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Does anyone know of any other solutions for this kind of data other than ITA? Are there any open/cheap APIs for getting at scheduling/price data? I hear Hipmu
by thushan 16y ago
Does anyone know of any other solutions for this kind of data other than ITA? Are there any open/cheap APIs for getting at scheduling/price data? I hear Hipmunk is using Orbitz currently to power their results (or so someone said on that recent TechCrunch article in the comments). Does Orbitz have some API? Would be a fun data set to play with if one is openly available, though I love what Hipmunk is already doing.
- mrduncan 16y agoKayak has an api (limited to 1000 searches / day): http://www.kayak.com/labs/api/search/ http://www.kayak.com/labs/api/search/ I believe that Orbitz will require you talk to someone in order to get access to their api.
- thushan 16y agoThanks for that info. That's a great start for what I'm looking for.
- tomhoward 16y agoThe lack of open/cheap APIs is probably the biggest factor that keeps innovation in travel so slow. My company, Adioso (YC W09) has a free API in beta. It's what's used to power http://destmapper.com/ http://destmapper.com/. Coverage is limited but soon to start expanding rapidly. Email me - tom at adioso dotcom - if you're interested.
- ThomPete 16y agoYou should check out Everbread http://eu.techcrunch.com/2010/03/23/stealth-travel-search-engine-everbread-de-cloaks-to-tackle-core-airline-problem/ http://eu.techcrunch.com/2010/03/23/stealth-travel-search-en... A really really impressive piece of technology.
- gms 16y agoWhile Orbitz might offer an API, I believe that underneath the hood they also use ITA. ITA currently have no competitors in this space.