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.

TripAdvisor puts hotel metasearch live across the globe, apologises for previous pop-up hell
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TripAdvisor puts hotel metasearch live across the globe, apologises for previous pop-up hell
By Kevin May | June 5, 2013
After an extensive period of testing and eight months on from initially disclosing the idea to investors, TripAdvisor has pushed its metasearch service live across all platforms. Read More
Busbud nets $1 million in funding for bus ticketing metasearch
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Busbud nets $1 million in funding for bus ticketing metasearch
By Sean O'Neil | May 29, 2013
Global bus ticketing metasearch company Busbud says today that it has closed a $1 million (Canadian) round of financing. Read More
Three Kayak-like startups for bus ticketing metasearch
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Three Kayak-like startups for bus ticketing metasearch
By Sean O'Neil | May 21, 2013
A handful of startups are racing to become the Kayak of bus ticketing metasearch: Buscatchers, Bustripping, Pombai, and Wanderu. Read More
The story of two startups by Terry Jones - Travelocity and Kayak
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The story of two startups by Terry Jones - Travelocity and Kayak
By PhocusWire | May 10, 2013
Terry Jones was founder of Travelocity and is currently chairman of Kayak. Both companies have made their mark but have developed as businesses in vastly different ways. Read More
Hipmunk asks Expedia to provide hotels through affiliate deal
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Hipmunk asks Expedia to provide hotels through affiliate deal
By Nick Vivion | May 9, 2013
Flight and hotel search service Hipmunk is now offering direct bookings for hotels via both its website and mobile offerings. Read More
China travel search portal Qunar speaks about the past, present and future
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China travel search portal Qunar speaks about the past, present and future
By Karthick Prabu | May 7, 2013
China's Baidu-backed travel company Qunar has become one of the country's leading online travel search providers, boasting about 75 million monthly visits. Read More
Kayak finally launches in Canada
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Kayak finally launches in Canada
By Kevin May | May 6, 2013
Kayak has spent plenty of time and effort over the years launching local sites around the world but, perhaps surprisingly, it has never had one next door in Canada. Read More
Travel writers rejoice! Simonseeks returns after two-year hiatus
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Travel writers rejoice! Simonseeks returns after two-year hiatus
By Kevin May | April 19, 2013
Anyone remember the good old days, when the founder of a previous online travel business would try his or her hand at something new? Read More
Pintrips comes out of beta and pins hopes on crowd-sourced tips
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Pintrips comes out of beta and pins hopes on crowd-sourced tips
By Kevin May | April 16, 2013
Four months on from its initial launch, Pintrips is now fully open and expanding its "pinning" model so that its users can recommend flights to fellow travellers. Read More
Apartum promises order from the chaos of holiday rentals
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Apartum promises order from the chaos of holiday rentals
By Linda Fox | March 22, 2013
With four years experience in the vacation rental sector, the apartum team felt the need for a comparison site to help consumers find available apartments from a range of sources in one place Read More
Why the Priceline plan to buy Kayak should be investigated by regulators
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Why the Priceline plan to buy Kayak should be investigated by regulators
By Viewpoints | March 20, 2013
A UK competition regulator, The Office of Fair Trading (OFT), is being kept busy in the travel space right now. Read More
TripAdvisor eyes next move on travel Rubik's Cube: Mobile destination services, tours and activities
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TripAdvisor eyes next move on travel Rubik's Cube: Mobile destination services, tours and activities
By Kevin May | March 20, 2013
Think the big boys in travel are not taking tours and activities seriously? Might need to think again. Read More
Google Flight Search (finally) goes international
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Google Flight Search (finally) goes international
By Kevin May | March 18, 2013
Almost three years on from announcing the acquisition of ITA Software and 18 months after launching a domestic-only service, Google Flight Search is finally heading overseas. Read More
Everbread co-founder swaps travel search to be a government minister - for a while
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Everbread co-founder swaps travel search to be a government minister - for a while
By Kevin May | March 13, 2013
The often topsy turvy world of travel search technology startup Everbread continues - founder and president Assen Vassilev is doing his civic duty and joining the Bulgarian government. Read More
Expedia completes Trivago investment deal
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Expedia completes Trivago investment deal
By Kevin May | March 12, 2013
Ten weeks after giving the folk at Trivago a very nice pre-Christmas present, Expedia has finalised its acquisition of a majority stake in the European hotel search service. Read More
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