Hero banner

categories

HOT TOPICS

tripadvisor

Online Travel Continues to Boom

Posted on Wednesday, Sep 11th

According to RBC, within the U.S., online travel sales account for 43% of total travel sales. That number is projected to increase marginally to 44% by the end of next year. Analysts believe that increased online sales will be driven by the continued adoption of mobile devices. Meanwhile, online travel sites are expanding their international

Read Full Article »

Online Travel and Orbitz, Expedia, Priceline

Posted on Thursday, Dec 6th

I wondered earlier if Priceline (PCLN) would reach its all-time dot.com high of $104/share ever again. The company not only reached the target but exceeded it, and is currently trading at $120/share. Priceline recently posted earnings for Q3 totaling $104.4 million versus $48.8 million in the same period a year ago. Excluding one-time items, Q3

Read Full Article »

Web 3.0 & TripAdvisor

Posted on Wednesday, Apr 25th

We have been discussing about the online travel industry and have covered Yahoo! Travel from a Web 3.0 perspective earlier. Here we take a look at TripAdvisor’s offering. TripAdvisor was founded in February 2000 and is among the world’s largest online travel communities with over 20 million unique monthly visitors and approximately 5 million registered

Read Full Article »