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Kayak Ad Will Draw Critics But At Least It Doesn’t Offend Brain Surgery Patients

Kayak's motto is "search one and done." However, it isn't done when it comes to annoying people who don't share its sense of humor. Or humour.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Online Travel

Kayak Brings Back Advertisement Banned in the UK

Damn, if the UK's Advertising Standards Authority can't take a joke … Meanwhile, Kayak's Brain Surgery ad is obviously working and that's why the company brought it back.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

TripAdvisor Edges Into Kayak’s Hotel Turf In Deal With Bing

The deal, particularly the desktop element of it, is a good one for TripAdvisor, even if Microsoft has struggled to become a force in travel.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

Skyscanner Is Making Its First Real Attempt to Crack Metasearch in the U.S.

Skyscanner will likely experience some of the same problems that Hipmunk faces in the U.S. market: It is late to the game, although Gareth Williams feels it is still early when looking at the big picture. And, it will take a lot of years to build up Skyscanner's hotel business both in the U.S. and abroad.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Hotels

Orbitz CEO: We See Ourselves As An Insurgent

From the front lines of online and mobile travel, Orbitz Worldwide still thinks it can be a winner as an insurgent, although there hasn't been any major evidence of a surge.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Airlines

6 Reasons Why Google Is Fine With its Irrelevant Flight Search

Unless Google is playing possum and lulling competitors into submission, prognostications about the potential impact of Google Flight Search could turn out to be one of the greatest miscalculations in online travel history.