Comments on: Trouble in Online Travel: American Airlines Ditches Kayak (Maybe Orbitz Too)

By: raj

raj — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:38:46 +0000

Its like comparing results on google.com vs altavista.com . Often Both search engines will show you different results.

In my opinion AA pays kayak to get its fare top on list and then kayak may have to suppress other airline fares.. I guess that is the way how it should work in lay man’s term..

If i am British airway completing AA on kayak , i bet i would give chance to AA to show on top for consumer on kayak.

By: Instant Downloadz » Travelzoo’s Fly.com Launches Yet Another Travel Search Aggregator

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:30:12 +0000

[...] advantages – for one the site lists American Airlines flight options, whereas the airline company ditched its listings on Kayak. Update: American actually returned to Kayak in [...]

By: Travelzoo’s Fly.com Launches Yet Another Travel Search Aggregator | Spin Valley Post

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:30:30 +0000

[...] What differentiates Fly.com from Kayak is the way in which a user can see the listed flight information. Fly.com includes a summary view, where each airline’s lowest and highest prices is listed. The user can then click on the airline to see the flight times and ranges. Also, the user can see the economy, business and first-class prices in one search. And Fly.com’s results include “Why Me?” boxes, which inform travelers about amenities on a specific route or airline. For example, a “Why Me?” box attached to Virgin Airlines informs the user about Virgin’s in-flight entertainment options. While some of these may be innovative, it’s doubtful that these differentiators will be enough to drive people away from a more comprehensive site, like Kayak, where a user can also search for rental cars, hotels and package vacations. That said, Fly.com does seem to have at least a few advantages – for one the site lists American Airlines flight options, whereas the airline company ditched its listings on Kayak. [...]

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Travelzoo’s Fly.com Launches Yet Another Travel Search Aggregator — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:06:43 +0000

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Travelzoo’s Fly.com Launches Yet Another Travel Search Aggregator — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:00:44 +0000

By: Journey Like the Wolf | Bostonista

Journey Like the Wolf | Bostonista — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 21:16:06 +0000

[...] travelers have more options than ever when booking trips online. Some are decidedly time-saving; others, not so much. Indeed, Al Gore’s little invention has spawned an entirely new way of thinking [...]

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:36:04 +0000

Yesterday, AA flights were back on kayak, albeit without the link to orbitz.com right next to the aa.com linkoff. Also still missing are multi-carrier flights that include AA but are sold via Orbitz/CT – doubt these will be back anytime soon. Appears the spat is over.

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By: Are Home Listings Like Airline Tickets?

Are Home Listings Like Airline Tickets? — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:28:08 +0000

[...] fees may also play a part in the dispute and says other airlines like Continental and Northwest may follow suit. (I haven’t seen the specifics of AA’s [...]

By: OMG. OMG. OMFG.

OMG. OMG. OMFG. — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 02:20:56 +0000

[...] a July 23 piece, TechCrunch explained the move: “Airlines don’t like the booking sites because they have to pay them a [...]

By: tripso.com | What’s the real truth with the situation between American Airlines and Kayak?

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:50:35 +0000

[...] commentators are murmuring that AA may be getting ready to pull its listings from Orbitz as well. Is American trying to squeeze the online travel agencies just as they slowly squeezed the [...]

By: Vijay Chittoor

Vijay Chittoor — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 07:44:55 +0000

Airlines should stop open up access to their search through APIs – that would completely change the dynamics of the meta search market, and help the airlines a lot. I have a post on this on my blog: http://clickr.t...can-airlin.html

By: cloud9ine

cloud9ine — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:59:29 +0000

I saw this coming!

I posted on the devious tactics of Kayak at http://cloud9in...oys-beware.html a few months.

By: American Airlines cut ties with Kayak.com | Travelwires.com

American Airlines cut ties with Kayak.com | Travelwires.com — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:52:56 +0000

[...] Kayak’s Keith Melnick and Steve Hafner confirm it in the comments section, I figured it was true. American has decided to stop participation in Kayak. After reading the blog post and many of the misinformed comments that followed, I figured I’d [...]

By: Drago

Drago — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:32:11 +0000

It is begining of the end for meta search sites like Kayak ,SideStep ,Mobissimo

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By: Inquisix - Selling by Referrals » Blog Archive » Difficult to do business with

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:48:57 +0000

[...] then why the decision to make it difficult for Kayak customers to purchase AA tickets? They sent me the email yesterday telling me that they’re ending their association with [...]

By: bobdobbs

bobdobbs — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 22:16:15 +0000

You clearly have no idea what you’re ranting about.

By: sidestep user

sidestep user — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:03:43 +0000

“Imagine Sony telling Best Buy that they couldn’t sell Panasonic?” Huh??? Isn’t this more like Sony telling an eBay or an Amazon to not show Sony’s from certain Store/Partner X? But to only sell Sony’s from sony.com?

IMHO, its definitely a distribution power play. Economically, traditional eMiddlemen like Expedia/Travelocity/Orbitz charge much higher fees to both airlines and consumers (net lower revenue for airlines). Meta search sites that bypass traditional GDS’s probably cost less to airlines. But, they don’t want them to “grow up” and become the next Expedia/Travelocity/Orbitz…

By: The Airlines’ Ongoing Struggle With Price Aggregation Sites | My Best Blogroll

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:53:32 +0000

[...] Airlines and Kayak last week. Last Wednesday TechCrunch reported that American Airlines was pulling its listings from the airfare search engine. Comments left by Kayak’s CEO Steve Hafner and VP Keith Melnick [...]

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