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Get Free Airfare Predictions on MSN Travel

19 Jul, 2007, 5:32 pm IST | Sharon Khare | Windows

MSN and Farecast.com, are in agreement to offer users free airfare predictions and planning tools on the MSN Travel Channel.

"We are thrilled to partner with MSN," said Hugh Crean, president and chief executive officer of Farecast. "This agreement is further validation of the value of Farecast's predictive technology to help people make smarter buying decisions and be more empowered when shopping for travel. MSN is committed to delivering innovative content to its loyal customers, and we look forward to being a part of its growing travel channel."

In addition to free airfare predictions, MSN Travel users will be able to access Farecast's travel planning tools helping them to make decisions such as when and where they should travel, where they can afford to travel on their budget, and the best airfare deals from their home airport.

"Farecast is changing the way consumers shop for airfare by helping them answer the difficult question, 'Should I buy now or wait?' when shopping for an airfare," said Jeff Dossett, executive producer and general manager at MSN. "Integrating Farecast's unique airfare predictions and tools is part of our overall strategy to build out a rich set of innovative and differentiated content and services in travel and across all channels on the MSN media network."

Farecast.com uses a database of over 175 billion airfares to help consumers know when to buy and when they have found a good deal when shopping for travel.

The company's patented airfare prediction tool shows whether the lowest fares for their trip are rising or dropping. Farecast.com also provides expected price movements, historical prices and buying tips when customers search for flights.

Get more info here.
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