The acquisition, which happened just months after Kayak went public and should close May 21, will give Priceline.com more online-advertising revenue and greater traffic.
It is easy to see why companies like Kayakand Bing Travel and Expedia and Travelocity might be unhappy about this, but far more difficult to see how their woes should be a problem for the antitrust enforcers (or Congress, for that matter).
The first sign of trouble came when the more experienced of the two guides said that Shelly would be with him in his two-person kayakand I would ride with the new guy.