Priceline

Priceline is a website that offers discounted travel products. According to the Priceline website, they are "the leading travel service for value-conscious leisure travelers."http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=72780&p=irol-IRHome They offer online services in 29 languages through 78 countries across North America, Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East. Priceline is also the parent company of Booking.com and Agoda.com.http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=72780&p=irol-homeProfile&t=&id=&

Products offered by Priceline include flights, hotels, car rentals, vacation packages, cruises, activities, city guides, pricebreaker deals, and rewards. The company offers hotel deals to 60 different countries in 22 languages.http://www.priceline.com/default.asp?refid=PLGOOGLECPC&refclickid=S_priceline_e_ca&gclid=CNumoIeIo6ICFQQMDQodlSvXCA

In addition to individual flights, hotels, cruises, car rentals and other services, Priceline is known for its vacation packages. Priceline offers a number of different types of getaway to many different destinations. Travelers can expect to find vacation packages to specific destinations such as Hawaii and Mexico, themed vacations such as golf vacations, honeymoon vacations, beach and sun vacations, and spa vacations, and destinations by level of accommodation and luxury indicated by three, four or five star vacations.http://travela.priceline.com/vacationpackages/?session_key=400011AC410011AC20100905202158247530348170&plf=pcln

PricelineMortgage.com is a wholly owned subsidiary of Everbank Financial Corporation. The company is operated through Priceline.com and can be found on the Priceline website. PricelineMortgage.com offers financial services such as: mortgages, home equity lines of credit, loans and banking services. The company operates in all 50 U.S. states.Reuters: Priceline.com Profile

• 1997: July 18 - Formed as LLC
• 1998: April 6 - Business launched on Internet
• 1998: July 30 - Incorporated in Delaware
• 1999: March 29 - Initial public offering

• • Mahalo's Guide to How to Successfully Bid on Travel
• LifeHacker: How to book a five star hotel on a budget (2006)
• TravelGoop: Successful Bid Database