The Bing Travel Fareology Team (http://www.bing.com/travel) has issued their forecast for the 2011 summer travel season, showing that airfare and hotel costs are on the rise. Compared to last year, airfare is expected to be up 15 percent, with tickets averaging $561 up from $485 last summer. Summer hotel costs will rise by over 7 percent, with average costs at $242 versus $227 last year. Airlines are making deep cuts in capacity and surcharges are...
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If you’re like me, you probably have a long list of places you’d like to visit in your lifetime. I bet your friends and family have their own lists as well. But up to now, there hasn’t been an easy way to share these dreams with your friends and see what travel aspirations they have. Bing Travel Wish List is a Facebook app that provides both armchair and active travelers a way to track, share, and compare their travel goals with...
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Update: As of today (3/10/2011), KAYAK is providing flight search results in the U.S. from multiple cities, airports and airlines, giving customers access to a larger set of flight itineraries as they work to plan and book travel on Bing. Since the launch of Bing, our goal has been to create a new and different search experience focused on helping you make faster, more informed decisions. We set out to do this by delivering great results...
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Bing travel crunches over a billion airfares on a daily basis to bring you Price Predictors, and we use that data to uncover cheap airline tickets every day. To help you find great deals even faster, we are introducing “Autosuggest Flight Prices” which display flight prices and the Price Predictor for key markets directly in the search box. Before you ever hit the enter key, you will see our prediction for the best flight price deal...
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Today Bing Travel is rolling out new improvements to our destination and hotel pages. First up, we are updating our destination pages allowing travelers to compare multiple destinations in one view. Visiting Florida on your next vacation but not sure which cities are a must-visit? Compare multiple destinations on just one page with images, flights, hotels, weather, attractions, events, videos and more for each city.  In one easy view, you can...
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Last night we brought together some leaders in the entertainment industry to discuss how technology is changing the way we interact with media. We also came together to kick off the latest release of Bing with the launch of Bing Entertainment, a destination for all your entertainment searches. As part of our work in this summer release, we also made a significant investment and update in the way we’re visually presenting information with a...
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Plan Your Spring Break with Bing Oh how I love this time of year. A little spring cleaning, the start of the NCAA basketball tournament, the anticipation of warm afternoons at the ballpark, and students and families gearing up for Spring Break. As I work away from the comfort of my office, I intend to reminisce and remember the good old days of sunny vacations and relaxation while I continue to work away from the comfort of my desk. Are you one...
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If you happen to have been at an airport today (which is more than likely) and if you were flying in or out of Seattle or Boston you might have seen some of our fellow Bing team members out there giving people a hand with their luggage….and when I say hand I don’t mean helping them carry their luggage to the check-in counter…what I mean is the Bing team was handing out $15 pre-loaded Mastercards to help with your baggage fees or...
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Is your throat scratchy? Have you stocked up on Kleenex for your office? Wondering what all of this means? Is it the flu or just a cold? Just in time for this year’s cold and flu season, our friends over on the MSN team announced that they are launching the beta version of My Health Info, powered by HealthVault. With My Health Info you will be able to securely manage your health information and research all your health related questions...
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With Labor Day weekend fast approaching, perhaps you’re thinking about a quick trip to Vegas. Airfares aren’t too expensive, but the cost of a hotel room may give you second thoughts, especially since the best properties tend to get up booked up during holiday weekends. Fortunately, Bing Travel has created an intelligent tool to help you figure out whether the hotel rate you’re being offered is a deal or not. Unlike the Price...
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