Metasearch

PhocusWire's in-depth coverage of the metasearch sector, featuring news, analysis, interviews, research and more on the brands and their strategies, executives and positions in the market.

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Wanderu adds Amtrak to its intercity bus and train metasearch

By Sean O'Neil | April 29, 2015

Travel search Wanderu has landed a distribution deal with Amtrak, the largest US long-distance rail operator. Previously Hipmunk was the only online travel company offering Amtrak via metasearch. Read More

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As rate parity falters, what OTAs and hotels may do next

By Sean O'Neil | April 21, 2015

In Europe, rate parity is a piñata that everyone's taking a whack at. But not everyone in the industry agrees about what they'll find inside. Probes in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Irel Read More

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Is hotel metasearch the answer to everything?

By Viewpoints | March 13, 2015

Do you remember the "social media monetization" era. It was the answer to everything that was keeping hotel marketers awake at night. At least according to those with vested interests. NB: This is Read More

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OTAs vs metasearch - a collision course or room for both?

By Pamela Whitby | March 5, 2015

Freedom of choice can be a wonderful thing. But when faced with countless travel websites consumers, more often than not in search of the best deal, can be left feeling confused. NB: This is an ana Read More

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Can hotels use metasearch to compete against OTAs?

By Viewpoints | March 4, 2015

After several years of growth punctuated by major acquisitions, mergers, partnerships, and product launches, travel metasearch looks set to evolve rapidly in 2015 as the line with OTAs continues to bl Read More

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In Brazil, metasearch heats up, as Mundi, Voopter, Skyscanner, and Kayak expand

By Sean O'Neil | February 25, 2015

In the US and Britain, metasearch sites like Kayak and Skyscanner are well known brands, used by millions to scour multiple, independent online travel agencies and supplier sites for airfares, hotels, Read More

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Startup pitch: Viajala gains traction in Latin American metasearch

By Sean O'Neil | February 24, 2015

Viajala is a travel metasearch website that focuses on the Spanish-speaking Latin American market. It is especially strong in having suppliers from low-cost carriers, airlines, and accommodations Read More

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Skyscanner aims high in Asia-Pacific as strategic buy and partnerships kick in

By Martin Cowen | February 17, 2015

Skyscanner CFO Shane Corstorphine has revealed "there is no reason why APAC cannot be 50% of our business in the not-too-distant future". Corstorphine was talking to Tnooz about Skyscanner's 2014 r Read More

News / Online

Startup pitch: Kenavo blends multimodal with metasearch

By Sean O'Neil | February 9, 2015

Kenavo is a new metasearch website from France that is taking on the Skyscanners and Kayaks of the world by answering the question of "how do I get from A to B" a little differently. Unlike major m Read More

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Profitable KelBillet debuts Gopili multi-modal metasearch in Europe

By Sean O'Neil | January 29, 2015

KelBillet, the French multimodal search engine, has launched a new brand for other European markets: Gopili. The new multi-modal search engine for domestic and short-haul trips in Europe is a more Read More

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Qunar bets on tech as it attempts to travel the road to profit

By Viewpoints | January 29, 2015

Qunar's profitability in the next year is a much mooted topic in the Chinese travel industry. While Ctrip never fails to remind everyone that its performance is reflected in its profitability, Quna Read More

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Meta wins: Ongoing implications as bot scraping continues to be good business in travel

By Nick Vivion | October 1, 2014

Deploying robot scripts to scrape content is nearly as old as the Internet itself - as the Web shifted from human-curated lists (think the original Yahoo), the infrastructure became reliant on automat Read More

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Google Flight search mimics another Hipmunk UX trick

By Sean O'Neil | September 25, 2014

In a quiet update, Google's Flight metasearch product has made some user-experience changes for desktop and mobile in the US that adapt innovations pioneered by metasearch startup Hipmunk. When the Read More

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Google, Kayak, Hipmunk, Skyscanner, Travelzoo, and TripAdvisor attack DOT's proposed rule

By Sean O'Neil | September 22, 2014

It's not every day that Google, Kayak, Hipmunk, TripAdvisor, Skyscanner, and Travelzoo (owner of Fly.com) unite in solidarity. But when it comes to US federal rulemaking about travel search online, Read More

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Q&A with the new CEO of Mundi about travel metasearch in Brazil

By Sean O'Neil | September 22, 2014

A few months ago, Brazilian metasearch company Mundi installed a new CEO, Ana Araujo. It was one of many changes lately at Mundi, which claims to be the most-visited travel metasearch website in Braz Read More

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