Skyscanner News
Mexico’s tourist industry begins to recover
Data from cheap flight site Skyscanner shows that searches for flights to Mexico have risen by 15.5% since they reached their lowest point in early May 09, after health fears deterred travellers from visiting the country.
Flight price and convenience most important for flyers say Skyscanner users
Flight price is far and away the most important factor for British travellers when choosing an airline, a new poll from cheap flight site Skyscanner has revealed.
Eurozone still rules, reveals Skyscanner
Cheap flight site Skyscanner can reveal that the eurozone is still the number one choice for Brits heading abroad this late May bank holiday, despite the fact that the eurozone is more expensive than last year.
2009 summer travel trends
Leading cheap flight site Skyscanner reveals this summer’s fastest growing destinations for British holidaymakers, and those that are losing out.
Skyscanners announces London as May Day top spot
Data from leading flight search engine, Skyscanner shows that London has become the most popular May Day holiday weekend flight destination for Brits this year.
Skyscanner reports flight traffic up
Leading European flight search engine Skyscanner today announced a 54% year on year increase in site traffic for the first quarter of 2009. More than 50 million flight searches take place each month on the Skyscanner site, with 65% of these from outside the UK.
Weak Sterling draws more foreigners to UK
The battering of the British pound by the strong euro and US dollar is drawing more visitors to British shores, according to flight search engine,
UK travellers avoiding USA says Skyscanner
The strengthening dollar, the credit crunch and recession woes have led to a 15% fall in UK-USA flight search traffic, according to Skyscanner. In previous years, there has been an increase in flight searches to the USA at this time of year with many travellers heading to New York or Minneapolis to do their Christmas shopping, taking advantage of a strong pound to bag a bargain. The States have also been a popular ski destination, with world class resorts, reliable snow and good value food and accommodation on offer.
Skyscanner plans search engine
Skyscanner has attracted a £2.5 million first round funding package from leading venture capital group Scottish Equity Partners (SEP) to expand its rapidly-growing air travel site into the world’s most comprehensive easy-to-use flight search engine.
Skyscanner enhances flight search
SkyScanner is launching its Multi-Hop Flight Search, giving UK travellers now have access to over 4,850 indirect, as well as 1005 direct routes to 69 worldwide destinations via low cost airlines.