KAYAK is a travel technology company that operates as a metasearch engine for travel services, including airline flights, hotels, rental cars, and vacation packages. It was founded in 2004 and has since revolutionized the travel industry by providing comprehensive travel information to millions of travelers worldwide.

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Next Departure finds cheap flight deals and sends notifications to subscribers. The service claims to uncover hidden deals, unadvertised sales, and mistake fares.

Next Departure

Funjet Vacations offers vacation packages to destinations such as Mexico and the Caribbean. Self-described collections include resorts and deals for booking vacations.

Funjet Vacations

Italy Car Rent offers car rental services in Italy, with various vehicles available for travelers. The service includes unlimited calls, 4G internet, and insurance coverage.

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KAYAK Affiliate Network

KAYAK for Business

At KAYAK, we help millions of travelers around the globe make confident travel decisions. As the world’s leading travel search engine, KAYAK searches other sites to show travelers the information they need to find the right flights, hotels, rental cars and vacation packages. 

And because we aim to help travelers explore the world more confidently, we’re always on the lookout for ways to make travel planning and trip management easier – offering up a variety of tools and features such as KAYAK Trips, Explore, Price Forecast and our constantly evolving app and A.I. innovations.

KAYAK is part of a global network that includes our sister brand OpenTable, as well as a portfolio of travel metasearch brands including Swoodoo, checkfelix, momondo, Cheapflights, Mundi and HotelsCombined. Collectively, we’re uniquely equipped to help people experience the world through travel and dining.

KAYAK is part of Booking Holdings Inc. and operates sites in more than 70 countries and territories. 

KAYAK will never request payment(s) from its candidates for open positions. If you have ever been contacted about a job at KAYAK by phone/Whatsapp or email, and have been asked to provide a Credit Card, wire transfer or crypto payment, please be aware that KAYAK is not associated with this outreach. If you receive a suspicious request regarding a career opportunity at KAYAK, please report it to us. 

To find out more, visit KAYAK.com.

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Gold Hill Capital

Lehman Brothers

Trident Capital

Sequoia Capital

Silicon Valley Bank

Norwest Venture Partners

Oak Investment Partners

Work flexibility 🤝 collaborative spaces. As the world adapts to the increasing demand for remote work, we’re not forgetting the power of collaboration and face-to-face connection. That’s why we brought on the team at Gensler to design our new Berlin office – so that those who want to meet up in person can do so in a space that cultivates creative thinking and flexibility. Plus, who doesn’t love a coffee bar? ☕

#LifeAtKAYAK #architecture #design

Congratulations to our parent company Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG) for being named to the Fortune World's Most Admired Companies 2024 list! 🎉 

An honor and testament to all our amazing teams. 💪 

Learn more about the ranking here: https://lnkd.in/eT-PxhKv

🚨 Glow up Alert! 🚨 For your upcoming winter travels, KAYAK has partnered with T-Mobile and Mapbox to help travelers understand all the places they can go with America's Largest 5G Network, all while leveraging our beloved KAYAK Explore Tool.

Whether you’re exploring areas closer to home or flying to a cool (and affordable!) destination - KAYAK’s revamped Explore tool will help you figure out where you can travel for less with a 5G signal.

Take a look at KAYAK’s Explore page to see where you can go: https://lnkd.in/eZcH6TYj

“[At KAYAK] We have a very clear consumer benefit. So, the challenge becomes, how weird and funny and extreme can we be to earn the attention of the traveler? - says Matthew Clarke, VP of North American marketing at KAYAK.

✅,✅ annnnnd ✅ We’d say we got weird, funny and extreme with KAYAK's latest commercials -  hitting National TV across US and Canada this week. 

Get a behind-the-scenes look at the inspiration that drove this year’s creative in Ad Age and let us know what you think!

Did you know KAYAK has a filter to add and/or exclude specific aircraft models in your travel search?

Following Saturday’s Alaskan Airlines incident, KAYAK saw a 15X increase in 737 Max filter usage on KAYAK (between Saturday and Thursday, starting from a relatively low baseline). As a result, KAYAK increased the prominence of the MAX filter on our site and added the ability to filter specifically by the 737 Max 8 and Max 9 aircraft models.

Read the latest in PhocusWire ⬇

We’re welcoming the new year with open arms but first: a few team-related highlights from 2023 ⬇ 

✔️ 900+ in-person experiences, including offsites, social events, ERG gatherings and more
✔️ 500+ volunteer hours used and over 20 “Do Good” community service events IRL
✔️ Doubled investment in ‘Development Dollars’ to support our team’s career growth vs 2022
✔️ 4 new Employee Resources Groups (now we have 8!) 
✔️ 1 company-wide week off & 15 summer Fridays

Thanks to our People & Culture team for their commitment to making this the best job we’ve ever had. And good news, we’re hiring for a range of roles, check them out here ➡ https://lnkd.in/ejH8qaUP

Kicking off 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ with a bang! KAYAK and our sister brand momondo were ranked the #1 best overall airfare search site for 2024, according to Frommer's!  🎉

Kudos to our passionate team who work tirelessly to provide the best travel search site and help more and more people experience the world through travel! 💪 ✈  🌎

As we get ready to close out 2023, we’re preparing for our annual week off! This company-wide perk was introduced in 2020 as a way for our team to recharge, relax and focus on personal well-being.

And the numbers don’t lie – last year we saw a 90% drop in Slack usage during this break. We’d say that’s a mission accomplished.

When we asked our team how they plan to make the most of this well-deserved time off, here’s what they shared:

Each year, KAYAK and OpenTable employees come together to do good by volunteering across our offices around the globe. 

From litter pick-ups in Seoul, Zurich, Taipei and London to helping local food banks in Miami, Hong Kong, Concord and Stamford, our team is grateful for the opportunity to get out of the office and make a positive, local impact!

KAYAK and our sister brand OpenTable were recently named a winner of Training Magazine's 2024 Training APEX Awards, honoring companies’ excellence in employer-sponsored training and development programs. Shoutout to our Learning and Development team for their dedication in helping our employees continue to grow and succeed! 🎉 

Read more on the award via the link below ⬇

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Company Name	KAYAK	Next Departure	Funjet Vacations	Italy Car Rent
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MSH ID	COM:KAYAK	CA:NEXTDEPARTURE	COM:FUNJET	COM:ITALYCARRENT
Market	PRIVATE	PRIVATE	PRIVATE	PRIVATE
Sector	Technology	Consumer Services	Consumer Services	Transportation
Industry	Travel Technology	Travel & Tourism	Travel & Tourism	Car rental
Country	US	CA	US	IT
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Employee Count	1.20K
Website	kayak.com	nextdeparture.ca	funjet.com	italycarrent.com
LinkedIn	kayak			italy-car-rent
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