Articles tagged “kayak”

Online Travel

The Four Ways Kayak Is Using AI

Kayak is doing a lot of experiments with AI, not always in the most obvious ways.

Justin Dawes | 4 weeks ago

The Four Ways Kayak Is Using AI

Online Travel

Expedia, Kayak, HomeToGo: The AI Travel Race For Booking Platforms

None of the AI tools are as sharp as users may expect — but the companies that have begun experimenting likely are farther ahead than those that have not started at all. 

Justin Dawes | 1 month ago

Expedia, Kayak, HomeToGo: The AI Travel Race For Booking Platforms

Online Travel

Chase Travel Has What the Other Cards and Online Travel Agencies Don’t — Southwest Flights

Online travel agencies and credit card companies — other than Chase — have Southwest-envy. Not having Southwest flights is a major hole in their travel offerings.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Chase Travel Has What the Other Cards and Online Travel Agencies Don’t — Southwest Flights

Online Travel

Kayak CEO Says Online Travel ‘Still Sucks’ and He Wants to Stay ‘Until It’s Fixed’

Twenty years later, Google is the leading global player in travel metasearch. Steve Hafner can do little about that but argues travelers can snack on Google but they should come to Kayak for better results when they are ready to book.

Dennis Schaal | 2 months ago

Kayak CEO Says Online Travel ‘Still Sucks’ and He Wants to Stay ‘Until It’s Fixed’

Online Travel

How Travel Metasearch Lost Its Mojo

Advertising in travel metasearch used to be near the top of the list for online travel agencies and hotels. But then along came Google Hotels, YouTube, and TikTok, as well as hotel and online travel agency loyalty programs to deflate the value proposition.

Dennis Schaal | 3 months ago

How Travel Metasearch Lost Its Mojo

Travel Technology

Kayak Says New AI Tool Reads an Airfare Screenshot to Find A Lower Price. We Tested It

A crazy twist in the world of travel and AI, here’s a tool that seems to actually work as intended.

Justin Dawes | 4 months ago

Kayak Says New AI Tool Reads an Airfare Screenshot to Find A Lower Price. We Tested It

Travel Technology

We Tested New AI Trip Planners From Despegar and Kayak: Fewer Errors, Still Buggy

The industry is getting closer to the vision of the comprehensive digital travel agent, but it's still far away.

Justin Dawes | 4 months ago

We Tested New AI Trip Planners From Despegar and Kayak: Fewer Errors, Still Buggy

Hotels

Life House CEO Resigns as Hotel Startup Faces Complaints

Reports suggest that Life House, the startup that Rami Zeidan founded in 2017, is facing a wave of complaints from the hotel owners who use its software and services. A new CEO could give the company a fresh start.

Sean O'Neill | 4 months ago

Life House CEO Resigns as Hotel Startup Faces Complaints

Airlines

Ryanair and ‘Pirate’ Online Travel Agencies in Skirmish Over Flight Bookings

Booking.com can argue that it doesn't used banned screen-scraping to access Ryanair flights. Meanwhile, Google, "an honest/transparent OTA," can do no wrong in Ryanair's eyes.

Dennis Schaal | 6 months ago

Ryanair and ‘Pirate’ Online Travel Agencies in Skirmish Over Flight Bookings

Online Travel

Travel Companies Laid Off Thousands in 2023 — See Which Ones

The short-term rental sector is growing, but property managers have been having a hard time as supply has outpaced demand.

Justin Dawes | 6 months ago

Travel Companies Laid Off Thousands in 2023 — See Which Ones