Exercise | 2006 (Revised from original 2003 version)

Travelexis.com Role for Pat Young from SCOUT

by Kathleen L. McGinn and Nicole Nasser

Abstract

Two fictional travel companies, SCOUT and TravelPlanner, engage in competitive bidding to acquire a third party, Travelexis. This exercise is consists of three roles, one representative from each of the three companies. It is based on the actual negotiations between Headhunter (represented by Travelexis), Yahoo! (SCOUT), and CareerBuilder (TravelPlanner).

Keywords: Negotiation; Bids and Bidding; Acquisition; Travel Industry;

Citation:

McGinn, Kathleen L., and Nicole Nasser. "Travelexis.com Role for Pat Young from SCOUT." Harvard Business School Exercise 903-060, July 2006. (Revised from original January 2003 version.)