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Microsoft acquires Farecast


Seattle based online travel website Farecast has been acquired by the Seattle based giant Microsoft for a cool $100 Million or so. Madrona Venture Group, Par Capital Management, Greylock Partners and more...
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Startup Kayak Raises $196 Million, Buys Rival SideStep


Michael Arrington reveals that travel startup Kayak is buying its rival SideStep for $200 Million. SideStep and Kayak are the two leaders in the discount travel search space (along with Mobissimo and more...
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New Farecast Service Tells You Whether That Hotel Rate Is Really A Deal - Consumerist


Farecast.com is testing a great new feature that evaluates a hotel's given rate, then tells you how much of a deal it really is when compared to past quotes and fares at similar hotels. more...
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