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Trax metacrawler launches with First Class Frenzy upgrade game
The newest metacrawler in town, Trax, is wooing users with added incentive to abandon their old Kayaking ways: upgrades. The travel search engine, which is undoubtedly scrapping for market share, just launched First Class Frenzy, an online trivia game where you can answer a host of questions and virtually "move up to first class." Winners of the online game will be entered in a drawing to win an upgrade on their next flight."What sort of upgrade" you ask? According to Trax knower of things Ani Custer, winners will receive one, one way, domestic upgrade good for a year on a major US carrier. One winner will be selected every month, starting on July 16th. Fair enough. If you're not traveling on the carrier that Trax selects, you can always give away the certificate.
As far as how Trax performs as a search engine, the site has real promise. I just ran a comparison search from DTW - CDG for a week in July and Trax found a fare $75 lower (via vayama.com) than Kayak did. I'll be sure to include it in my battery of engines next time I run a real search.
Filed under: Airlines, Internet Tools, Travel Deals, Travel Trivia
