New Skift Report: What’s Coming Next for Travel Metasearch

Rafat Ali

January 14th, 2014 at 10:30 AM EST

Photo Caption: New Skift Report: What's Coming Next in the World of Travel Metasearch

Skift Take

Metasearch is the hottest thing in travel. Understand why, as well as what's coming next.

As 2014 starts, our twice-monthly Global Trends Report series picks up again, focusing on global trends across various sectors of travel. The first January report in the series is "Travel Metasearch: What’s Coming Next." Metasearch is the biggest battleground in the fight for consumer eyeballs and loyalty between online travel agencies and travel brands.

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