Today US metasearch site Kayak is introducing a price forecast tool similar to an airfare prediction service pioneered in 2005 by Farecast and later acquired by Bing Travel.
Kayak adds price forecasts to US and UK fare search, saying it’s better than Bing Travel
January 15, 2013 By 2 Comments
An early look at Windows 8 travel apps
August 31, 2012 By 2 Comments
Windows 8 is the much anticipated fresh version of the Microsoft OS, which launches October 2012. Its Bing Travel and CheapOair apps offer interesting peeks into the system.
Google flight search bias? What about Bing?
January 3, 2012 By 42 Comments
Google has been taking a lot of heat for placing Google Flight Search results above all organic results, but although Bing has largely flown under the radar, it takes preferencing even a step further than Google does.
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Microsoft mulls Bing Decision Engine decision and does anyone remember Bing Travel?
September 27, 2011 By 6 Comments
In the more than three years since Microsoft acquired Farecast to create it, Bing Travel has pretty much lost its identity and gotten swallowed up in the whole Bing thing.
Will Kayak IPO? Company not so bullish on its chances
August 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Kayak now says its chances of executing an IPO are about 50%.
Bing Travel partners with NFL star Dhani Jones — fumble or success?
July 19, 2011 By 1 Comment
Bing Travel partnered with Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Dhani Jones to provide travel trips and to promote the service.
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Oyster takes shot at travel photo search and bookings
June 27, 2011 By 8 Comments
You’ve heard of in-app bookings so how about hotel bookings launched right from a property photo?
Bing launches attractions pages with TripAdvisor, Frommers, WCities
March 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Bing rolled out new attractions pages, featuring museums, tourists spots and other activities, in tandem with partners TripAdvisor, Frommers, WCities and Zvents.
Did Expedia go missing in Kayak to clean up IPO issue?
March 7, 2011 By 2 Comments
As Kayak partners with Bing and readies an IPO, Kayak may be seeking to tidy up a nasty issue with Orbitz.
Microsoft turns to Kayak for flight search to fight Google Travel
March 4, 2011 By 10 Comments
Microsoft’s Bing Travel is handing over flight metasearch duties to Kayak as the two erstwhile competitors bolster their existing alliance to counter Google’s accelerated push into travel.
