
To the outside, a travel site called CabinGuru seemed like a perfect idea – a cruise planning and information service, perhaps a little bit like the TripAdvisor-owned SeatGuru.

To the outside, a travel site called CabinGuru seemed like a perfect idea – a cruise planning and information service, perhaps a little bit like the TripAdvisor-owned SeatGuru.

Following along from TripAdvisor’s hotel meta search launch, TripAdvisor subsidiary SeatGuru has relaunched their website with a revamped look and flight planning tools.

When TripAdvisor announced 2011 results back in February, the company said it would increase investment in mobile.

We’ve seen umpteen travel startups focusing on pre-trip travel inspiration and trip-planning, and post-flight activities and tours, but suddenly there is a renewed focus on what has become almost an afterthought — the flight itself.
Room 77 took some attention away from fellow Silicon Valley luvvie Hipmunk (at least until today) when it unveiled its long awaited hotel search last week.
ExpertFlyer and SeatGuru are teaming up to give road warriors more information about airline seat availability and preferability.
TripAdvisor’s foray – US and now the UK – into flight metasearch appears to have triggered plenty of musing by executives and pundits alike.
According to Bryan Salzburg, general manager of initiatives, TripAdvisor is finally becoming the more general travel portal it always wanted (perhaps needs?) to be.
Salzburg stresses that the business model for its hotel review section “will not be re-invented any time soon”, dampening any suggestions that a hotel metasearch could be configured along similar lines to its new flight engine.

Banish how it used to be carried out – travel inspiration and searching for products has changed immeasurably as consumers find new ways of finding the perfect trip.

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Discussing recent hot topics such as the TripAdvisor-Jetsetter acquisition, hotel wifi, Wordpress and hotels, mobile design and user experience.

Ancillary services are here to stay, so how do travel companies and airlines develop their technology and relationships so that merchandising can work for everyone?
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