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Hipmunk tries to take agony out of mobile flight search

By Kevin May | February 22, 2011

Given that the Hipmunk experience is based on a highly visual and, well, wide format it was always going to be interesting to see how it would migrate to a mobile app. Read More

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WAYN switches Kayak for Momondo, targets tours and activities

By Kevin May | February 21, 2011

Travel social network WAYN is bringing in flight search engine Momondo at the expense of rival Kayak as it looks to concentrate on destination-based products. Read More

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Why Singapore is no longer the sleepy backwater of online travel

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | February 21, 2011

Online travel agencies have not been particularly active in Singapore despite the market being a solid adopter of the internet. Read More

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Skyscanner takes its flight search to mobile with first app

By Kevin May | February 18, 2011

Skyscanner has dipped into toes into the world of mobile travel search, quietly releasing the first version of its smartphone application into the Apple appstore yesterday. Read More

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TLabs Showcase - InvisibleHand

By Kevin May | February 10, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based flight metasearch browser widget InvisibleHand. Read More

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EasyVoyage buys Dealchecker, TravelJungle and FSI Travel for Euro 10M

By Kevin May | February 3, 2011

More movement in the European online travel sector with EasyVoyage paying Euro 10 million to buy fellow travel players Dealchecker and TravelJungle. Read More

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Expedia alumni form part of Hipmunk $4.2M investment group

By Kevin May | February 3, 2011

Startup darling Hipmunk has wooed the likes of former-Expedia execs Rich Barton, Erik Blachford and Simon Breakwell to join a team investing $4.2 million in the business. Read More

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Google axes one of its vertical search tests, not the one travel industry wants

By Kevin May | February 1, 2011

Hope for the anti-Googlers with news that the search giant is happy to pull the plug on one of its experiments to provide real-time pricing in search results. Read More

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Kayak making most of special relationship with American Airlines

By Kevin May | January 28, 2011

It makes sense that if Kayak is supposedly "one of a few" to include fares from American Airlines then it might as well make as much noise about it as possible. Read More

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Skyscanner buys door-to-door travel search startup Zoombu

By Kevin May | January 16, 2011

Fledgling door-to-door metasearch company Zoombu has sold to Skyscanner in an disclosed cash and shares deal. Read More

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TripAdvisor launches airline user rating system

By Kevin May | January 12, 2011

Hotel review giant TripAdvisor launches a new service today in the US and UK allowing users to leave ratings for airlines featured on its flight search product. Read More

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TLabs Showcase - Travelmatch

By Kevin May | January 12, 2011

TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring UK-based package holiday search engine Travelmatch. Read More

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Kayak makes big play on design for new mobile service

By Kevin May | January 11, 2011

Travel metasearch service Kayak released an upgraded version of its iPhone mobile application today, including a car service feature and overhauled user experience. Read More

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Kayak closes West Coast US office, some jobs to go

By Kevin May | January 10, 2011

Metasearch engine Kayak is scaling back its US operations to two offices on the East Coast after shutting the Sunnyvale operation in California. Read More