Priceline Is Due for a TRIP - Why Priceline should consider a deal for TripAdvisor | bloomberg.com

Priceline Group is a huge internet company that continues to grow, is immensely profitable and usually over- delivers on its forecasts. Yet cutthroat competition in the online travel industry has left its stock looking dull lately. The $64 billion behemoth and its fiercest rival, $16 billion Expedia, have been going head to head for the best assets, as newer vacation-rental entrants like HomeAway and Airbnb -- valued at almost $26 billion in...