Skyscanner News
Star Alliance partners with Skyscanner for multi-airline itinerary
Star Alliance has partnered with Skyscanner to allow travellers visiting the alliance’s website to search for flights, view airfares and book them directly with its member airlines.
Avianca to allow direct booking through Skyscanner
The pioneering integration, powered by Amadeus Altéa, makes Avianca one of the first airlines in North or South America to sell directly within the Skyscanner marketplace using IATA’s new distribution capability.
Skyscanner data reveals 600,000 fans travelled to FIFA World Cup in Russia
According to the data from Ctrip-owned Skyscanner, the report shows that nearly 600,000 football fans from 83 countries visited Russia during the period of the tournament.
Skyscanner partners with ForwardKeys for new travel analytics tools
Skyscanner has partnered with ForwardKeys to deliver two new analytical techniques within the latter’s Flight Searches tool, branded ‘Travel Willingness’ and ‘Catchment Area’, which aim to provide insights into macro traveller trends.
Singapore Airlines signs Skyscanner distribution deal
Singapore Airlines has signed its first new distribution capability connection, with travel search site Skyscanner. Through this connection, customers will be able to book SIA flights more conveniently through Skyscanner.
Cathay Pacific joins Skyscanner direct booking platform
Hong Kong’s home airlines, Cathay Pacific and Cathay Dragon, continue to grow their distribution capabilities by embracing Skyscanner’s direct booking platform.
Skyscanner expands into train bookings following Ctrip deal
Skyscanner has launched a train booking feature, diversifying the travel search engine’s offering to UK travellers. Alongside its flight, hotel and car hire offerings, the feature allows UK travellers using its iOS app to search for cheap rail tickets for UK journeys with ease and without booking fees.
Skyscanner confirms demand for low-cost trans-Atlantic flights
While some would argue the trend has long been apparent, with the launch of Level and growth of Norwegian low-cost flights, a new study by Skyscanner has found a the potential opportunity for trans-Atlantic low cost routes between Europe and the US.
Skyscanner launches new Microsoft Cortana skill
Skyscanner has been announced as one of the first ever third party skills to be launched on Microsoft’s Cortana. The flight search skill will allow users to ask a range of handy, direct questions through the personal assistant.
Skyscanner lays out vision for the future of airline distribution
Skyscanner has launched a white paper setting out its vision for the future of airline distribution and the changing role of metasearch within this. The paper, authored by the metasearch engine’s chief executive Gareth Williams, sets out Skyscanner’s intention to transition towards becoming a marketplace.
Low-cost carrier Scoot arrives on Skyscanner direct booking platform
Scoot has become the first low-cost carrier to be featured on Skyscanner’s direct booking platform. The new integration also means that Scoot becomes the first airline in the Asia-Pacific region to be able to sell tickets directly within Skyscanner’s platform.
Ctrip acquires Skyscanner in £1.4bn deal
Ctrip.com International has signed a definitive agreement with the majority shareholders of Skyscanner under which the Chinese company will take control of the company. The terms of the acquisition value Skyscanner at approximately £1.4 billion. Skyscanner’s current management team will continue to manage Skyscanner’s operations independently as part of the Ctrip group.