- Tue Feb 19 2002 Cendant strikes partnership with Hotwire
The company, which owns an assortment of travel, hotel and real estate companies, forms an agreement to book hotel rooms via discount travel site Hotwire.
Posted by Greg Sandoval
- Fri Nov 20 1998 Cendant sells software unit to Havas
Cendant says it will sell its consumer software division, Cendant Software and its subsidiaries, to Paris-based Havas for approximately $1 billion.
Posted by Sandeep Junnarkar
- Mon Apr 29 2002 Cendant arm takes Trip.com on the road
A $40 million advertising blitz will accompany the relaunch of the travel Web site, upping the ante in the market now dominated by Expedia and Travelocity.com.
Posted by Margaret Kane
- Wed Sep 29 2004 Cendant to snap up Orbitz for $1.25 billion
The deal will transform the travel and real-estate heavyweight into the second-largest online travel company.
Posted by Dawn Kawamoto
- Thu Dec 16 1999 Cendant shares rise on Liberty Media investment
Posted by Larry Barrett
- Tue Dec 21 2004 InterActiveCorp will split in two
Barry Diller decides that two companies make more sense than one online travel and e-commerce conglomerate.
Posted by Matt Hines
- Fri Jun 30 2006 Orbitz, CheapTickets travel to new owner
Blackstone Group buys Cendant's travel business, which includes the two budget sites, among many other properties.
Posted by Ina Fried
- Mon Sep 22 2003 InterActiveCorp grabs onto Hotwire
The company formerly known as USA Interactive expands its online travel empire with the $685 million acquisition of Hotwire, a site that offers discounted hotel rates and airfares.
Posted by Matt Hines
- Thu Apr 2 1998 Preview Travel to sell shares
Less than five months after Preview Travel launched its IPO, the company files to sell another 3 million
shares of its stock.
Posted by Suzanne Galante
- Mon Nov 5 2007 InterActiveCorp announces five-way split
The Barry Diller-headed Web conglomerate, acknowledging that it's gotten too complicated, divides into five publicly traded companies.
Posted by Caroline McCarthy
