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.

BudgetAirlines gets interim lift from Kayak
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BudgetAirlines gets interim lift from Kayak
By Dennis Schaal | February 15, 2010
Budget Center, a mash-up of budget-oriented travel domains. launched an interim website, BudgetAirlines.com, featuring Kayak metasearch. And, oh yes, the website has Google AdSense, too. Read More
Basking in Google glory, Kayak launches Trips in the UK, upgrades iPhone app
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Basking in Google glory, Kayak launches Trips in the UK, upgrades iPhone app
By Kevin May | February 15, 2010
Fresh from being cited by Google as a key competitor, Kayak is rolling out its trip planning tool to the UK market this week and also unveiling a major upgrade to its iPhone app. Read More
Google takes Kayak by surprise, named as key competitor
By Kevin May | February 14, 2010
Some folk in Connecticut, US, will be scratching their heads as feverishly as they are digging their way through the snow after Google named the metasearch firm Kayak on its list of competitors. Read More
Fly.com may have hotels and car hire by end of 2010, German launch imminent
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Fly.com may have hotels and car hire by end of 2010, German launch imminent
By Kevin May | February 5, 2010
Travelzoo-owned Fly.com will launch a dedicated German site by the end of March 2010 but bigger developments are emerging with news that car hire and hotels are on the agenda. Read More
Non-transactional travel sites are chasing the online agents on unique product hunting - but can it work?
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Non-transactional travel sites are chasing the online agents on unique product hunting - but can it work?
By Tim Hughes | February 1, 2010
Categorisation of online travel sites used to be easy. Either a site was transactional or non-transactional. Read More
Zoombu almost comes out of Beta with offshoot site for ski trips
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Zoombu almost comes out of Beta with offshoot site for ski trips
By Kevin May | January 29, 2010
Oxford, UK-based meta site Zoombu is almost ready to reveal all to the wider world with the launch of an overhauled micro-version of the main site for skiiers. Read More
TripAdvisor flight metasearch - one year on, 'millions' using it
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TripAdvisor flight metasearch - one year on, 'millions' using it
By Kevin May | January 27, 2010
TripAdvisor launched its flight metasearch engine almost a year ago to the day in the US, triggering much chattering in the industry as to whether it could successfully integrate it into its existing... Read More
TravelFusion plugs maps into door-to-door metasearch
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TravelFusion plugs maps into door-to-door metasearch
By Kevin May | January 27, 2010
Fresh from launching a service to allow users to get detailed search results based on their physical location instead of just nearest airport, Travelfusion has also integrated a mapping device. The... Read More
Five ways online travel agencies can get their Mojo back
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Five ways online travel agencies can get their Mojo back
By Viewpoints | January 25, 2010
There’s lots of discussions going round, especially in the consulting circus about the future validity of OTAs. Will they (we) be around in ten or even five years from now, and what will we look like?... Read More
TripAdvisor reckons it is the best place to work in the world EVER
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TripAdvisor reckons it is the best place to work in the world EVER
By Kevin May | January 22, 2010
UPDATE: Rather bizarre turn of events two hours after this article was originally posted. TripAdvisor is either on a recruitment drive or has turned into one of those companies that likes to create... Read More
Kayak snogs its way through latest pile of marketing dollars
By Kevin May | January 21, 2010
With Priceline releasing its new commercial featuring the omnipresent William Shatner as The Negotiator, metasearch engine Kayak is also in quickly with its latest effort. The ad, known simply as... Read More
Ryanair in shock move as it agrees fares deal with Kayak
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Ryanair in shock move as it agrees fares deal with Kayak
By Kevin May | January 20, 2010
A year is a long time in travel as well as politics - especially for Ryanair which has agreed today to publish its its fares on the Kayak metasearch engine. The surprise move comes not so long after the... Read More
Expedia's Khosrowshahi: Metasearch forever
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Expedia's Khosrowshahi: Metasearch forever
By Dennis Schaal | January 6, 2010
Expedia Inc. historically has dabbled less in metasearch than Orbitz Worldwide and some of its other online travel agency competitors, but CEO Dara Khosrowshahi now is bullish on the channel. "We'll... Read More
SideStep is still close to our hearts says Kayak
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SideStep is still close to our hearts says Kayak
By Kevin May | January 6, 2010
Remember SideStep? With all the focus on Kayak with its TV ads, possible IPO and the intermediary saga, many would be forgiven for forgetting about the rival metasearch engine it bought. Well, for all... Read More
Skyscanner turn into geeks for first ever TV commercial
By Kevin May | January 6, 2010
Fresh from hiring its first ever advertising agency for TV creative work, Skyscanner has unveiled the first 30-second spot to be aired in Scotland ahead of a possible wider roll-out across the UK. The... Read More
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