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Chris Cuddy quits as CEO of Cheapflights, Hugo Burge takes over

By Kevin May | May 26, 2011

Chris Cuddy is stepping down as CEO of price comparison site Cheapflights after six years of commuting between the company's Boston and London bases. Read More

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Momondo latest metasearch to join mobile app push

By Kevin May | May 24, 2011

European metasearch provider Momondo has joined the ranks of its competitors and launched its first smartphone application for flight search. Read More

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Latest Google crackdown: Travel sites with keyword based domains

By Kevin May | March 17, 2011

Another day, another change to the Google search algorithm likely to send a shiver down the spine of some travel brands heavily reliant on traffic from the search giant. Read More

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Cheapflights introduces Airports Nearby widget

By Dennis Schaal | February 10, 2011

Flight-deals site Cheapflights is expanding is distribution reach by offering a free Airports Nearby widget to hotel, destination or other tourism websites. Read More

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Cheapflights gets inspirational and mobile

By Dennis Schaal | January 14, 2011

Deal publisher Cheapflights hopes to spark some incremental bookings by adding a Be Inspired tab to its U.S., Canadian, UK and Germany websites. Read More

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How many intermediaries are needed in a Google Travel world?

By Alex Bainbridge | January 10, 2011

The fewer companies involved between collecting and understanding the consumers original intent and the travel supplier the better. Read More

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Cheapflights claims Twitter account hacked after X-Factor tirade

By Kevin May | November 1, 2010

Twitter fail or security breach, Cheapflights was left with a bit of a problem to solve today after it emerged a tweet sent by the company was perhaps not in the corporate style. Read More

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Top ten simple design tips for online travel startups

By Viewpoints | September 7, 2010

Former-Cheapflights CEO and author of Net Profit, David Soskin, outlines his rough guide to designing a first website for travel startups. Read More

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Zugu starts ramping up service, adds hotels and car hire

By Kevin May | August 16, 2010

Busy few weeks for Cheapflights Media ending with the simultaneous launch of hotel search in three countries for its fledgling metasearch engine Zugu. Read More

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Should travel PR companies stop trying to woo Old Media and switch to travel retail sites?

By Viewpoints | July 5, 2010

Retail sites are changing across the digital landscape, but no more so than in the travel and tourism sector where ecommerce is being bolstered with other functionality. Read More

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Everbread scores early and signs major technology deal with Cheapflights

By Kevin May | April 20, 2010

European startup Everbread appears to have started well with news emerging that it has signed a major deal with price comparison giant Cheapflights. Read More

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Zugu lifts lid on site for Germany

By Kevin May | March 12, 2010

Cheapflights has launched its second Zugu metasearch site in less than a month - using the ITB exhibition in Berlin to unveil a local version for the German market. Read More

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Zugu already considering other travel products for metasearch

By Kevin May | February 23, 2010

Zugu, the fledgling metasearch brand from Cheapflights, is already looking at adding other elements to its flight search such as hotels and car hire. Read More

Top 25 travel websites with odd names

By Kevin May | February 19, 2010

Cheapflights has a canny PR campaign working behind the scenes to support the launch of its Zugu metasearch business - guess the logic behind the new name. Read More

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Hold on to your hats - Cheapflights developing metasearch engine

By Kevin May | November 19, 2009

Cheapflights has stuck rigidly to its price comparison model for over a decade but it turns out that the UK-based firm, which has established successful websites in the US, Australia, Canada and... Read More

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