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.

Travelfusion adds fare monitoring tool
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Travelfusion adds fare monitoring tool
By Kevin May | August 19, 2010
Metasearch is supposedly becoming much more than simply providing a list of fares from the cheapest to the most expensive. Read More
TLabs Showcase - Hipmunk
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TLabs Showcase - Hipmunk
By Kevin May | August 18, 2010
TLabs Showcase focus on startups featuring US-based flight metasearch provider Hipmunk, created by the founder of Reddit. Read More
Why user experience is so important on travel websites and how to get it right
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Why user experience is so important on travel websites and how to get it right
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | August 16, 2010
Although not a user experience expert I have the benefit of having built many different ecommerce businesses. Read More
Zugu starts ramping up service, adds hotels and car hire
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Zugu starts ramping up service, adds hotels and car hire
By Kevin May | August 16, 2010
Busy few weeks for Cheapflights Media ending with the simultaneous launch of hotel search in three countries for its fledgling metasearch engine Zugu. Read More
Travelzoo overhauls UK site, Germany next on makeover schedule
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Travelzoo overhauls UK site, Germany next on makeover schedule
By Kevin May | August 10, 2010
Travel deals publisher Travelzoo is wasting no time rolling out its redesigned main website, quietly launching in the UK last week and other markets expected soon. Read More
Orbitz adds comparison shopping tools, Google Maps to initial hotel results
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Orbitz adds comparison shopping tools, Google Maps to initial hotel results
By Dennis Schaal | August 9, 2010
The Orbitz hotel shopping path just became a little metasearch-like. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Kayak testing other vendors
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Google-ITA Software deal: Kayak testing other vendors
By Dennis Schaal | August 6, 2010
Kayak is aggressively testing alternatives to ITA Software's QPX solution for air shopping and pricing, according to industry sources. Read More
Fly.com launches website in Germany
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Fly.com launches website in Germany
By Dennis Schaal | August 5, 2010
Fly.com's delayed beta launch in Germany quietly took place this week. Read More
Amadeus -- New kid on the fares block?
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Amadeus -- New kid on the fares block?
By Dennis Schaal | August 4, 2010
Amadeus has started to roll out its new fare and pricing tools. Read More
TravelSupermarket promises improvements as revenue slumps
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TravelSupermarket promises improvements as revenue slumps
By Kevin May | August 4, 2010
UK travel metasearch site TravelSupermarket confirmed big falls across its key performance indicators this morning as the economic outlook showed little sign of improvement in Q1 2010. Read More
Kayak throws Explore tool onto iPad, finds a natural home
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Kayak throws Explore tool onto iPad, finds a natural home
By Kevin May | July 14, 2010
Kayak is celebrating 170,000+ downloads of its iPad application in little under three months by throwing its also well received Explore tool into the system. Read More
EasyVoyage snaps up Independent newspaper travel search job
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EasyVoyage snaps up Independent newspaper travel search job
By Kevin May | July 13, 2010
French travel search and content provider EasyVoyage is attempting to cement a stronger position in the UK by partnering with The Independent newspaper. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Expedia's Dara was calm but Diller now very animated
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Google-ITA Software deal: Expedia's Dara was calm but Diller now very animated
By Kevin May | July 13, 2010
When the Google-ITA Software deal was first mooted in late-April 2010, Expedia CEO Dara Khosrowshahi appeared to reasonably relaxed about the whole thing. Read More
Skyscanner signs on Travel Ad Network as it moves to scale US audience
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Skyscanner signs on Travel Ad Network as it moves to scale US audience
By Dennis Schaal | July 12, 2010
Skyscanner, the U.K.-based travel metasearch website, signed an ad representation deal with Travel Ad Network for the North American market. Read More
Google-ITA Software deal: Why the airlines could be very happy
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Google-ITA Software deal: Why the airlines could be very happy
By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | July 12, 2010
Events often conspire to create some strange bedfellow. In politics, expediency brings together unlikely candidates, such as in the recent UK election. Read More
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