Comments on: Travel Searching Made Easier

By: JPN

JPN — Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:51:13 +0000

Unfortunatly in Portugal we don’t have that tecnology to integrate in a travel agency website as ours: http://www.goosetravel.pt. If someone have solutions please advise me.

By: Timothy Li

Timothy Li — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 21:07:52 +0000

my attempt to answer the question above, the availability data might change more often than once an hour.
a dynamic search ensures the most accurate search results.

By: An

An — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 04:06:03 +0000

@JD, you’d want to click on the price you want to pay for your trip, the system will search the hotels for you based on what you click.

Anyway, even though it is really cool, I do find the interface a bit cluttered for a 1024×786 screen. For a first time user there is too much info- almost overwhelming.

I find the system a bit slow too. Makes sense to not search for hotels everytime. Just store the info in a file. Make the system run searches every hour (if prices change that often) or overnight and store the search results in a file. Next time someone searches for a popular desination just send them the result without re-searching. What exactly is the point of making it dynamic. Looks cool, but not very smart (unless you know someting, that I dont.)

I like the way the map scrolls along. Really thoughtfull.

By: Fiona Lake Waslander

Fiona Lake Waslander — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 03:49:27 +0000

John,

Thanks for the questions. The best thing to try is to type “compare Las Vegas hotels” into Yahoo! Search and click on one of the prices you see. You will be transferred to Yahoo! FareChase to see if that price is still available. From there you’ll be able to see the integration with maps and will have the option on that page to toggle to the satellite view.

-Fiona Lake Waslander

By: John Dowdell

John Dowdell — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 02:52:30 +0000

Hi Fiona — Is there a particular link you’d like us to try?

Also, how about some example links for different sample travel displays, that we can then tweak to understand what you’ve accomplished?

(I tried the front page of the “Trip Planner Beta” mentioned eight paragraphs in, then clicked the “map view” link, but then wasn’t sure this was what you wanted us to see.)

tx, jd/adobe

By: Stuart MacDonald

Stuart MacDonald — Thu, 13 Apr 2006 00:38:30 +0000

This looks great, folks. So, when will we see Troogle, do you think? :-)

Nice work.

- Stuart (fmr. CMO Expedia.com/Founder Expedia.ca)

By: Neil Bainton at FareCompare

Neil Bainton at FareCompare — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 20:07:03 +0000

The new site looks great. Really like the hotel search functionality!!