Posted on 11/26/2004 10:28:35 AM PST by LouAvul
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Like a lot of frequent travelers, Kevin Pollard relies on the Internet to save money on airfares, hotel rooms and rental cars. The quest generally took him to the Web's most popular travel sites - Orbitz, Travelocity and Expedia - until he discovered a new breed of specialty search engines that promise to dig up even better bargains.
"I am always looking for something that gets me the best deal out there with the least amount of effort," said Pollard, 56, an international marketing consultant who travels from his Metarie, La. home every other week.
Pollard believes he got just that with Mobissimo, which he used to plan two recent trips. The San Mateo-based company and other so-called Internet "travel aggregators" such as SideStep, Cheapflights, Qixo, Kayak and Farechase are hoping to win more converts as people arrange holiday season getaways.
"Many consumers are becoming frustrated with the online travel experience," said Mobissimo co-founder Svetlozar Nestorov. "Our goal is to make it better."
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