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New Live Search: Farecast – Search And Book Your Flight

In April, Microsoft acquired the award-winning travel web site Farecast. Today the new site launched! Live Search Farecast helps you find the lowest airfares by predicting when is the best time to buy, so you can time your purchase for the greatest discount.

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The search will provide you with quite an extensive lists of possibilities as it searches several sites (334 results for mine). As if that’s not enough you can also compare Farecast prices to other sites like Expedia.

 farecastResults

Good thing you can show flights by airline company too or limit the list by the number of stops. You can also narrow it down by limiting the Price Range, Flight Quality or duration. No predictions though for me…

farecastPredictions farecastConnect

It’s also made easy to book the flight of your choice. Simply click on Select in the result list and you will be taken to the site of the Airline Company where you can book your flight. Microsoft will also explore the possibility of incorporating a cash rebate option for travel services booked and purchased through Live Search Farecast, possibly through Live Search CashBack, which Kip posted about earlier.

Comments

Mephiles wrote re: New Live Search: Farecast – Search And Book Your Flight
on Wed, May 21 2008 8:51 PM

It looks like Microsoft have got their brains going now. Everyone loves anything that will save them money.

madboggar wrote re: New Live Search: Farecast – Search And Book Your Flight
on Wed, May 21 2008 10:41 PM

Ok - i take it that this site is not really good for Europeans just looked at a flight from Dublin to liverpool for $900 i take it that ryanair is not available for this site

vipwoody wrote re: New Live Search: Farecast – Search And Book Your Flight
on Thu, May 22 2008 9:59 PM

The website is down now I guess...

quikboy wrote re: New Live Search: Farecast – Search And Book Your Flight
on Fri, May 23 2008 1:12 AM

I didn't get of the Farecast predictions like I could before. I guess it's still adjusting (though frequent past users might not be happy, and go to something new, now that it's Windows Live).

They also need to give the Farecast panels, font, and all the other looks up-to-date with the latest Live Search UI. I actually like the Live Search UI, and Farecast really kinda clashes with it. A new UI refresh for Farecast shouldn't be too hard, right? And less ads would be keen.

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