AOL to Launch PinpointTravel.com
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AOL Launches Test of Travel Search Site
AOL Launches Test of Travel Search Site
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AOL are to launch a Beta travel site powered by Kayak, the recently launched travel comparison engine.
The site, that well be at PinpointTravel.com is among a spate of Travel launches and according to Jeffrey DeKorte at Time Warner Travel capitalizes on the belief that consumers would rather cut the middle man out:
AOL are to launch a Beta travel site powered by Kayak, the recently launched travel comparison engine.
The site, that well be at PinpointTravel.com is among a spate of Travel launches and according to Jeffrey DeKorte at Time Warner Travel capitalizes on the belief that consumers would rather cut the middle man out:
Some shoppers are loyal to an agency brand, but we believe the vast majority would rather book through a supplier and miss the middle-man fees,"
MediaPost said:
AOL's new service is likely to shake up the online travel market, said Diane Clarkson, an analyst with Jupiter Research. "Travel is an extremely competitive environment. It's extremely price-sensitive, and there's not a lot of loyalty," Clarkson said. "Given that marketplace, another player coming in is really going to be increasing the competition." Jupiter Research estimates that online travel was a $54 billion industry in 2004, and will grow to 91 billion in 2009.
Certainly it'll be one to watch for those involved with Travel sites...
- Y! MyWeb
Short and easy to remember that name ;)
I like the way it is set up right now for the end user, but I don't think it will preform on the search engines in its current form.
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Jupiter Research estimates that online travel was a $54 billion industry in 2004
That averages out to $10 per travel website. Join the crowd, AOL.
Interesting
I have been working with AOL to develop a new currency converter for their revamped Travel section.
For a sneak peak of that try:
http://www.gocurrency.com/aol2/
Good stuff Aussie
I like the pocket printable reference. How did you come up with your list of currencies? Is this for the Aussie market?