The Priceline Group announces the planned transition of Kees Koolen from Chief Executive Officer to Chairman of Netherlands-based Booking.com. The Company has initiated a search for Mr. Koolen's successor and the transition will take place once the search is completed. Mr. Koolen was a founder of Booking.com B.V. and has been its Chief Executive Officer since September 2008. "Under Kees Koolen'...
Friday 6 May 2011
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Priceline.com "Kills" The Priceline Negotiator
The Priceline Negotiator pitched the wonders of Priceline’s Name Your Own Price bidding service in which hotels offer steep discounts, but consumers don’t find out the name of the hotel until after their bid is accepted. And Shatner as The Negotiator, using his persuasive powers and brute force to wrangle those hotel discounts, had a five-year run in that role.