http://www.wired.com/techbiz/startups/news/2007/12/airfare_sites
Savvy travelers know Travelocity and Expedia don't always include the cheapest fares in their searches. But who has time to comb through every airline website looking for better deals? Four new airfare mash-up sites do the hard work for you.
Unlike the first generation of travel sites, these startups don't actually sell you the ticket once you've found your fare. Instead, they search airline and travel-booking sites to find the best deal, then hand you off to the site offering that fare when you're ready to buy.
We found that all four of the search engines we tested cover roughly the same travel websites, but the deals they found varied by as much as $100. On fare prices, Yahoo FareChase was the clear winner, delivering the lowest prices on five out of eight test routes. FareCast comes in a close second for usability, although it delivered the lowest fare in only one test case. Here's how the sites stack
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