Virgin launches vertical travel search engine
March 14, 2008 | Online Travel
Sir Richard Branson launched a new vertical search engine, Virgin Charter, that promises to revolutionize high-end corporate travel and last minute luxury travel.
Scott Duffy, Virgin Charter CEO, said his search engine combines three of the best ideas on the Internet: local search user and seller reviews (eBay); Priceline’s auction; and the “simplicity of Expedia.”
They’re partnering exclusively, though, with Travelocity Business as online business travel agency. Virgin Charter’s targeting the $30 billion market for private air travel with an online auction marketplace.
To put the private charter “size of market” in perspective, $30 billion is roughly the total size of the search market. That’s one reason why vertical search promises exponential growth in coming years.
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