1. I very much doubt that you have spoken to/had a conversation with the CEO of a billion dollar company (wotif) - it's like me saying "hey, I just called BHP and spoke to the CEO - he reckons China is slowing down". lol. - Also, I'd be careful about what I write on HC (ie. claiming that a CEO of a big company said something, especially if they haven't) (you might get yourself in trouble/in court - they like the legal action/defamation claims these days).
2. That link you provided has nothing to do with check-in.com.au - it is just the Expedia CEO talking about his company.
3.Check-in.com.au:
If by "dead" you mean that check-in.com.au is "alive and kicking" then I completely agree with you.
Try typing in "check-in.com.au" and you will see that the website is in fact alive and kicking and not dead.
You will see that there is a massive number of hotels listed on there (there is trust?).
You will also see that if you try to book a hotel for tomorrow/near term that most of them are booked out (people are actually visiting and making bookings?)
From the latest ABQ announcement: "the website is generating significant traffic and reporting a growing number of bookings and revenue".
Looks like you're completely right - the website/business is alive and kicking and making money.
And yeah, I definitely do agree with you on this too "seems to be pointing to be a cracker of a trade. Someone is buying in very strongly and I am pretty confident we will see further price gains this week and next."
Thanks.
check-in.com.au
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