Comments on: Travel Search - Farecast http://verticalsearch.net/2006/08/21/travel-search-farecast/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:25:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1 by: Neville http://verticalsearch.net/2006/08/21/travel-search-farecast/#comment-16071 Mon, 21 Aug 2006 22:19:01 +0000 http://verticalsearch.net/2006/08/21/travel-search-farecast/#comment-16071 Setting aside the forecasting feature, which I'm not convinced is or will be particularly useful or accurate, Farecast seems to deliver a service very similar to Kayak's, via a similar interface. Interestingly though, for me it is delivering fare search results for specific round trips about 50% faster than Kayak does (in around 13 seconds versus 20 seconds). I'm assuming Farecast's RSS feature will be matched fairly promptly. I'm seeing Farecast primarily as a faster Kayak. Setting aside the forecasting feature, which I’m not convinced is or will be particularly useful or accurate, Farecast seems to deliver a service very similar to Kayak’s, via a similar interface. Interestingly though, for me it is delivering fare search results for specific round trips about 50% faster than Kayak does (in around 13 seconds versus 20 seconds). I’m assuming Farecast’s RSS feature will be matched fairly promptly.

I’m seeing Farecast primarily as a faster Kayak.

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