TripAdvisor Acquires Holiday Watchdog
Rebecca Zacks2/14/08
Needham, MA’s TripAdvisor, which publishes a suite of sites where travelers share reviews and advice, has acquired another one, the U.K.’s Holiday Watchdog, for an undisclosed sum. Holiday Watchdog will remain an independent site, TripAdvisor said. The Needham firm is an operating company of Expedia (NASDAQ: EXPE).
Phil At TripAdvisorWatch
1/3/12 4:22 am
We’ll see just how hands-off they are. I don’t believe they’ll leave it as a separate entity. Remember Travel Library? It was the only competitor to TA in the early days so TA bought it and killed it. It has a history of quashing potential competitors before they become a real threat to its virtual monopoly.