Vacations Blog
An Honest Take on Great Vacations
Posts by: Yen Lee
Uptake on UpTake – UpTake Raises $10 Million to Accelerate Growth
Sep 16, 2008; 5 CommentsWe launched UpTake to make the entire travel planning process easier and we started with the specific goal of improving the first step in the travel planning process – helping consumers decide where to go, where to stay and what to do. With our... Read more »
Isn’t online travel “done”? Why is there an explosion of new travel start-ups?
Apr 22, 2008; 7 CommentsQuestion: Why the new interest in online travel? Isn’t online travel “done”? Based on the number of analyst and due diligence calls I received recently, it looks like there are a number of new travel sites looking to help consumers... Read more »
Farecast–is Microsoft getting into travel…or into contextual targeting?
Apr 18, 2008; 6 CommentsThis $115M acquisition has journalists and travel insiders scratching their heads especially given how much smaller Farecast is than Sidestep, the $180M Kayak paid for Sidestep and because MSN hasn’t shown prior interest in travel. But the confusion... Read more »
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Analyst and Blog Feedback on Kango’s Private Beta
Jan 10, 2008; 3 CommentsWe have been pleasantly surprised by the time and attention we received from analysts and bloggers given we started our private beta just before the holidays. There is consensus a clear strategic opportunity exists to address unmet consumer needs and... Read more »
New competition for Kayak/SideStep — Yahoo launches price comparison travel search
Jan 10, 2008; 15 CommentsIt seems like just yesterday that the travel sector crowned Kayak the undisputed heavyweight champion of price comparison search following their acquisition of SideStep. But wait! It looks like Yahoo has (finally!) unveiled FareChase, the price search... Read more »
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Kayak & Sidestep Merger Highlights Trends In Online Travel
Dec 21, 2007; 6 CommentsTravel insiders have known that major changes are inevitable for the online travel industry. While most assume that online travel is already “done” by Expedia and the likes, people who have been in travel like Henry Harteveldt, Gregg Brockway and... Read more »
Private Beta for Family Vacations and Romantic Trips
Dec 19, 2007; 2 CommentsKango just announced the launch of our private beta yesterday morning and we would like to know what you think of our site. Please sign up for a private beta invitation and let us know what you like and what we can improve. We recognize we have a long... Read more »
We Are Almost Ready To Welcome You To Kango
Dec 17, 2007; 3 CommentsGene & I founded Kango to make it easy and fun for you to discover information about your travel options and to make better travel decisions. Our mission is for Kango to be your first step to a great trip. Travel is the largest e-commerce category... Read more »
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