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Articles tagged “cheapoair”

Online Travel

Orbitz Settles Lawsuit With Hidden Cities Startup Founder

Skiplagged doesn't have much of a future as a business beyond being an informational website. It is doubtful that Skiplagged would get authorization to link to a travel agency to enable Skiplagged users to book hidden-city itineraries because travel agencies would get into big trouble with airlines for facilitating such bookings.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Orbitz Settles Lawsuit With Hidden Cities Startup Founder

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CheapOair Parent Enters Mexico Market Through Investment in Consolidator

CheapOair is making a big bet on Mexico and Latin America and it is doing so through an investment in a consolidator, a type of commercial enterprise the company knows well because the special fares obtained through consolidators spawned Fareportal and CheapOair in the first place.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

CheapOair Parent Enters Mexico Market Through Investment in Consolidator

Media and PR

CheapOair’s TV Ad Pitchman Inspired by the Trivago Guy

You can see travel advertisers on TV trying to create memorable characters. There's Priceline's The Negotiator and attempts by Trivago with the Trivago Guy and Hotels.com with Captain Obvious. It's a very tough thing to do, and CheapOair is trying to take a shortcut.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

CheapOair’s TV Ad Pitchman Inspired by the Trivago Guy

Online Travel

Interview: CheapOAir CEO on Bridging the Gap Between Booking Site and Travel Agent

Hotel site Getaroom.com tried to drive consumers from its Web site to a call centers for up-selling, but the much larger CheapOair is intent on doing both -- perfecting online booking and giving travelers that option, but also prodding them to phone agents in its company-owned call centers.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Interview: CheapOAir CEO on Bridging the Gap Between Booking Site and Travel Agent

Media and PR

Top 10 Most Popular Travel Brands on YouTube in July

Summer is the time for group travel. Identify with your brand's audience through their families and friends.

Joyce Manalo, Skift | 10 years ago

Top 10 Most Popular Travel Brands on YouTube in July

Online Travel

CheapOair Adds More Fees to Spirit Airlines’ Bag Fees

CheapOair has created a niche as a go-to place for airlines such as US Airways, American and now Spirit to accelerate the distribution of their ancillary services, but in the Spirit case, at least, travelers aren't getting a bargain when compared with booking on Spirit.com.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

CheapOair Adds More Fees to Spirit Airlines’ Bag Fees

Online Travel

American Airlines Signs First Post-Merger Booking Site Pact With CheapOair

With its focus on flights, CheapOair sells a ton of seats for American Airlines and US Airways, and this pact is a bow to that performance.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

American Airlines Signs First Post-Merger Booking Site Pact With CheapOair

Online Travel

New Skift Report: Evolving Strategies in Travel Ad Tech and Bookings

Advertising technology is driving a programmatic sea change in online bookings. To understand these changes, get the report.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 10 years ago

New Skift Report: Evolving Strategies in Travel Ad Tech and Bookings

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Expedia Homepage Redesign Emphasizes Simplicity and the Mobile Revolution

The Expedia.com homepage redesign is trendy and artsy, with lots of open space and a search widget placed on top of an inspirational photo. Simplicity, photo-led search and responsive design are trending now -- until the next big thing comes along.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Expedia Homepage Redesign Emphasizes Simplicity and the Mobile Revolution

Airlines

Why CheapOair Is Sticking With Flights While Booking Peers Chase Hotels

CheapOair has already proven that it can make a viable business out of flights when its competitors are scurrying to build their hotel businesses. There will be pressures, and it won't be the fastest-growing business in the world, but there is plenty of room for companies like CheapOair that keep their heads down and focus on areas that others are neglecting.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 11 years ago

Why CheapOair Is Sticking With Flights While Booking Peers Chase Hotels