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.

News / Online

Can a travel startup change the way hotels think about rates and distribution?

By Viewpoints | April 12, 2012

Room77, often miss-thought of as a content play for its cool room images, has added a new feature cementing its place as the most innovative hotel search player out there. Read More

News / Online

Hotwire jumps ahead of Travelocity and Kayak - Top US travel sites, March 31 2012

By PhocusWire | April 4, 2012

More jumping around at the top of the leading travel websites in the US after Hotwire leapfrogged over Kayak and Travelocity last week to become the fourth most popular site. Read More

News / Online

The future of travel search lies on a Silicon Beach (not in a Valley)

By Tim Hughes | March 26, 2012

After more than 15 years of online travel, we are still looking for the perfect travel search engine. But do four Australian startups hold the key to unlocking the future of travel search? Read More

Webinars / Online

Tnooz-Travelport Webinar VIDEO: The (R)evolution of Search

By Kevin May | March 23, 2012

Metasearch, voice search, agency search, supplier search - how consumers find and book travel products has never been more complicated. Read More

News / Online

Room Key launches in new four markets, but Hotelicopter team start bailing out

By Kevin May | March 22, 2012

Big chain-backed hotel search engine Room Key is spreading into new territories this week with news that it is opening sites for consumers in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Read More

Webinars / Online

Tnooz-Travelport FREE Webinar: The (R)evolution of Search

By Kevin May | March 12, 2012

With travel industry consolidation, the rise of metasearch, and increasingly tech savvy consumers, search has never played a more important role within the travel industry. Read More

News / Online

Skyscanner undertakes major redesign of website and app, first branding switch since 2001

By Kevin May | February 22, 2012

Travel search brand Skyscanner will unveil a significant new look and feel later today, including the first overhaul of the company's branding following its launch 11 years ago. Read More

News / Online

Who is so far feeling the heat from Google Flight Search? No major surprises here

By Kevin May | February 17, 2012

In October 2011, about a month after the buzz around the launch of Google Flight Search and (kind of) subsided, Tnooz published traffic share figures for the fledgling service. Read More

News / Online

Momondo builds presence in Russia with Oktogo partnership

By Linda Fox | February 13, 2012

Momondo is building out its Russian content through a partnership with hotel specialist Oktogo. Read More

News / Online

Room 77 comes out fighting as Concur reveals investment, pledges to out-Kayak Kayak

By Kevin May | February 2, 2012

The hotel sector is getting rather interesting (and feisty) in 2012, as some predicted, with the likes of Google wading in deeper and the GDSs ramping up their efforts. Read More

News / Online

Booking.com and Expedia battle for travel agents in Rooms and More

By Dennis Schaal | January 18, 2012

Booking.com and Expedia do battle for hotel share around the globe, and they and about 10 other aggregators are upping the competition as they compete for travel agency bookings in the new Travelport... Read More

News / Online

Room Key: Open to all, will lower hotel distribution costs, features and marketing to come

By Kevin May | January 11, 2012

More details emerging about Room Key, the global hotel search platform created by six of the biggest accommodation super-brands in the world. Read More

News / Online

Hotel giants come together to launch Room Key search site

By Kevin May | January 11, 2012

Massive development in the hotel sector with six of the biggest hotel chains on the planet uniting to launch Room Key, a new online hotel search platform. Read More

News / Online

Big shuffle in the world of hotel marketing and distribution in 2012

By Patrick Landman | December 22, 2011

There are some major developments ahead in the hotel sector which will demand attention of hoteliers in order to stay in control of their marketing mix and distribution costs. Read More