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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The Scan: Dohop relaunches and more travel tech news

By PhocusWire | November 1, 2012

Dohop, Reevoo, Honeywell, OnAir, GoIndonesia and STA Travel all appear in our roundup of the stories making news and driving opinion on 1 November. Read More

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Booking.com and Skyscanner check in with first Windows 8 apps

By Linda Fox | October 31, 2012

Booking.com's first foray on to the Windows 8 platform comes as no surprise given the sales it is already seeing via its mobile website and existing applications. Read More

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Travelzoo remains confident in long term, but current plight disappointing

By Kevin May | October 25, 2012

Wobbles at travel deal service Travelzoo, with it posting falls in revenue and net income for the third quarter of 2012 and its share price hitting a two-year low today. Read More

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Google Flight Search one year on - no wonder rivals can sleep safely in their beds at night

By Kevin May | October 9, 2012

When the CEO of Kayak told CNBC recently that Google Flight Search was "an inferior product" to his own service, some might have considered it typical Steve Hafner posturing. Read More

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Momondo factors in cost and convenience for flight rating system

By Linda Fox | August 28, 2012

Momondo reckons it's stepping metasearch up a gear with a flight rating system which aims to strike a balance between price and duration Read More

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Skyscanner invades China, inks flight search deal with web giant Baidu

By Kevin May | August 23, 2012

After setting up operations in Singapore and Russia, UK-based travel search engine Skyscanner has an evenbigger target now: China. Read More

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Kayak second quarter 2012 results - at-a-glance summary

By Kevin May | August 22, 2012

Kayak released its second quarter results for 2012 today. A quick overview follows: Read More

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One app to rule them all - Kayak fears bad UEX on mobile, so brings third party sites within app

By Kevin May | August 22, 2012

One of the ongoing problems travel search sites have found when developing their mobile apps is that they are at the mercy of their product suppliers. Read More

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FlightFox lets hackers find consumers the best air ticket

By Kevin May | July 25, 2012

Peer-to-peer marketplaces have swept in to destination tours and apartment rentals, but FlightFox also reckons consumers could help one another secure flights. Read More

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Kayak IPOs today at $1 billion valuation, analysts make predictions about future

By Sean O'Neil | July 20, 2012

Kayak is finally floating its initial public offering (IPO) today, but some analysts think it faces rough waters ahead. Read More

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Kayak prices IPO at up to $25 per share, hopes to raise $100 million

By Kevin May | July 9, 2012

Don't rub your eyes - 21 months after announcing its intention to hit the public financial markets, Kayak is almost there, setting an opening share price at $25. Read More

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More chaos in the purchase funnel - meta-meta travel search

By Kevin May | July 6, 2012

Just as suppliers are trying to get closer to customers and almost everyone seems to lament the number of websites they have to visit before booking....... meta-meta search sticks it's oar in. Read More

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What happened two years ago today?

By Kevin May | July 1, 2012

As the second quarter of 2010 drew to a close, Google's widely rumoured acquisition of ITA Software had already moved past the "if" category to "when". Read More

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Issue in new travel markets: Connected and savvy users, but they still like paying in cash

By Viewpoints | June 28, 2012

Ecommerce-related companies are flocking to Indonesia of late, with online travel companies no exception, eager to take advantage of a youthful and connected market. Read More