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The Travelfusion Search and Refer (meta-search) system provides the most comprehensive solution for searching, comparing and managing travel data aggregated from multiple travel suppliers and their referrals (deep links users to the supplier sites). Our solution powers some of the most cutting edge meta-search services in the world and has been adopted by a community of developers who continue to develop innovative trip planning, travel search and mobile travel services.

At its core, the Travelfusion Search and Refer system is a platform that aggregates hundreds of flight supplier vendors (including: airlines, online travel agents & charters), rail services, holidays (tour operators), hotels (including: hotel chains, consolidators), car and ferry data directly from the web and provides powerful search capabilities for comparing the best travel deals. The system supports deep linking to the supplier booking pages and has very comprehensive reporting, billing and administration tools which include statistics on the search and referral activities carried out by the users. Travelfusion's system benefits travel suppliers from enhanced and highly targeted traffic to their sites and provides publishers and developers with powerful content to build cutting edge applications for users.

The main features of the Travelfusion Search and Refer system include:

  • XML APIs - a single interface for managing the search, content retrieval, comparison and deep links to the supplier booking pages.
  • Intelligent travel search - locates routes/airlines based on a geographic algorithm with built in radial intelligence and city/airport grouping logic.
  • Content - 350+ flight vendors (airlines, consolidators & charter), rail operators, hotels (chains & consolidators), holidays (tour operators), cars. (See our full supplier list)
  • Total Fare Price Retrieval - returns prices with added taxes making comparison easier and more accurate.
  • Deep Linking - sends the user directly to the booking pages of the journey or deal they were interested in purchasing.
  • Caching & calendaring - provides comprehensive fare database for advanced calendaring fare displays.
  • Comprehensive account administration - provides rich tool set for easily managing supplier lists, online reports and comprehensive statistics.

The main users of the Travelfusion Search and Refer system are leading travel search and comparison services, developers that wish to integrate travel content to their applications and mobile applications.

The travel search is offered via XML APIs.

Business Model & Fees:

Service/Plans  
Annual License Fee €3,000
Calendaric searches TBD

p/search fees:

Tier Number of TRAVELfusion Supplier Monthly Searches (range)
From To Fee per search Discount
1 0 4,999,999 €0.00560 0%
2 5,000,000 9,999,999 €0.00535 5%
3 10,000,000 14,999,999 €0.00460 20%
4 15,000,000 19,999,999 €0.00360 40%
5 20,000,000 24,999,999 €0.00260 60%
6 25,000,000   €0.00160 80%

For more details please contact: sales@travelfusion.com .