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RIP Sidestep
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RIP Sidestep
By Kevin May | March 15, 2011
In amongst the revelry on St Patrick's Day this Thursday there will be a few pausing on their pints of Guinness to have a moment of silence to mourn the passing of Sidestep. Read More
Bing makes the switch to Kayak for flights
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Bing makes the switch to Kayak for flights
By Dennis Schaal | March 15, 2011
Bing and Kayak implemented their partnership late last week and Kayak now powers Bing Travel's flights. Read More
Orbitz pursues legal remedies against Kayak in online travel dispute
By Dennis Schaal | March 14, 2011
Asked to comment on the new Kayak-Travelocity relationship, Orbitz Worldwide says it is pursuing legal remedies against Kayak for allegedly impinging on its exclusivity rights. Read More
In mega meta reversal, Kayak takes direct hotel bookings through Travelocity
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In mega meta reversal, Kayak takes direct hotel bookings through Travelocity
By Dennis Schaal | March 14, 2011
In a major twist, Kayak began taking direct hotel bookings on its own website through a white-label partnership with the Travelocity Partner Network. Read More
Expedia is back in Kayak flight search results
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Expedia is back in Kayak flight search results
By Dennis Schaal | March 11, 2011
Several weeks after executing a disappearing act, Expedia is back in Kayak's core flight search results in some U.S. markets. Read More
Google Maps to deliver hotel rates fast as lightning but how accurately?
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Google Maps to deliver hotel rates fast as lightning but how accurately?
By Dennis Schaal | March 9, 2011
How will Google Maps with hotel pricing, which the search engine is testing in a variety of global markets, shape up against the hotel offerings of metasearch players such as Kayak? Read More
After Kayak and Fairmont beta, Pegasus launches hotel MetaSearch Services
By Dennis Schaal | March 8, 2011
After conducting a beta test with Kayak, Fairmont Hotels and at least three other chains, Pegasus Solutions launched a new product, MetaSearch Services. Read More
Did Expedia go missing in Kayak to clean up IPO issue?
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Did Expedia go missing in Kayak to clean up IPO issue?
By Dennis Schaal | March 7, 2011
As Kayak partners with Bing and readies an IPO, Kayak may be seeking to tidy up a nasty issue with Orbitz. Read More
FairSearch tries the satire route in its war with Google
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FairSearch tries the satire route in its war with Google
By Kevin May | March 4, 2011
It must be Friday in lobbyingland, with the anti-Google coalition FairSearch mocking the search giant's efforts to talk up the benefits of its proposed acquisition of ITA Software. Read More
Microsoft turns to Kayak for flight search to fight Google Travel
By Dennis Schaal | March 4, 2011
Microsoft's Bing Travel is handing over flight metasearch duties to Kayak as the two erstwhile competitors bolster their existing alliance to counter Google's accelerated push into travel. Read More
Kayak secret weapon in Google Travel competition -- innovation velocity
By Dennis Schaal | March 2, 2011
Can Kayak compete with Google if, as expected, Google gets more involved in the travel industry? Read More
Hipmunk launches hotel search, swaps agony for ecstasy
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Hipmunk launches hotel search, swaps agony for ecstasy
By Kevin May | March 1, 2011
Another development in the still short life of Silicon Valley darling Hipmunk with the unveiling of its hotel search service. Read More
Hipmunk tries to take agony out of mobile flight search
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Hipmunk tries to take agony out of mobile flight search
By Kevin May | February 22, 2011
Given that the Hipmunk experience is based on a highly visual and, well, wide format it was always going to be interesting to see how it would migrate to a mobile app. Read More
WAYN switches Kayak for Momondo, targets tours and activities
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WAYN switches Kayak for Momondo, targets tours and activities
By Kevin May | February 21, 2011
Travel social network WAYN is bringing in flight search engine Momondo at the expense of rival Kayak as it looks to concentrate on destination-based products. Read More
Skyscanner takes its flight search to mobile with first app
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Skyscanner takes its flight search to mobile with first app
By Kevin May | February 18, 2011
Skyscanner has dipped into toes into the world of mobile travel search, quietly releasing the first version of its smartphone application into the Apple appstore yesterday. Read More
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