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The next flashpoint -- mobile exclusive rates

By Dennis Schaal | September 30, 2011

With the prevalence of mobile devices and the emergence of tonight-only mobile hotel apps from Hotel Tonight, Priceline and others to follow, hotels and intermediaries increasingly will have to deal... Read More

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Fly.com tests Kayak-powered hotels while Travelzoo Local Deals exec takes flight

By Dennis Schaal | September 30, 2011

A year-and-a-half after a Travelzoo official talked of an imminent launch, which never happened, of Fly.com hotel and car hire features in Germany, Fly.com is now beta testing hotels and cars in the US... Read More

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Kayak IPO stalled by volatile market conditions

By Kevin May | September 30, 2011

Plans by Kayak to place the company on the public financial markets in the US are being held up by ongoing worries about the state of the economy. Read More

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Orbitz sued and dropped a lawsuit against Kayak

By Dennis Schaal | September 21, 2011

Kayak says Orbitz sued Kayak on March 22, 2011, in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Ill., alleging that Kayak violated exclusivity provisions in the way Kayak uses third parties in its hotel offering. Read More

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Google offered helping hand by Skyscanner to take Flight Search global

By Kevin May | September 14, 2011

Many of those outside the often inward-looking bubble that is US online travel have always considered the more intriguing part of Google entering travel to be the global play. Read More

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FairSearch asks if Google Flight Search partners will be coerced into playing

By Kevin May | September 14, 2011

FairSearch, fierce opponent of Google's acquisition of ITA Software, was quick out of the blocks to pour a healthy dose of scepticism over the search giant's launch of Flight Search. Read More

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Epic web battles: Airlines fees vs lower fares

By Timothy O'Neil-Dunne | September 5, 2011

There have been some epic battles over the years as industries have had to reinvent themselves as a result of the internet and electronic devices. Read More

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Lights. Camera. Action. Welcome to the new hotel search soap opera

By Viewpoints | August 31, 2011

A new actor has appeared on the great soap opera that is hotel search - Google. Read More

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Kayak pairs one-way flights into Hacker Fares

By Dennis Schaal | August 23, 2011

In search of flight savings and more choice, Kayak's search results will now sometimes include Hacker Fares -- pairs of one-way flights from different airlines to create a discounted roundtrip. Read More

Will Kayak IPO? Company not so bullish on its chances

By Dennis Schaal | August 12, 2011

Kayak now says its chances of executing an IPO are about 50%. Read More

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Kayak unites with GetYourGuide for mobile activities

By Kevin May | August 11, 2011

Another interesting partnership for tour and activity platform GetYourGuide after securing a deal to provide product to the Kayak mobile app. Read More

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DealBase, Expedia, Kayak, Travelocity, Orbitz sued for patent infringement

By Dennis Schaal | August 10, 2011

A half-dozen household name online travel sites have been sued by a little-known company for patent infringement. Read More

Orbitz lags, Ebookers shines, Google Hotel Finder challenges, Kayak hurts

By Dennis Schaal | August 9, 2011

Ebookers was among the few bright spots in a lackluster second quarter for Orbitz Worldwide. Read More

FairSearch-commissioned study: Google may have negative economic impact

By Dennis Schaal | July 27, 2011

A study commissioned for FairSearch.org concludes that Google's net impact on the U.S. economy may be "negative" because of the search engine's "dominance and market power." Read More

Hipmunk dismisses Google, Kayak and profits as launch anniversary approaches

By Dennis Schaal | July 25, 2011

With the prospect of Google soon launching a flight-search product, Hipmunk is expressing its immunity from competitive swirls. Read More

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