Farecast.com Now Available From Over 55 Cities Nationwide
Free airfare predictions help travelers know when to buy airline tickets
SEATTLE– August 21, 2006 — 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. Farecast.com will help airfare shoppers across the country save money by answering the question: should you buy now or buy later?
"Hundreds of thousands of people have now visited Farecast.com and feedback has been positive," said Hugh Crean, president and CEO of Farecast, Inc. "We're thrilled to make airfare predictions available to major cities across the country ahead of schedule, helping even more travel shoppers know when to buy airline tickets."
New Markets - Now Serving Over 55 U.S. Cities
Farecast airfare predictions are now available from more than 55 cities across the country, including, but not limited to; Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Newark, Norfolk, Oakland, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, St. Louis, Tampa and Washington D.C.
Know When to Buy - Airfare Predictions for Your Specific Trip
Unlike any other travel website, Farecast.com saves online travel shoppers money with an airfare prediction for their specific trip. The company's patented airfare prediction shows whether the lowest fares for their trip are rising or dropping. Farecast.com also provides expected price movements, confidence levels, historical prices and buying tips when customers search for flights. To learn more about the proprietary airfare prediction, see the Our Technology page of Farecast.com.
Know Where to Buy - Airfare Search
Farecast.com's airfare search engine helps online travel shoppers find the lowest airfares and buy direct with the airline sites. By booking directly, shoppers save money and get more value - low fare guarantees, no booking fees and free bonus miles. Farecast.com utilizes ITA Software's best-of-breed airfare pricing and shopping technology to power the airfare search engine.
Know When and Where to Travel - Flexible Search Tools
In addition to airfare predictions and airfare search, and by leveraging their unique airfare pricing and availability database, Farecast offers flexible searching tools. These tools help shoppers answer important trip planning questions like: when and where should I travel? Selecting an origination airport and "all cities" from Flexible Search shows shoppers all the lowest fares to several destinations, helping shoppers know where to travel. Selecting an origination airport and a specific destination from Flexible Search shows shoppers the lowest fares based on a 30-day departure date window, helping shoppers know when to travel.
Farecast.com is Airline Friendly
Farecast is committed to supporting airlines and strives to help airlines lower distribution costs and build customer value. When provided with better information from Farecast, customers are much more comfortable buying earlier and directly with airlines. The Farecast model has been well-received by the industry and we have content agreements with several of the top airlines.
About Farecast, Inc.
Farecast.com is the first and only airfare prediction website. Farecast.com helps airfare shoppers across the country save money by answering the question: should you buy now or buy later? In addition to being the first to provide airfare predictions, Farecast.com displays the lowest fares from the major airline sites and offers industry leading flexible search tools. Farecast.com was named one of TIME Magazine's 50 coolest websites for 2006. The company is located in Seattle, Washington, and is funded by Greylock Partners, Madrona Venture Group and WRF Capital. To get a free airfare prediction from your city or to learn more visit www.farecast.com.
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