Priceline

Priceline was established in 1998 by Jay Walker, a self-made digital businessman and venture capitalist Jesse Fink, then went public with their IPO in 1999. As of 2008, Priceline.com had approximately 300 employees working for them, most out of their headquarters in Norwalk, Connecticut.

Booking travel on the Internet in the 21st Century has become mainstream, but almost all sites involve directly buying tickets or booking hotel rooms at fixed prices. Priceline is one of the few sites which allows travelers to buy flights, rent cars, or get hotel rooms around the world by naming their own price in hopes that the company on the other end of the transaction will accept their bid. Of course, this hasn't stopped travelers from trying to beat the system any way possible.

Priceline.com is also well known for their series of advertisements, featuring former "Star Trek" leading man William Shatner, playing the part of the "Priceline Negotiator."

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• British Airways Flights Around the World from Just $409 round-trip!

  
  Travel Deals, Cheap Deals, Discount Travel, Last Minute Travel — Authority: 161
  A special deal from Priceline. Deal ends: 11/19/2009
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• (PCLN) Priceline Beats Expectations – Guidance Strong

  
  Stock Blog Hub — Authority: 506
  Priceline.com ( PCLN ) reported very strong third quarter results, with earnings beating the consensus by 57 cents and revenue beating by 5.3%. Revenue Revenue of $730.7 million was up 21.0% sequentially and 30.1% year over year. The significant increase from the year-ago quarter was helped by easier comps as ...
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• High growth consumer stocks in the developed world – seriously.

  
  FP Trading Desk — Authority: 546
  Tepid growth prospects for developed markets in the coming years is leaving consumer stocks in the U.S., Canada, Western Europe and Japan, out of favour with investors. But while investors are expected to place more of their attention on fast growing emerging markets, Citigroup Capital Markets reassures its clients ...
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• Massuccis Take: Pricelines stock travels skyward on strong summer season

  
  DailyFinance — Authority: 793
  Filed under: Company News , Technology , Columns , Economy , People , Investing , Earnings , Media This summer, for the first time in five years, I used Priceline.com ( PCLN ) to book a hotel room and rental car. Turns out, I am part of a trend. The online travel agency saw an increase in bookings over the ...
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• Priceline.com profit quadruples

  
  HOTELMARKETING.COM — Authority: 440
  Priceline.coms third-quarter earnings nearly quadrupled amid a tax-related gain while bookings rose by one-third and results trumped the companys already-optimistic expectations.
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• Priceline on Agoda - extracts from Q3 earnings call

  
  The BOOT - The Business of Online Travel — Authority: 121
  As always Seeking Alpha have posted a very useful transcript of the Priceline ( PCLN ) Earnings (Q3). With no other source of information the performance of Pricelines Asian based Agoda.com I will keep on with my program of extracting and sharing with you Agoda information shared in the earnings call PCLN ...
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• Options Update: Priceline.com calls active into better than expected EPS

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 658
  Filed under: Amazon.com (AMZN) , Options , Kinross Gold (KGC) Priceline.com ( PCLN ) closed at $173.73. PCLN reported better than expected Q3 EPS after the market close yesterday. PCLN November option implied volatility is at 69, December is at 54, January is at 51; versus its 26-week average of 47, according ...
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• Priceline.com (PCLN) Hits an Earnings Home Run

  
  Fund My Mutual Fund — Authority: 609
  I cant fight this feeling that.... Ive totally whiffed when it comes to our holding in Priceline.com (PCLN) .  Much like Baidu (BIDU) we had a great entry point early last spring, then took profit on a trade... and simple never went back in as we await some sort of pullback.  Our twins of missed opportunity. ...
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• Cruise to Mexican Beaches from $40/Night + Upgrades & More!

  
  Travel Deals, Cheap Deals, Discount Travel, Last Minute Travel — Authority: 161
  A special deal from Priceline Cruises. Deal ends: 11/16/2009
  2 days ago

• Holiday Cruises from $80/Night + EXTRA Savings up to $200!

  
  Travel Deals, Cheap Deals, Discount Travel, Last Minute Travel — Authority: 161
  A special deal from Priceline Cruises. Deal ends: 11/16/2009
  2 days ago

• Royal Caribbean Cruises from $40/Night & Onboard Savings!

  
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  A special deal from Priceline Cruises. Deal ends: 11/16/2009
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• Hot deals @ Priceline

  
  The Informed Makeup Maven — Authority: 133
  One thing I miss from home is Priceline .  I miss heading down to the large Bourke St. store and persuing the endless isles of beauty treasures that dont bust the bank and taking advantage of great BOGOs, 2-4-1 deals and general GWPs.  I  also love their events and special offers.  As I dialogue more with my ...
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• Priceline.com earnings preview: A sweet deal in Q3?

  
  BloggingStocks — Authority: 658
  Filed under: Earnings reports , Forecasts Priceline.com Inc. ( PCLN ), which was recently added to the S&P 500, is scheduled to discuss its third-quarter 2009 financial results in a conference call Monday, November 9, at 4:30 PM ET. You can catch the live webcast of the call on the companys website . During ...
  3 days ago

• How Priceline got its mojo working again

  
  HOTELMARKETING.COM — Authority: 440
  Of all the dot-com superstars that appeared in the ’90s, shone brightly and then disappeared from sight, few have been granted a second act. One exception is Priceline, which 11 years after it was founded - and 10 years after its stock price collapsed - is quietly thriving, writes GigaOM
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• 3-Night Boston Vacation Packages Just $297 per person!

  
  Travel Deals, Cheap Deals, Discount Travel, Last Minute Travel — Authority: 161
  A special deal from Priceline. Deal ends: 11/15/2009
  3 days ago

• 3-Night All Inclusive Montego Bay Vacation Packages from $787 per person!

  
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  A special deal from Priceline. Deal ends: 11/15/2009
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• 3-Night Vacation Packages to San Antonio from $270 per person!

  
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  A special deal from Priceline. Deal ends: 11/15/2009
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• 4-Star Los Angeles Hotel for ONLY $139 a night This November!

  
  Travel Deals, Cheap Deals, Discount Travel, Last Minute Travel — Authority: 161
  A special deal from Priceline. Deal ends: 11/15/2009
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• 3-Night Las Vegas Vacation Packages from $45/night per person!

  
  Travel Deals, Cheap Deals, Discount Travel, Last Minute Travel — Authority: 161
  A special deal from Priceline. Deal ends: 11/15/2009
  3 days ago

• 65% off 3-Star Denver Hotel This November!

  
  Travel Deals, Cheap Deals, Discount Travel, Last Minute Travel — Authority: 161
  A special deal from Priceline. Deal ends: 11/15/2009
  3 days ago

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