Metasearch

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Everbread locks into Ypsilon system alongside old guard GDSs

By Kevin May | April 28, 2010

Perhaps an early milestone for the Everbread search system with confirmation that it has signed an agreement with European web technology provider Ypsilon Read More

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Panic for most, joy for a few as rumour of Google-ITA Software deal intensifies

By Kevin May | April 21, 2010

Rumours of a deal for Google to buy ITA Software have swept around the industry for weeks, but nobody close to the pair has agreed to go on the record. Read More

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Everbread scores early and signs major technology deal with Cheapflights

By Kevin May | April 20, 2010

European startup Everbread appears to have started well with news emerging that it has signed a major deal with price comparison giant Cheapflights. Read More

Kayak sending out new collection of TV commercials

By Kevin May | April 16, 2010

Metasearch engine Kayak is throwing its latest series of TV commercials out to an unsuspecting TV audience this weekend. Read More

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Zoombu finally opens its tightly locked doors to the public

By Kevin May | April 16, 2010

Fledgling metasearch engine Zoombu, which has been in private beta for months, has drawn back the curtains to finally reveal its product to the wider world. Read More

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TravelSupermarket adds ferry metasearch

By Kevin May | April 15, 2010

With uncanny timing, given the problems affecting UK airspace today, Travelsupermarket says it has integrated metasearch for ferry crossings in and out of the UK. Read More

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Kayak extends iPad app to Europe, enjoying the Robert Scoble-led limelight

By Kevin May | April 14, 2010

Metasearch engine Kayak, clearly basking in the praise it has received for its free iPad app, is rolling out local versions to keep up with the launch of the device in new countries. Read More

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Google expressed interest in Mobissimo, viewed product demo, launched own hotel maps

By Dennis Schaal | March 31, 2010

Curious developments in the world of maps, pricing and metasearch as it appears Google was courting a metasearch player in 2009. Read More

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What do developers at Kayak do on a slow week?

By Kevin May | March 25, 2010

Just for fun. Maybe it's been a quiet week at Kayak Towers? No major news - such as Google's hotel meta move - to react to or worry about. Read More

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New website for TravelFusion, plots Twitter streams and trip scoring system

By Kevin May | March 24, 2010

Travel metasearch engine TravelFusion has relaunched its main B2C website with a number of new features and ahead of a series of other product improvements. Read More

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Google Maps adds hotel search and pricing, panic and confusion assured

By Kevin May | March 23, 2010

Google launched an experiment through its mapping division last night to place search and price functionality against hotel listings on Google Maps - implications of which could be far-ranging. Read More

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Local goes loco -- Groupon, AOL find their places

By Dennis Schaal | March 19, 2010

Suddenly, it's all about local -- news about your city, deals from your area and the best vacations from your airport. Read More

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Reverse auctions - an experiment that turned into a business at Air New Zealand

By Kevin May | March 17, 2010

Ask many observers about reverse auctions in the travel industry and there is a collective shrug of the shoulders - it doesn't work, too complicated, often risky. Read More

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UpTake heads down ultimate travel content aggregation route

By Kevin May | March 17, 2010

Hotel metasearch site UpTake is embarking on what it claims is a web-first to aggregate not only travel information from suppliers but also bloggers around the world. Read More