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CheapOair is an online travel company established in September 2005. The company has created a branded budget travel site for US and Canadian travelers. This site offers airfares on all major and smaller airlines in North America, Central and South America, Europe, Asia, Pacific, Indian sub-continent and Africa. CheapOair allows users to book flights originating from a foreign country into the United States and Canada. CheapOair also provides travelers with tips on how to save money while traveling, as well as safety pointers in their ongoing "Important Travel Articles" series.

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Awards

CheapOair was awarded the Hitwise award for the top 10 travel web sites 3 times in a row. CheapOair is rated the 9th largest online travel agency in the United States by Hitwise.[1] CheapOair provides a low fare guarantee to all its users. The company also received an award from Austrian Airlines.[2] and TAM Airlines for sales achievement.

Technology

CheapOair uses proprietary Fareportal technology that allows users to search multiple computer reservations system databases for airfares in one single search. The site displays up to 200 flight results and combinations for each city pair searched with a condensed flight matrix on the flights listing page.

Professional associations

CheapOair is a member of the International Association of Travel Agents Network (IATAN) and the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA).

Competitors/Partners

Hotels inventory

CheapOair has added hotels offering on its web site, Newsweek ran a story on this, noting that they are displaying up to 500 hotels in one page.[3]

CheapOair Travel Blog

On October 27, 2009 CheapOair launched an official travel blog. It is updated daily with the latest travel news, family travel tips, top 5 travel list and more. (http://blog.cheapoair.com).

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Cheapoair.com is a cheap airline tickets website offering flights, hotel reservations and car rentals to travelers of all budget sizes. The site offers comprehensive destination guides and tips throughout the world. The site has a blog and post niche travel and seasonal travel series. Site offers How To guides on booking flights, planning trips and the various types of travel available. One of the objectives is to provide the information consumers want so that they can make the best and most educated decision about where they want to travel to and how they want to get there.

CheapoAir has exclusive negotiated cheap ticket deals with over 45 Airlines and over 18 million exclusive cheap consolidator airfares and Net Rates in its proprietary database. Their core business and specialty is selling cheap airline tickets directly to consumers, which is complimented by quality service and value. This is what differentiates CheapoAir from other online travel companies.

The company is a part of Fareportal Group, which is privately held and profitable, with over 13 years in the travel industry. The Company's brands encompass a suite of turnkey technology, product and content solutions, enabling the company to work successfully in the B2C marketplace. The company is based in the heart of New York City; a first-rate destination in its own right and the superlative business capital of the world.

The company has signed agreements with Sabre, Amadeus and Galileo for providing content on over 500 Airlines, 50,000 Hotels and 200 Car Rental Cos. around the world.

Customer Feedback



Customer Feedback for CheapoAir.com overall is very positive. The company takes complaints and concerns seriously and welcomes feedback from their customers.

Some favorable reviews off-site about CheapoAir’s airfares can be found at NBC10.com Web Extra, Review of Online Travel Sites. Blogger, MyAbode wrote a review, CheapoAir, CheapoAir, you’re so Fair.

See Also



Travel Technology

Fareportal, Inc. Technology Arm of CheapoAir.com

CheapoAir Press Releases



CheapoAir Upgrades and Introduces Auto-Airline Ticketing Technology.

CheapoAir Acquires State of the Art Call Center.

CheapoAir.com Launches Website that Offers Multi-Channel Lowest Fare Search and Booking Technology.

External Links



Cheapoair.com

Fareportal







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