There definitely is another boom

Good article from SearchEngineWatch on New Players in Travel Search providing background to Farecast and FareCompare. They work differently to the old school meta-searches of Kayak and Sidestep. These sites try to go deeper into fare schedules and pricing - joining flyspy in attempts to enhance fare transparency . RedHerring does it's second piece in as many months on e-Travel. Unfortunatley I can't find this online so you will have to buy the 26 June issue - look for the "e-travel Second Wave" article. Great table outline the VC investments in the meta-search travel companies and market share shifting away from Expedia to Travelocity and Priceline.