I've seen this spot a few times and I'm still not 100% sure what Kayak is. Not what I'd call great advertising. It is, however, great fun to watch.
Click here to watch the Kayak spot.
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It's Betty Draper's dad. Awesome.
But woe to Kayak, as this will be seen as "mocking" "the Greatest Generation," a fake title assigned by Tom Brokaw now ridden like a star-spangled pony in the circus that is the right wing.
Posted by: Dave | 23 November 2009 at 10:07 AM
Isn't a travel site like Expedia or Orbitz?
Posted by: Theresa | 03 December 2009 at 09:42 AM