Comments on: Analysis of Kayak.com and SideStep.com Merger http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/ web insights powered by over 2 million U.S. online consumers Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:56:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: sikiş http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-1295513 sikiş Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:43:16 +0000 http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-1295513 Hi! Webmaster Very nice article! Thanks for this Hi! Webmaster Very nice article! Thanks for this

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]]> By: ELD DANISMANLIK http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-1028747 ELD DANISMANLIK Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:46:34 +0000 http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-1028747 very nice sharing very nice sharing

]]> By: lucia carniglia http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-838715 lucia carniglia Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:48:55 +0000 http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-838715 Kayac and Sidestep have a good success in US, but I would like to suggest a deeper research enlarged to other TSEs making better performances in terms of services - and not only in terms of popularity. Otherwise what’s the value for the final user? I am the co-founder of http://www.mobissimo.com, founded in 2003 and based on over five years of research at Stanford University. We have raised 1/223 of the capital of Kayac BUT today we are the most comprehensive search engine scanning over of 200 web sites: 68 airlines companies,58 low cost companies, private jets, 54 hotels chains, 10 car rental companies. We have an international coverage: US, UK, FR, IT, GER, PL, IN and soon CH. We are the owner of our technology permitting us to offer in real time - and not like e;g skyscanner on request: “We check prices regularly and display the age in hours or days” - the best rate and itinerary, ideas for a trip, content linked to your destination. Why don’t you think to reformulate your research as: the best performing TSEs and the most populars? TKS a lot to give us the possibility to reply Lucia Carniglia co-founder http://www.mobissimo.com Kayac and Sidestep have a good success in US, but I would like to suggest a deeper research enlarged to other TSEs making better performances in terms of services - and not only in terms of popularity. Otherwise what’s the value for the final user?

I am the co-founder of http://www.mobissimo.com, founded in 2003 and based on over five years of research at Stanford University.
We have raised 1/223 of the capital of Kayac BUT today we are the most comprehensive search engine scanning over of 200 web sites: 68 airlines companies,58 low cost companies, private jets, 54 hotels chains, 10 car rental companies.
We have an international coverage: US, UK, FR, IT, GER, PL, IN and soon CH.
We are the owner of our technology permitting us to offer in real time - and not like e;g skyscanner on request: “We check prices regularly and display the age in hours or days” - the best rate and itinerary, ideas for a trip, content linked to your destination.

Why don’t you think to reformulate your research as: the best performing TSEs and the most populars?

TKS a lot to give us the possibility to reply

Lucia Carniglia
co-founder
http://www.mobissimo.com

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]]> By: Chris http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-297311 Chris Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:49:47 +0000 http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-297311 This is the best analysis on the merger that I have seen yet. Thank you for your expertise. This is the best analysis on the merger that I have seen yet. Thank you for your expertise.

]]> By: Greg http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-282030 Greg Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:59:50 +0000 http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-282030 Bob - I focus on the travel industry, and there are others here who focus on different verticals. You can see this side of Compete's business at www.competeinc.com. Feel free to email me at gsaks@compete.com if you would like to speak more. Best, Greg Bob -

I focus on the travel industry, and there are others here who focus on different verticals. You can see this side of Compete’s business at http://www.competeinc.com.

Feel free to email me at gsaks@compete.com if you would like to speak more.

Best,
Greg

]]> By: Bob Veris http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-281890 Bob Veris Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:29:23 +0000 http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-281890 Greg, Great blog on Kayak merger! It was so good, I’m forced to ask if this is your avocation? Are you available to perform other analysis—especially for potential M&A transfers? Happy New Year, Bob Veris Greg,

Great blog on Kayak merger! It was so good, I’m forced to ask if this is your avocation? Are you available to perform other analysis—especially for potential M&A transfers?

Happy New Year,
Bob Veris

]]> By: Greg http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-273517 Greg Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:35:45 +0000 http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-273517 Yen - all of our research is focused on the U.S. market right now so can't help you there. Graeme - Consumers will always want a simple and quick tool to help them find the right travel products, and Kayak/Sidestep do a great job at that. We don't see the threat to Meta Search coming from Travel 2.0 initiatives, but rather from OTA's, Supplier sites, and traditional search engines (ie google) that all may want to try and cut Meta Search out of the distribution puzzle. Yen - all of our research is focused on the U.S. market right now so can’t help you there.

Graeme - Consumers will always want a simple and quick tool to help them find the right travel products, and Kayak/Sidestep do a great job at that. We don’t see the threat to Meta Search coming from Travel 2.0 initiatives, but rather from OTA’s, Supplier sites, and traditional search engines (ie google) that all may want to try and cut Meta Search out of the distribution puzzle.

]]> By: Graeme Thickins http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-273346 Graeme Thickins Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:31:29 +0000 http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-273346 Interesting about the metasearch sites.....a year ago, I wrote about a major travel industry event that positioned this group as old news -- "Travel 1.5" -- when all the new stuff coming along was much more "Travel 2.0" and representative of the future for the industry. So, is this a $200M bet to keep Travel 1.5 alive? Interesting about the metasearch sites…..a year ago, I wrote about a major travel industry event that positioned this group as old news — “Travel 1.5″ — when all the new stuff coming along was much more “Travel 2.0″ and representative of the future for the industry. So, is this a $200M bet to keep Travel 1.5 alive?

]]> By: yen http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-273020 yen Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:25:49 +0000 http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-273020 Excellent overview, great to see some real analysis. Any thoughts on how both entities are doing in the EU and Asia? Excellent overview, great to see some real analysis.

Any thoughts on how both entities are doing in the EU and Asia?

]]> By: Nick http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-272470 Nick Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:03:08 +0000 http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-272470 Really interesting charts. Amazing how much data you guys have. Really interesting charts. Amazing how much data you guys have.

]]> By: George http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-272134 George Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:20:22 +0000 http://blog.compete.com/2007/12/27/kayak-sidestep-merge/#comment-272134 Nice piece of research/analysis. Really shows how to use Compete data. Thanks Greg. Nice piece of research/analysis. Really shows how to use Compete data. Thanks Greg.

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