

Priceline founder Jay Walker pulls a Paul Allen, sues nearly every big name in tech

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen surprised many in the tech industry last summer when he sued some of the biggest names… Read More