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Articles tagged “metasearch”

Online Travel

Gogobot Is Betting Its User Content Can Give It an Edge in the Hotel Metasearch Race

Is the quality of Gogobot's user generated content really enough to make a difference as it launches hotel metasearch and brings itself into conflict with more well-heeled rivals? Gogobot thinks so, but it really has a lot to prove.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Gogobot Is Betting Its User Content Can Give It an Edge in the Hotel Metasearch Race

Online Travel

Is Room 77 Pivoting or Is It Just Changing Its Marketing Strategy?

Competing against the likes of Priceline's Kayak, Expedia's Trivago and even Google will be very tough going for Room 77. Is Room 77 giving up on the challenge or playing possum while it hones its mobile skills?

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Is Room 77 Pivoting or Is It Just Changing Its Marketing Strategy?

Hotels

Skift Q&A: Trivago Co-Founder on Why It Doesn’t Really Need Expedia

Malte Siewert of Trivago has a mantra that's a characteristic of many successful companies: Test things out, yes, but make quick decisions and get things done. He's happy about the Expedia acquisition, but Trivago is apparently creating its own destiny.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Skift Q&A: Trivago Co-Founder on Why It Doesn’t Really Need Expedia

Hotels

Skift Q&A: Kayak CEO on Why Metasearch Competitors Can’t Keep Up

Steve Hafner acknowledges that flight ticket purchasing on Kayak still "sucks." He candidly admits that Kayak is taking some design inspiration from the Airbnb website, which he says balances exploration and transactions without overwhelming the user.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Skift Q&A: Kayak CEO on Why Metasearch Competitors Can’t Keep Up

Online Travel

New Skift Report: What’s Coming Next for Travel Metasearch

Metasearch is the hottest thing in travel. Understand why, as well as what's coming next.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 10 years ago

New Skift Report: What’s Coming Next for Travel Metasearch

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

Airlines

Google Travel Boss Defends Lack of Progress, Deflects Criticism

Wertheimer didn't reveal much and didn't mollify any critics but after selling his company to Google for $700 million, he doesn't have to.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

Google Travel Boss Defends Lack of Progress, Deflects Criticism

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

Online Travel

Hipmunk CEO: Competitors Unwilling To Take Risks and Have Subpar Products

Hipmunk seems content to keep its nose to the grindstone and invest in its platforms. How long it can be viable as a smaller player in an increasingly croweded marketplace remains to be seen.

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.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago

6 Reasons Why Google Is Fine With its Irrelevant Flight Search