Yahoo acquires MileWise flight-search service and shuts it down
Skift Take
A shakeout has been looming among sites that track rewards miles and offers mileage-related flight services. MileWise's demise is the first among several other companies that will likely fade away.
MileWise announced today that its "team will be joining Yahoo," and that the MileWise service, which showed flight options based on your reward mileage, will be shutting down.
It's been tough going for mileage-tracking services such as MileWise and TripIt, to name a few, as four major U.S. airlines -- Southwest, United, American and Delta -- have refused to let these sites access members' account information.
And, flight-search anyway has tight margins and is a rough slog.
Rumors were rampant ab
