Users' questions / March 5, 2020

How does Skyscanner make money?

Skyscanner makes money whenever a user clicks on an offer (CPC), buys one of those offers (CPA), via sponsored placements, fees from its Travel API, as well as referral fees from insurances. Founded in 2001, Skyscanner has grown to become one of the world’s largest travel aggregator platforms.

What has happened to Skyscanner?

Skyscanner is moving from a functional to emotional approach to marketing and putting more focus on its brand to appeal to consumers who expect “much more” from travel companies. Skyscanner is rebranding as it looks to “redefine” its purpose with its largest marketing investment to-date.

Is Skyscanner still in business?

In November 2016, Trip.com Group (formerly Ctrip) bought Skyscanner for $1.75 billion. Following the sale to Ctrip, Skyscanner’s largest shareholder, SEP, completed its exit from the business.

Is Skyscanner a good company?

We’ve been rated as a top workplace multiple times, from multiple sources. Whether it’s coming 6th in the Sunday Times 100 Best Companies To Work For listing, or yesterday’s HR Network’s ‘Best Workplace of the Year’ award, we’re delighted that we’re recognised so widely as a fantastic place to work.

Why is Skyscanner so cheap?

There are many websites that do the dirty work of searching through airline providers to find the perfect flight at the cheapest price. Of all the flight-buying websites, Skyscanner is almost always the cheapest due to its multi-city searches, price trend tracker, and secret “everywhere” feature.

What is the business model of Skyscanner?

Skyscanner’s business model is based on helping you to plan travel when you want, where you want, and exactly how you want to do it. Skyscanner is a meta search company which offers flight, hotel, and car rental comparisons. Skyscanner operates primarily as a website and a mobile phone application.

What is similar to Skyscanner?

Best comparison sites

Skyscanner.
Tripadvisor.
Trivago.
Kayak.
Google Flights.
Momondo.
TravelSupermarket.
Cheapflights.

Can you book flights through Skyscanner?

Yes, because you’re still within the Skyscanner ecosystem and we help facilitate that booking for you.

Who is the owner of Skyscanner?

Skyscanner Holdings Limited
Skyscanner Ltd/Parent organizations

Who invented Skyscanner?

Gareth Williams
Bonamy GrimesBarry Smith
Skyscanner Ltd/Founders
Skyscanner founders Gareth Williams, 47, Bon Grimes, 45, and Barry Smith, 42, created the company out of a frustration with finding cheap flights – but have now bagged a soaraway deal.

Is Skyscanner legit 2021?

Yes, Skyscanner is reliable. It scans multiple service providers and displays the results. Actual booking is done on the provider’s website, it could be another Online booking agent link Expedia, etc, or an Airline like United.

What is better Skyscanner or kayak?

Skyscanner has a smaller latency versus Kayak. Kayak has a higher API success rate than Skyscanner. Browse other APIs built by Skyscanner and API Dojo. Only Skyscanner is completely free to use, while Kayak charges for high usage.