[anonu]

> says more about the consolidation of the tech industry than Hipmunk's product

I kinda disagree. Hipmunk did not have access to the data that gave users a complete pictures on all travel routes. Even if they had a nice UI/ux, the underlying data was incomplete.

People naturally gravitated to sites where they found a route they wanted for the price they wanted.

[ck425]

That's true but it's also true that getting access to flight data is far easier the larger you get. Therefore the flights metasearch industry (and travel metasearch in general) will tend to consolidate to an extent.