Saturday, October 09, 2004

B 2.0 Column: Erik Blachford, CEO of IAC Travel. TITANS OF TECH A Man Who's Going Places Erik Blachford controls half of the online travel market -- and Barry Diller's Net ambitions are riding on his shoulders. So why is the CEO of IAC Travel so relaxed? By John Battelle, October 2004 Issue Within Barry Diller's online empire, InterActiveCorp, there's no business more vital than IAC Travel -- which makes Erik Blachford his most important lieutenant. Overseeing Expedia, Hotels.com, Hotwire, and other travel properties, Blachford is responsible for 37 percent of IAC's revenue and more than two-thirds of its profits. Still, even as IAC Travel's growth has been extraordinary -- it's now the third-largest travel agency in the world -- it's feeling the pressure from any number of competitors, including its suppliers, competing online... [John Battelle's Searchblog] 12:52:20 AM    comment []