Travel metasearch once was lean, mean and hungry, but now it seems that websites like Fly.com and Kayak may be getting a bit wimpy, and might be forsaking consumers’ needs in deference to the sensitivities of online travel agencies and airlines.

In the early days of travel metasearch, consumers could use metasearch websites to compare prices of flights and hotel rooms, and in the search-results grids you’d find flight ticket and room prices from various airlines and intermediaries lined-up side by side.

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