So, Kumo is now Bing. But the big deal in the travel industry is that there is a “Travel” menu on the home page. You don’t see that on Google! I decided to give it a quick try.

First impression is that it’s a Kayak clone. Design-wise, its more appealing. The only unique feature seems to be the “Price Predictor” which Microsoft got once they took over FareCast! For someone in the Middle East this doesn’t make too much of a different since this unique feature doesn’t work for our popular destinations.

Why no Price Predictor for your search?

Only available when searching for:

  • Bing Travel cities indicated in bold when entering your search.
  • Round trip, economy flights
  • Popular dates:
    • U.S. domestic trips up to 3 weeks long within the next 180 days
    • Europe and Caribbean trips up to 2 weeks long within the next 120 days

This seems to have a lot of potential but I have a strong feeling big competition is on its way.