Priceline.com acquires Kayak for $1.8B
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Priceline.com acquires Kayak for $1.8B
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Re: Priceline.com acquires Kayak for $1.8B
#2Anyone have any idea if Kayak will be integrated into Priceline or if it will remain its own company?
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#3I hope this doesn't kill the current best UX that hides the junk in this industry.
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#4Fun fact: Both are located in Norwalk, CT., about a 5-10 minute ride from each other. Priceline is located almost on the Darien border and Kayak is nestled in South Norwalk (SoNo). I gotta believe this proximity lead to board member and executive coziness.
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#6Just 4 months after IPOing and right after reporting record earnings! It looks like they perfectly timed it right at their peak.
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#7Sad day today. I hope they don't touch it!
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#8Fun fact: Both are located in Norwalk, CT., about a 5-10 minute ride from each other. Priceline is located almost on the Darien border and Kayak is nestled in South Norwalk (SoNo). I gotta believe this proximity lead to board member and executive coziness.
Fun fact #2: Founders are co-founders of travelocity, expedia and orbitz. It's a tightly knit yet competitive biz :)
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#10Kayak is great (was?) but Hipmunk is more than up to the task of filling the void if Priceline ruin Kayak.
Congrats to the Kayak folks I guess, when they got into the industry they really raised the bar.
Before Kayak I remember having to use Expedia and Orbitz and just having to accept their crappy UI because there simply were no alternatives.