Articles tagged “flight search”

News Blog

One-Way Flight Bookings From Russia Up 27 Percent

Booking of one-way airline tickets from Russia soared 27 percent during the week of September 21 when President Vladimir Putin announced partial mobilisation of its citizens, travel analytics firm ForwardKeys noted on Tuesday. Amid growing concerns about travel restrictions, tens of thousands of military-age men have reportedly been fleeing the country after Putin ordered Russia's…

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

News Blog

U.S. Flight Searches on Sunday Were Up 22 Percent Versus 2019, Kayak Says

We're witnessing an unusual moment. Travel demand typically marches in lockstep with the economy, growing during booms and falling in downturns. Yet data from Kayak, the price-comparison search company, suggests travel demand remains above pre-pandemic levels regardless of any possible weakening of the U.S. economy A look at Kayak's data shows that on Sunday, total…

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Travel Technology

Trip.com Bolsters Flight Search Engine to Boost European Bookings

Western companies such as Hopper and Amadeus are lining up to sell enterprise tech solutions to Trip.com Group. That's because the Chinese travel powerhouse is in a shopping mood. It sees back-end technology as critical for making further market share gains in Europe.

Sean O'Neill | 2 years ago

Online Travel

Skyscanner Wants to Be Instagram-Like in Selling Flights

We can shop for TVs and clothes on our phone, but booking flights remains stubbornly old school. Skyscanner is one of a few online players working with airlines to fix that.

Sean O'Neill, Skift | 5 years ago

Online Travel

SkiftSeedlings: Five early-stage travel startups tackle trip planning

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Indonesian flight search Traveloka explodes as online booking makes it way through Asia

Travel agents in Southeast Asia are beginning to see their businesses shrink where online booking tools are now becoming popular.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Visual flight search startup Flocations raises $570,000 for its Asia-based discovery service

Users are drawn to visually appealing yet functional services like Hipmunk, but if it doesn’t gain traction with consumers on its own, the startup can power airline’s web apps like it’s done for Air Asia.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

Stop booking so far in advance: Kayak says best rates are available just 21 days in advance

Early bookers may think they’re getting a deal (and the best seat), but could be paying $40 or more for flights booked six-months in advance. Finally, a circumstance where procrastination pays off.

Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times | 12 years ago

Online Travel

CheapAir.com launches Easy Search for fliers too lazy to punch in destination and dates

CheapAir.com needs to come up with something more ingenious than this to break into the booking big leagues.

Hugo Martin, Los Angeles Times | 12 years ago

Online Travel

Flightfox flight search uses humans to find cheaper fares

Flightfox's competitions takes advantage of human skills -- cross-site searches, foreign websites, and non-indexed fares -- that algorithms and web searches can't match to find cheaper solutions to complicated itineraries.

Skift | 12 years ago