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simonwyesterday at 4:58 PM1 replyview on HN

The reason they don't have an API is that they want to upsell you on other stuff, and get paid to promote their partners.

There's going to be a huge fight over how that relates to AI assistants over the next few years.


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mejutocoyesterday at 5:46 PM

I agree fully, and wanted to add: for many of these services, like travel engine comparison sites, running the query itself costs money, so you do not want to make it to easy to search without booking.