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.

TLabs Showcase - Movolo
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TLabs Showcase - Movolo
By Kevin May | December 10, 2010
TLabs Showcase on travel startups featuring Italy-based door-to-door travel search engine Movolo. Read More
HotelsCombined and eLong -- Does size of hotel reach matter?
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HotelsCombined and eLong -- Does size of hotel reach matter?
By Dennis Schaal | December 9, 2010
Hotel metaseach website Hotelscombined struck a distribution deal with China's second largest online travel agency, eLong. Read More
Teletext Holidays in major overhaul, web TV and iPad apps arrive
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Teletext Holidays in major overhaul, web TV and iPad apps arrive
By Kevin May | December 2, 2010
Teletext Holidays will unveil a radically different website this week as well as its first foray into iPad appland and a web TV service. Read More
TravelSupermarket promises improvements, switches airport hotel and parking partner
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TravelSupermarket promises improvements, switches airport hotel and parking partner
By Kevin May | November 24, 2010
UK metasearch giant TravelSupermarket says it still has faith that there is growth in the travel sector despite revenues and visitor numbers falling again. Read More
One Steve Hafner is just about enough, two is terrifying
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One Steve Hafner is just about enough, two is terrifying
By Kevin May | November 18, 2010
Obviously not for Tnooz to say Kayak CEO Steve Hafner has an ego or anything like that, but clearly some folk elsewhere around the industry think otherwise. Read More
Google gets into metasearch after a fashion with Boutiques.com
By Dennis Schaal | November 18, 2010
Google intends to "provide shoppers with a much richer and interactive shopping experience and help drive traffic to retailers' websites." Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Google fires major broadside at FairSearch
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Google-ITA Software deal: Google fires major broadside at FairSearch
By Viewpoints | November 17, 2010
Google has launched a significant attack on the FairSearch campaign group as it tries to defend its acquisition of ITA Software from what it calls "complainers". Read More
Kayak files for IPO
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Kayak files for IPO
By Dennis Schaal | November 17, 2010
Travel search site Kayak threw a huge curveball into the increasingly turbulent metasearch landscape this morning by filing for an IPO in the US. Read More
Wego metasearch merges with HolidayIQ, raises Series B round
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Wego metasearch merges with HolidayIQ, raises Series B round
By Kevin May | November 15, 2010
Asia-Pacific metasearch site Wego has grabbed a Series B funding package from US-based private equity group Tiger Global Management. Read More
Everbread announces trio of clients for Haystack product
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Everbread announces trio of clients for Haystack product
By Kevin May | November 5, 2010
Ever since Google surprised many and named flight search technology startup Everbread as part of the infamous travel ecosystem, the company has attracted lots of attention. Read More
Orbitz feuds with marketing partners, will add HotelClub to platform
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Orbitz feuds with marketing partners, will add HotelClub to platform
By Dennis Schaal | November 4, 2010
Orbitz Worldwide says deteriorating performance from two marketing partners -- a metasearch company and a travel research firm -- negatively impacted domestic air bookings and the bottom line in the... Read More
Cheapflights claims Twitter account hacked after X-Factor tirade
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Cheapflights claims Twitter account hacked after X-Factor tirade
By Kevin May | November 1, 2010
Twitter fail or security breach, Cheapflights was left with a bit of a problem to solve today after it emerged a tweet sent by the company was perhaps not in the corporate style. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Kayak, Expedia say Google has incentive to degrade ITA product
By Dennis Schaal | October 26, 2010
Kayak and Expedia say Google would dominate flight search if the U.S. Department of Justice approves the acquisition of ITA Software, and Google would have the incentive to degrade ITA's airline pricing... Read More
Kayak ad points to flight search perils for Dave
By Dennis Schaal | October 25, 2010
You thought flight search was all about price and finding the best deal? Read More
Skyscanner hires Hostelworld founder as chairman, plots global number one spot
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Skyscanner hires Hostelworld founder as chairman, plots global number one spot
By Kevin May | October 24, 2010
Aggressive move and plenty of talk from metasearch site Skyscanner as its appoints Ray Nolan as its chairman and targets the number one position in the world. Read More
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