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Regulator to probe commissions on travel search engines

By Kevin May | September 30, 2016

A British competition watchdog is to investigate the financial mechanics of how travel search sites work. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) says the probe will tackle what it calls some o Read More

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Skyscanner introduces ratings, wants to improve airline and agency performance

By Kevin May | September 15, 2016

Travel search site Skyscanner reckons it can play a part in ensuring airlines and online travel agencies stay on top of their game. It what it claims is a metasearch "first", Skyscanner will start Read More

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A look at Skyscanner/Tianxun and metasearch in China

By Sponsored Content | August 30, 2016

Skyscanner’s GM for Greater China, Steven Pang, was formerly the co-founder and CEO of Youbibi, a metasearch engine that the Edinburgh, UK-based metasearch giant acquired two years ago. Pang is now Read More

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Startup pitch: Tripaya is a metasearch that offers destination ideas by budget and interest

By Sean O'Neil | August 18, 2016

Tripaya is a consumer metasearch startup that prompts users to say how much they want to spend and what kind of trip they want to have (beach, snow, romance, Pokemon Go, etc..), to receive recommendat Read More

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Skyscanner brings travel search bot to Skype group chats

By Kevin May | August 3, 2016

Travel search service Skyscanner has created what is one of the first bot-type search tools for mass-market messaging platform Skype. The Microsoft-owned platform has worked with Skyscanner, initia Read More

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Metasearch mobile war begins: Skyscanner integrates hotels and car rental

By Kevin May | July 21, 2016

It's been a long time coming, but Skyscanner can finally go head-to-head with arch-rival Kayak on their respective mobile applications. The UK-based metasearch engine has this week added both hotel Read More

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Kayak debuts an ambitious Facebook Messenger bot

By Sean O'Neil | June 29, 2016

In the past five weeks, online travel companies have been rolling out their bots for Facebook messenger. First to jump in was Skyscanner, followed by Expedia, and Hipmunk. Metasearch rival Cheap Read More

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Cheapflights puts flight and hotel search into Facebook Messenger

By Kevin May | June 14, 2016

More moves in the world of chat services, with news that Cheapflights will allow users to search for both flights and hotels within Facebook Messenger. The Momondo Group-owned metasearch engine cou Read More

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Skyscanner rolls out flight search chat bot for Facebook Messenger

By Sean O'Neil | May 26, 2016

Users of Facebook Messenger (or people who go to Skyscanner's Facebook page and send it a private message) can now chat with its bot about flight search. The UK-based metasearch site is the first p Read More

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Caution urged over instant booking trend on metasearch sites

By Kevin May | May 18, 2016

It would be fair to say that the conversation around instant booking on travel search sites has been broadly supportive of the concept so far. Ever since March 2011, when Kayak piloted a direct boo Read More

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Lords above! OTAs face possible UK competition investigation

By Martin Cowen | April 22, 2016

UK-based lawyers at Expedia, Priceline and TripAdvisor are rubbing their hands with glee at the possibility the UK government's Competition Authority might launch an investigation into the entire onli Read More

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In-app travel search continues, Slack fans can now find flights

By Kevin May | March 15, 2016

WeChat and Facebook Messenger have been slowly integrating travel tools for a while, so it was only a question of time before Slack got in on the act, too. The enterprise workflow platform is favou Read More

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The API economy: hacking messenger, social and work-leisure travel in Berlin

By Gene Quinn | March 6, 2016

Want a glimpse of what the emerging API economy looks like? Look no further than the rapid deployment of travel apps churned out at THack Berlin by 64 developers, with new software tools. Some comp Read More

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B2B revenues double for Skyscanner

By Martin Cowen | February 19, 2016

Skyscanner's 2015 results show how the Edinburgh-based tech business is building a global consumer presence at the same time as its B2B unit has doubled revenues in a year. Mobile is driving the co Read More

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Travel search service tries to make hay whilst Facebook still shines

By Kevin May | February 15, 2016

Countless travel brands have turned to Facebook in recent years in an attempt to expand their digital marketing efforts. In part, this has been in response to the difficulties many face with their Read More

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