Yahoo Travel

{{short description|Defunct travel website}}

{{Infobox website

| name = Yahoo! Travel

| logo =

| type = Travel

| owner = Yahoo!

| commercial = Yes

| launch_date = {{Start date and age|1997}}

| current_status = Defunct

}}

Yahoo! Travel was a website operated by Yahoo! that offered guide books, daily articles, and travel booking services.

History

The site was launched in 1997.

In May 2007, additional features were added.{{Cite news | url=https://www.firstpost.com/tech/news-analysis/yahoo-adds-new-features-to-travel-site-3555003.html | title=YAHOO! ADDS NEW FEATURES TO TRAVEL SITE | first=PRIYANKA | last=TILVEMAY | work=Firstpost | date=May 9, 2007}}

In January 2014, it was the 9th-largest travel booking website.{{cite news | url=https://skift.com/2014/03/07/meet-yahoo-travel-the-travel-industrys-most-neglected-site/ | title=Meet Yahoo Travel, the Travel Industry's Most Neglected Site | first=Dennis | last=Schaal | work=Skift | date=March 7, 2014}}

In February 2016, the website was shut down.{{Cite news |url=https://skift.com/2016/02/17/yahoo-travel-shuttered-as-part-of-company-wide-reorganization/ |title=Yahoo Travel Shuttered as Part of Company-Wide Reorganization |first=Jason |last=Clampet |work=Skift |date=February 17, 2016}}

See also

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