Expedia's 3Q profit up 23 percent on stronger bookings, adjusted beats estimatesOctober 29th, 2009 Expedia's 3Q profit up 23 pct, bookings riseBELLEVUE, Wash. — Online travel company Expedia says its third-quarter profit rose 23 percent as bookings for flights and hotels grew, even though prices continued softening.
Expedia's 3Q profit rises 23 percent on stronger bookings for hotels and flightsOctober 29th, 2009 Expedia's 3Q profit up 23 pct as bookings riseBELLEVUE, Wash. — Bookings are up at online travel company Expedia Inc., pushing its profit up despite prices for flights and hotels holding or softening.
Expedia to report third-quarter results on ThursdayOctober 27th, 2009 Earnings Preview: Expedia Inc.CHICAGO — Expedia Inc. reports its results for the third quarter before the market opens Thursday.
25-cent room rate to celebrate US Virgin Islands quarterOctober 12th, 2009 25-cent room rate marks US Virgin Islands quarterST. THOMAS, U.S.
Expedia launches Web site for national park tripsOctober 5th, 2009 Expedia launches Web site for national park tripsBELLEVUE, Wash. — Expedia is partnering with the National Park Foundation on a new Web site to help travelers planning trips to national parks.
PepsiCo, United Airlines parent UAL, Orbitz, ADM, Herbalife are big market movers TuesdayAugust 4th, 2009 Pepsi, UAL, Orbitz, ADM, Herbalife are big moversNEW YORK — The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
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PepsiCo Inc., up $2.86 at $59.06
The beverage giant is buying its two biggest bottlers for $7.8 billion in order to get new products onto shelves quicker and cut costs. Archer Daniels Midland Co., down $1.58 at $28.81
The agribusiness company said profit tumbled 83 percent in its fiscal fourth quarter as sales slid, hurt by lower prices and demand.
Privileged childhood in Fla. hotel leads to stormy life that ends mysteriously in NY hotelJuly 17th, 2009 Life's journey from hotel to hotel ends in mysteryRYE BROOK, N.Y. — The investigation of a killing in a New York hotel room has widened into Florida.
Pranksters dupe Fla. couple into believing there's a hotel gas leak, room gets trashedJuly 9th, 2009 Prank leads Fla. couple to trash hotel roomORLANDO, Fla.
Slow global economy still hurting Hawaii tourism as hotel occupancy drops to worst ever MayJuly 7th, 2009 Hawaii hotel occupancy drops to record lowHONOLULU — Despite steep discounting and unprecedented incentives, hotel occupancy in Hawaii continues to slide to new lows because of the slowed global economy, especially on the Big Island where only half of rooms were booked in May, according to a report released Monday. Hotel occupancy fell 6.9 percentage points to 62 percent in May, marking the worst May on record since Honolulu-based Hospitality Advisors LLC began its monthly survey in 1987.
Accor opens hotel under Novotel brand in MumbaiJuly 1st, 2009 MUMBAI - International hotel chain Accor Wednesday opened Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach here, its third under the Novotel brand after Novotel Hyderabad Airport and Novotel Hyderabad. Spread over 2.5 acres on the beach-front, Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach has 203 guest rooms, including 12 suites, a banquet area of 7,550 square feet, a 24-hour gymnasium, in-house spa, a beauty salon and a swimming pool.
Ga. top court finds that online travel company is shortchanging city on hotel occupancy taxJune 15th, 2009 Ga. court: Travel Web site shorting city on taxATLANTA — The Georgia Supreme Court concluded Monday that the online travel company Expedia Inc. has shortchanged a west Georgia city on hotel and occupancy taxes.
Tata receives 203,000 bookings for NanoMay 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - Tata Motors Monday said it has received 203,000 bookings with a total booking amount of Rs.2,500 crore ($502 million) for its small car Nano. 'The Tata Nano website recorded an unprecedented 30 million hits from the date of launch of the car (March 23) to the closure of the booking period which was April 25, nearly 1 million hits a day', the company said in a statement.
Callaway Golf, Comcast, Expedia and Dow Chemical are among the big movers FridayMay 1st, 2009 Dow Chemical, Shaw Group and Expedia big moversNEW YORK — Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market:
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Dow Chemical Co., down 30 cents $15.70
A joint venture between Dow Chemical and Corning Inc., Dow Corning Corp., reported a 94 percent dropoff in first-quarter profits as demand for its silicone-based products such as adhesives and insulating materials plunged. Shaw Group Inc., down $3.13 at $30.40
Shares in the Hartford, Conn.-based engineering and construction company fell after the company announced a delay in work on a nuclear power plant in Florida.
Online travel finally expected to decline, PhoCusWright saysApril 27th, 2009 PhoCusWright says online travel finally downSHERMAN, Conn. — The recession is finally taking its toll on online travel, with a decline in revenues this year forecast by PhoCusWright, the travel industry research company.
With airline booking fees on vacation, travelers might want to revisit online travel sitesApril 22nd, 2009 Online travel sites may deserve another lookMINNEAPOLIS — Airline booking fees charged by Travelocity, Orbitz and Expedia are on vacation through May. That's giving travelers who had avoided those sites a reason to reconsider.
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