Meta Search Engine
I would like to program a meta-search which searches among the various providers and returns a list of available flights that meet the criteria sorted by price (mobissimo, Kayak, etc.) The visitor would select a flight by clicking on an affiliate link which would record the referral.
In bidding on this project, please indicate the experience you’ve had with similar projects, as well as how you would execute it, the duration and the price.
You must be familiarized with PHP fetching/grabbing technologies. You need to look and STUDY kayak.com in details inside and out (bfore bidding). Also..take a look at this
http://www.kayak.com/tech
The job will entail data scraping and XML feeds to incorporate into the search. You will have to determine the fastest way to do this so the output is fast and accurate- and linkable to the sites that have been searched.
Register a account at kayak.com and see full detail of the features, because you know how to program and saying that you can do this you must not just guessing. See the websites view it inside and out then if you feel like you got it go 4 it and bid.
Tip about those kinds of websites, what they can do
first, by scanning for results across hundreds of other travel sites (but we wont do this because it will be for one outlet country), Meta Search engines are able to pull together perhaps the most comprehensive view of travel listings and pricing information available online. Second, the sites offer excellent sorting, filtering, and navigation tools to sift through travel options quickly and easily. Tools such as a Goggle Maps-powered hotel finder on Kayak.com make the process of finding a flight or hotel a snap.
The website must fetch the results in realtime. It must fetch the titles, descriptions, prices and pictures. All the hotel, flight, deal or car details must be fetched and presented on our website. The user will leave our website only when they are ready to book.
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