Summary: Priceline.com Inc. - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research

Summary: Priceline.com Inc.

Summary: Priceline.com Inc. - S&P Global Ratings’ Credit Research
Summary: Priceline.com Inc.
Published Jun 30, 2008
951 words — Published Jun 30, 2008
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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 benefited from growing interest in these markets. Priceline.com's competitors, including Expedia.com and Orbitz, have much better representation in major European destinations, such as London

  
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RESEARCH Summary: Priceline.com Inc. Publication date: 30-Jun-2008 Primary Credit Analyst: Andy Liu, CFA, Chicago (1) 312-233-7052; andy_liu@standardandpoors.com Secondary Credit Analyst: Michael Altberg, New York (1) 212-438-3950;...

  
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PCLN
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Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines (25301020)
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Global Issuers
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