The history of flight search [VIDEO]

August 12, 2011 By 3 Comments

It’s always interesting to see how startups entering the travel industry, trying to disrupt or solve a problem, view How Things Used To Be Done.

European startup Everbread, with its Haystack airfare shopping engine, is one such company.

A year or so after hitting the headlines [TLabs Showcase - Everbread], it is ramping up its branding efforts to try and persuade the rest of theindustry how clever its technology is.

But, as with almost every startup, a cute video (or videos) helps to try and put the “problem” into perspective.

History of flight search: 1950s to 1990s:

History of flight search: 1990s to 2010:

There is obviously the “solution” one, too.

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Kevin May About Kevin May

Kevin May is editor of Tnooz. He joined as a co-founder in August 2009 after spending nearly four years as editor of UK-based business publication Travolution.

Passionate about the business of travel and the internet, Kevin played a major role in establishing Travolution in print, online, events and with an annual awards programme, as well as becoming a regular speaker and moderator at industry events.

Prior to Travolution, Kevin was web editor at Media Week (UK) and also worked in regional newspapers for two years at the Essex Enquirer. He started his career in journalism at the Police Gazette at New Scotland Yard in London.

Comments

  1. Vincent says:
    August 12, 2011 at 12:10 pm

    Fun!

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  2. Chicke Fitzgerald says:
    August 13, 2011 at 10:36 am

    I’m a big believer in entrepreneurial innovation and applaud Everbread’s technology, but it I would be remiss if I didn’t bring up the fact that this is not really a technology issue.

    Even 30 years ago, the GDS was processing thousands of transactions a second and that has multiplied exponentially as processing power has gotten cheaper.

    Given the time and money, anyone (including the GDS) can solve the technical challenges of accessing content across platforms.

    Aggregating high value demand is the real issue at hand.

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  3. Yury says:
    August 14, 2011 at 9:14 pm

    What is a “meta meta” and “uber” search engine example?

    Reply

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