Google flight search bias? What about Bing?

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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?

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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.

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Will Kayak IPO? Company not so bullish on its chances

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Kayak now says its chances of executing an IPO are about 50%.

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Bing Travel partners with NFL star Dhani Jones — fumble or success?

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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

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You’ve heard of in-app bookings so how about hotel bookings launched right from a property photo?

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Bing launches attractions pages with TripAdvisor, Frommers, WCities

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Bing rolled out new attractions pages, featuring museums, tourists spots and other activities, in tandem with partners TripAdvisor, Frommers, WCities and Zvents.

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Did Expedia go missing in Kayak to clean up IPO issue?

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As Kayak partners with Bing and readies an IPO, Kayak may be seeking to tidy up a nasty issue with Orbitz.

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Microsoft turns to Kayak for flight search to fight Google Travel

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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.

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Bing launches Autosuggest Flight Prices naturally

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Bing introduced Autosuggest Flight Prices, which predicts the lowest fare over the next 90 days and whether that ticket price will rise or fall.

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Airfare increases? Continental removes worries with FareLock

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Bing Travel may predict whether an airfare will rise or fall, but Continental took some of the worry out by giving travelers the option of locking in airfares for 72 hours or seven days for a fee.

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