In Part 2 of my mini series “Online Booking Revolution,” (Part 1 - Flyspy) I’m going to cover Farecast.com So what is Farecast? Farecast, put simply, is a site finds the cheapest flights, and predicts what the fares will be in the future based on historical data.

If you enter a departure date within the next 90 days from one of the available airports, Farecast will kick out a “Fare Prediction,” telling you to buy now or wait because the prices will rise. A picture is worth a thousand words, (more…)

Expect some changes with the traditional online travel booking sites like Travelocity, Orbitz, and Expedia, because of the pressures they feel from some new, young competitors. The way online travel booking happens now already seems archaich compared to the technology available.

So I’m going to make a short series reviewing the new, young competitors [hopefully] bringing on the online booking revolution (more…)

The question of whether to book flights, hotels, and car rentals with a travel agent or online is one that has been plaguing competent computer users for the last several years now. The question has been asked many times, and the answers that you get in response usually consist of a personal bias of the answerer.

I planned on setting up a little controlled experiment, (more…)

Cnet’s Google blog has an entry on google’s plan to enter into the market of traveling. According to the story, Google is hiring for a travel position in Chicago. The writer speculates that Google will be teaming up with Orbitz (who is located in Chicago) to tackle the tourism industry.

What does this mean for budget travelers? Probably not much. Google will probably just integrate Orbitz travel deals into search and google videos. So unfortunately, they will probably not create a powerful search through unbooked hotels or airfare.
So do not expect Google to revolutionalize the online travel booking experience anytime soon.