A recent survey by travel search site Skyscanner has found that 25% of families prefer to go on an overseas holiday in October, than any other time of year.  At a time when all attention is focused on budget, 60% of respondents stated that their preference for October was due to the better value it offers rather than travelling during the peak summer months.

Purchasing a return flight to Asian destinations may not always be cheaper than buying two singles with the same airline, according to the latest research by flight comparison site Skyscanner.

Flight comparison website Skyscanner.net has been recognised as one of Britain’s fastest growing travel technology companies, taking 19th place in the Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track 100 this weekend appearing for the second consecutive year.  Skyscanner was the highest rated online travel business.

As thousands of teenagers collected their GCSE language exam results last month, a new study from Skyscanner shows that, while 93% of those surveyed learned a language at school, less than a quarter of respondents are at ease speaking the language when abroad, with almost half admitting they “only use a few words”.

Flight comparison site Skyscanner reports that flight searches to Turkey more than doubled in the aftermath of the failure of specialist holiday firm Holidays 4U this week.

India perceived as the cheapest holiday destination, but Poland actually shown to offer the best overall value, reveals Skyscanner