CheapOair
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CheapOair is an online travel company established in September 2005. The company has created a branded budget travel site for US and Canadian travelers. This site offers airfares on all major and smaller airlines in North America, Central and South America, Europe, Asia, Pacific, Indian sub-continent and Africa. CheapOair allows users to book flights originating from a foreign country into the United States and Canada. CheapOair also provides travelers with tips on how to save money while traveling, as well as safety pointers in their ongoing "Important Travel Articles" series.
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[edit] Awards
CheapOair was awarded the Hitwise award for the top 10 travel web sites 3 times in a row. CheapOair is rated the 5th largest online travel agency in the United States by Hitwise.[1] CheapOair provides a low fare guarantee to all its users. The company also received an award from Austrian Airlines.[2] and TAM Airlines for sales achievement.
[edit] Technology
CheapOair uses proprietary Fareportal technology that allows users to search multiple computer reservations system databases for airfares in one single search. The site displays up to 200 flight results and combinations for each city pair searched with a condensed flight matrix on the flights listing page. The system combines GDS inventory combined with consolidators fares from several of the usa tops consolidators like Trans Am Travel, Dan Travel, GTT and many more. The combination of 3rd party sources helps increase price variation with contracts not currently held by the company.
[edit] Hotels inventory
CheapOair has added hotel offerings on its web site. Newsweek ran a story on this, noting that they are displaying up to 500 hotels in one page.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ Tnooz - (2011-10-8). "Priceline edges closer to Expedia – Top US travel sites, October 8 2011". Tnooz.com. http://www.tnooz.com/2011/10/10/data/priceline-edges-closer-to-expedia-top-us-travel-sites-october-8-2011/. Retrieved 2011-10-08.
- ^ "Press Releases, Latest News and Archived Press Releases". Cheapoair.com. 2007-05-15. http://www.cheapoair.com/Travel/travel_resources/dailynews-austrian.asp. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ^ "CheapOair puts a fresh spin on hotel listings - This Just In - Budget Travel". Current.newsweek.com. http://current.newsweek.com/budgettravel/2008/09/cheapoair_puts_a_fresh_spin_on.html. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
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[edit] Published articles
- 2010 Online Travel Services Gold Winners. Travel Weekly Magellan Awards September, 2010.
- Airlines: First it was the baggage fees. What’s next? Pay toilets?. The Christian Science Monitor April 26, 2010.
- CheapOair Wins Outstanding Sales Agency Award From Korean Air. Fox Business March 5, 2010.
- Q&A With CheapOair. Viator September 27, 2009.
- MSNBC's Chris Elliott Interviews CheapOair. Elliott.org Aug 21, 2009.
- CheapOair refunds change fee CNN March 24, 2009.
- Online Sites Track Low Hotel Rates. New York Times April 5, 2009.
