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It’s not just airlines – are online agencies heading towards monopolies too?

by Janice Hough on August 7, 2009

There are many predictions that airlines will be consolidating, and we know they are cutting services. Now, it appears that online travel agencies are going through some sort of consolidation — the biggest are owned by four big companies.

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You call that a recovery? Online agencies suffer through bargain season

by Christopher Elliott on July 21, 2009

Traffic to the three major online travel agencies — Expedia, Orbitz and Travelocity — is trending upward, as bargain-hunters snap up discounted airline tickets, hotel rooms and rental cars. It helps that the agencies eliminated some of their booking fees a few months ago.

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Seek and you shall find the travel bargains in 2009

by Charlie Leocha on January 13, 2009

The first half of 2009 will see continued consolidation in the travel industry. The big and strong will be getting bigger and stronger and the small will face a tough time. Industry consolidation at the same time will be up against increased consumer search for better bargains.

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Is CEO shuffle at online travel agencies a merger warning?

by Christopher Elliott on January 8, 2009

Are the big three online travel agencies about to become the big two … or one? Maybe. There are signs that something is in the works.

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What’s the real truth with the situation between American Airlines and Kayak?

by Steve Surjaputra on August 6, 2008

The reasons for American Airlines flight displays disappearing from kayak.com are still a bit cloudy, but it appears that Kayak removed the flight listings because American demanded an all-AA-fares-or-nothing display. They got nothing.

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