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Oyster Travel Reviews’ Latest Pearl – Oyster Shots

2011-06-30 by Phil Butler

Oyster image search

Oyster.com, one of the most innovative travel review entities in the world, announces what they term “Oyster Shots” – a first ever photo powered hotel search engine.

Tags: high def photos, hotel photos, hotel reviews, Oyster reviews, Oyster Shots, travel deals, travel photos, travel reviews, travel search, travel search engine, travel tools, travel websites

US Government Approves Google-ITA Deal

2011-04-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

US Department of Justice

The Department of Justice has approved a $700 million deal that will see Google acquire ITA Software, a travel technology company.  The DoJ released a detailed ruling outlining the approval, along with some restrictions. As part of the deal, Google must license QPX software from ITA to airfare websites under “commercially reasonable terms”, continue to […]

Tags: air fares, airfare websites, BIng, Department of Justice, DoJ, Google, InstaSearch, ITA, QPX software, travel search engine, U.S.

Kayak Acquires Checkfelix, Austrian Travel Search Engine

2011-04-06 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Kayak acquires Checkfelix

Kayak has further enriched its European portfolio by adding Checkfelix to its list of acquisitions.  Checkfelix is an Austrian travel search engine that offers cheap flights, discounted hotels, and cheap rental cars. In the deal, Kayak will acquire JaBo Software Vetrieb- und Entwicklung, better known as Checkfelix, but the Austrian company will continue to function […]

Tags: acquisition, austrian, Checkfelix, Kayak, travel meta search engine, travel search engine

Move Over TripIt Movolo Is On the Move

2010-12-02 by Phil Butler

Movolo's landing page

A Latvian travel startup called Movolo may have hit on the future of online travel booking. Simplicity on top of trust will soon enable online travel companies to greatly simplify travel booking selections. With Google’s imminent entry into the online travel space, anyone should be asking; “How do we do this?” One answer may be to follow Movolo.

Tags: booking engine, European travel, Latvian startups, map travel, online travel, startup investment, suggestion engine, Travel booking, travel search engine, travel startup, travel technology, TripIt, TripSay




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