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So many of the travel sites are owned by Priceline. Here is wikis list:

Booking.com Priceline.com Agoda.com Kayak.com Cheapflights Rentalcars.com momondo OpenTable

I am surprised they haven't bought Expedia or the other major sites.

Newsflash: Almost all of the travel sites you've heard of are owned by Expedia or Priceline. Priceline couldn't buy Expedia because it would get killed by antitrust concerns. Expedia also owns Travelocity, Orbitz, Hotwire, Hotels.com, VRBO, HomeAway, has a majority stake in Trivago, etc.

Basically the only big travel sites not owned by Expedia or Priceline are TripAdvisor (previously spun off from Expedia) and AirBnB.

And Skyscanner! Lone little skyscanner. Still my favorite.

That's Skyscanner, acquired last year by "leading Chinese online travel agent Ctrip"?

That's because Expedia Inc owns all the others.

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