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Press Releases
March 20, 2008
Farecast® Summer Forecast Reveals Fares to Europe Soar
Fly shoulder seasons in May and September to save $350 per ticket on average to Europe.
February 8, 2008
Farecast® Launches Free International Airfare Predictions
Helps consumers afford travel in tough economic times by saving $150 on international travel.
January 22, 2008
Farecast® 2008 Spring Break Forecast: Travelers Will Pay Over 10 Percent More
Fares for peak spring break trips are up 10-12 percent this year over 2007.
January 17, 2008
Farecast® Launches Canada Airfare Predictions
Canadian travelers now have access to global air and hotel search, free airfare predictions and planning tools.
September 18, 2007
Farecast's® Holiday Forecast Reveals When to Buy and Fly™ this Season
Avoiding the popular Friday or Saturday Christmas departure could save you over $90 per ticket.
August 29, 2007
Farecast Launches Hotels Search
First to offer innovative new beta Hotel Rate Key™ pricing technology to help you Know Where to Stay™ and find the best hotel deal for your money.
July 17, 2007
MSN and Farecast.com™ Launch Free Airfare Predictions, Planning Tools
MSN first to offer Farecast's innovative predictive technology to help its users Know When to Buy™ airline tickets.
May 15, 2007
Farecast Launches New Tools to Help Savvy Travelers Catch Elusive Airfare Price Drops
Farecast emerges from beta with an audit confirming predictive accuracy of 74.5%.
April 9, 2007
Farecast Hires Online Travel Executive Krista Pappas As VP Business Development
Travel Industry Association also awards Farecast TravelCom Res-Expo New Innovator Award.
March 13, 2007
Farecast.com Launches Airfare Deals Based On Science, Not Marketing
Site leverages more than 175 billion airfare observations to save consumers money.
January 31, 2007
Farecast Raises An Oversubscribed $12M Financing Led By Sutter Hill Ventures
Farecast.com, the world's only airfare prediction website, today announced the completion of an oversubscribed $12.1 million Series C financing led by Sutter Hill Ventures.
January 22, 2007
Farecast Launches Innovative New Fare Guard Service
For the first time, savvy travelers can avoid getting burned by rising airfares.
January 08, 2007
Farecast.com Selected By PC World as One of the 20 Most Innovative Products of 2007
Farecast.com, the first and only airfare prediction website, announced today that PC World, the most widely-read computer or business magazine, honored Farecast.com as one of the select 20 winners of the 2007 PC World 20 Most Innovative Products Award.
December 12, 2006
Farecast Adds Former Expedia CEO Erik Blachford to Board of Directors
Farecast.com, the first and only airfare prediction website, announced today the addition of former Expedia Chief Executive Officer, Erik Blachford to its board of directors.
November 7, 2006
Farecast Awarded "Best of What's New" For 2006
Farecast.com, the first and only airfare prediction website, announced today that Popular Science, the world's largest science and technology magazine, has chosen Farecast as one of the top 100 tech innovations of the year in its annual "Best of What's New" for 2006.
October 16, 2006
Farecast Announces Agreement With American Airlines
Farecast.com, the first and only airfare prediction website, announced today a marketing relationship with American Airlines. The agreement gives Farecast access to American Airlines' lowest fares and makes it easier for Farecast to refer customers direct to www.aa.com for booking travel on American flights.
September 25, 2006
Farecast.com Simplifies Airfare Search Experience for All U.S. Cities
Farecast.com, the airfare prediction website, announced today that consumers can now shop for airfare on Farecast.com for any airport and destination nationwide. The company also added free airfare predictions from 20 additional cities, bringing the total to 75 cities across the country.
August 21, 2006
Farecast.com Now Available From Over 55 Cities Nationwide
Farecast.com, the first and only airfare prediction website, announced today that travelers can now get free airfare predictions from over 55 U.S. cities nationwide, including New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Chicago, and Atlanta.
June 27, 2006
Farecast.com Launches Public Beta; Becomes First to Provide Airfare Predictions
Farecast announced today the Public Beta launch of Farecast.com, the first and only airfare prediction website.
July 21, 2005
Farecast Closes $7 Million In Series B Funding
Farecast, formerly known as Hamlet Inc., announced today the completion of a $7 million Series B funding.