Market leader in opaque and online European hotel reservation services Good discretionary cash flow Intense competitive pressure Aggressive acquisition growth strategy Some supplier concentration The rating on Priceline.com reflects the highly competitive online travel agency market, some supplier concentration in airlines and hotels, and lower incentive fees from global distribution systems. These factors are partially offset by the company's good competitive position in the European online travel market, its market-leading "name your own price" bid-based business, and positive discretionary cash flow. Priceline.com's European hotel operations drive its strong operating performance. Through Booking.com, the company's hotel-booking engine in Europe, Priceline.com established an early footprint in many secondary and tertiary tourist destinations, ahead of its competitors. As a result, the company has
