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 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
Many more travel planning websites planned for 2010
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Many more travel planning websites planned for 2010
By Dennis Schaal | December 24, 2009
This is not a 2010 prediction, but a certainty: Many more travel planning, research and metasearch websites are planned for 2010. This crowded field promises to get more crowded. For example,... Read More
Kayak: We are still a media company, booking tool is just a service
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Kayak: We are still a media company, booking tool is just a service
By Kevin May | December 11, 2009
A little bit more meat on the bones of Kayak's news yesterday that it will be launching a significant new proposition in 2010 with booking functionality for users of its iPhone application. Reaction... Read More
Kayak sort of turns into an online travel agency to capture mobile market
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Kayak sort of turns into an online travel agency to capture mobile market
By Kevin May | December 10, 2009
Kayak is blaming the rise of the iPhone and the popularity of its app but the metasearch engine has effectively turned its strategy on its head with an important announcement overnight. The company has... Read More
Google shuns opportunity for travel with Comparison Ads - for the time being
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Google shuns opportunity for travel with Comparison Ads - for the time being
By Kevin May | December 9, 2009
Google says it has no plans to extend its recently launched Comparison Ads project to include products from the travel vertical. The confirmation comes during a busy week for Google as it rolls out the... Read More
TravelFusion building point-to-point tools, start of a giant leap for metasearch
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TravelFusion building point-to-point tools, start of a giant leap for metasearch
By Kevin May | December 9, 2009
Metasearch is finally climbing into what could be an exciting second phase with news that TravelFusion is developing new functionality to allow full travel plan searches. The UK-based firm will launch... Read More
TourCMS builds Marketplace for niche tour operators
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TourCMS builds Marketplace for niche tour operators
By Kevin May | November 29, 2009
Small travel company reservation system technology doesn’t capture the imagination (nor the headlines) as much as other sectors attracting online travel entrepreneurs such as metasearch, consumer... Read More
Maybe FareCompare will beat Bing-Farecast to Europe?
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Maybe FareCompare will beat Bing-Farecast to Europe?
By Kevin May | November 27, 2009
News this week that Microsoft's fully functioning Bing Travel will not be hitting Europe in 2009 means that another site from the US with air price data prediction tools at its heart, FareCompare, might... Read More
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