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Priceline, Orbitz Swoon On Expedia Hotel, Fare Promotion
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As the recession-pressured market for leisure travel shrinks, the competition for online travel customers is heating up.

<>Expedia (EXPE) today unveiled an aggressive new promotion, which it calls “Free Nights and No Fee Flights,” offering to pick up the tab for one night in a hotel for stays of 3,4, or 5 days at a group of more than 700 participating hotels, and also waiving booking fees for flights booked before the end of May. The hotel promotion currently is for bookings made  by April 9 for travel through May 15; the company said additional deals will be posted for bookings beginning<><><><><><><><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< />< />...
By  Eric Savitz (Barron's)    03/11/09 Comment


Orbitz Q4 Revs Light; But EPS Tops The Street
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Orbitz Worldwide (OWW) this afternoon posted Q4 revenues of $180 million, down 9% from a year ago and below the Street consensus of $189.9 million. The online travel service posted profits in the quarter of 10 cents a share, well ahead of the Street at 4 cents. Orbitz said currency factors reduced revenue in the quarter by about $9 million. Gross bookings in the quarter were down 8%, while adjusted EBITA was down 5%.

The company did not provide guidance in the release.

In today’s regular session, OWW fell 10 cents, or 3.8%, to $2.55.
By  Eric Savitz (Barron's)    02/23/09 Comment


This Week's Tech And Media Earnings, Feb. 23 - Feb. 27

johnmaloneap122108.jpgThis week and next week's earnings reports. Subject to change; check each company's investor relations Web site for the latest. All times ET.

Monday, Feb. 23

  • None

Tuesday, Feb. 24

  • Marvel Entertainment (MVL) (9:00 AM)
  • Office Depot (ODP) (9:00 AM)
  • Orbitz (OWW) (10:00 AM)
  • Thomson Reuters (TRI) (Before bell)
  • DreamWorks (DWA) (After bell)
  • RadioShack (RSH) (TBA)

Wednesday, Feb. 25

  • Hearst-Argyle Television (HTV) (9:30 AM)
  • Martha Stewart Living (MSO) (11:00 AM)
  • Liberty Media Holding (LINTA) (12:00 PM)
  • Washington Post Co. (WPO) (4:30 PM)
  • Salesforce.com (CRM) (5:00 PM)

Thursday, Feb. 26

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By  Henry Blodget   (+7.48%  risk: moderate)  02/23/09 Comment


Analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations: ALKS, CS, EBAY, AMZN, EXPE, FDX ...

Filed under: Analyst reports, Analyst upgrades and downgrades, eBay (EBAY), Amazon.com (AMZN), Expedia Inc (EXPE), FedEx Corp (FDX), Analyst initiations

Analyst upgrades:<>
  • Jefferies upgraded shares of Alkermes (NASDAQ: ALKS) to Overweight from Neutral on valuation, as they believe the current share price undervalues Risperdal Consta and provides little to no value for other pipeline drugs.
  • JP Morgan upgraded ASML Holding (NASDAQ: ASML) to Buy from Hold following the company's Q1 results, as they believe further estimate reductions are unlikely.
    • <>UBS expects ITT Educational (NYSE: <>ES...
    By  Eric Buscemi   (+0.00%)  12/19/08 Comment


    Travel Sites Are The Turkeys This Thanksgiving (EXPE)

    PalinTurkey.jpgWith 600,000 fewer Americans traveling this holiday weekend and 7.2% fewer flying, according to the AAA, travel sites are beginning to feel like the turkeys in that Sarah Palin video:

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  • Last week, Moody's lowered its outlook on Orbitz's (OWW) from stable to junk. "With global recession becoming an increasing concern, Moody's expects the current weakness in the travel sector to persist into 2009 with ongoing double-digit declines in bookings as consumers scale back on travel spending," the agency said
    • <>Expedia (EXPE) just fired two top executives in a corporate re-org following a disappointing th...
    By  Henry Blodget   (+7.48%  risk: moderate)  11/25/08 Comment



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