Skyscanner is a leading global travel search site offering an unbiased, comprehensive and free flight search service as well as instant online comparisons for hotels and car hire.
Having launched in 2003, it is now helping 25 million unique visitors each month to find the best deals, through powerful technology we have built across our website and mobile app.
With more than 400 employees spanning 35 nationalities across six global offices – Edinburgh, Glasgow, Singapore, Beijing, Miami, Barcelona, Skyscanner places great emphasis on its global flight coverage, with search available in over 30 languages and 70 currencies.
Skyscanner’s highly-rated free mobile apps are available on iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone, BlackBerry and Windows 8 devices and have been downloaded over 30 million times.
- About 70% of women travellers have either travelled solo or are planning one
- Domestic destinations remain as attractive as international ones amongst Indian women solo travellers
- Safety and security remain key barriers for women solo travellers
Mobile apps are fast gaining popularity as the second most used channel after PCs for online travel booking
Credit cards, followed by debit cards and internet banking, are the most preferred modes of making payments
Mobile browsers are the least trusted channels of making a f... (more)
With the Indian government placing emphasis on boosting inbound tourism, the introduction of the electronic visa facility (e-Visa) for 150 countries is a major milestone for driving success within the tourism industry. Currently applicable to 77 nations, the e-Visa scheme has further given impetus ... (more)
As the cricket season continues with the eighth edition of the India Premier League (IPL), leading global travel search engine Skyscanner extends its partnership with the Delhi Daredevils as their official travel partner for the second year running.
After witnessing fervent participation f... (more)
More than half of Indian travellers leave their diet plans at home when on a holiday
Food becomes a priority over shopping as more and more women want to binge first
The convenience of plastic money is the way to go when holidaying in foreign countries
With holiday season around the corner, leading travel search engine Skyscanner, announced the launch of its new Wi-Fi study, listing the most internet friendly airports around the world. Free airport Wi-Fi is nearly a given across Asia, but for Indians travelling to Europe, the picture is different... (more)
Skyscanner, leading global travel search engine, today announced the launch of its Hotels app – a user friendly application that offers Indian travelers a beautiful and intuitive way to search, compare and book hotelsall over the world. An extension to Skyscanner’s web Hotels service, t... (more)
Want to meet your favourite author? Combine your holiday with a host of venues sprouting literature. From the Jaipur Literature festival to the Kochi International Book festival, there are plenty of cities coming up with literary events. As the monsoon rains wane and litfest fever begins, scout for... (more)
Ahead of World Space Week (October 4th – 10th) Skyscanner predicts that the heights of the Earth’s orbit and the depths of the world’s oceans will become holiday destinations over the next decade. By 2024 space will be the final frontier for well-heeled intrepid travellers taking ... (more)
8 out of 10 people make genuine bookings over dummy bookings because of visa concerns
Exploration is on the rise, with 86% of Indians visiting new and off-beat locations
Searches for Middle East rise with Qatar, Oman, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia leading the way
