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Kayak’s booking role signals more travel industry convergence
In changing its traditional metasearch role, Kayak’s plan to facilitate bookings by collecting customer information highlights the transformation of various travel industry segments into a sometimes-seeming amorphous mass.
After all, Kayak, a travel metasearch and media company, intends to dabble in part of the consumer transaction, heretofore the turf of suppliers and travel agencies. And, by the way, Kayak also is getting involved in itinerary management — the fiefdom of TripIt, TripCase and Traxo, among others — with Kayak Trips.
Read the full story at http://www.tnooz.com/2010/01/20/news/kayaks-booking-role-signals-more-travel-industry-convergence/
Read the full story at http://www.tnooz.com/2010/01/20/news/kayaks-booking-role-signals-more-travel-industry-convergence/
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