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How it all began

Truly global travel search

Skyscanner by numbers

Travel verticals

Skyscanner for business

Using skyscanner on the go

The management team

How can we help?

Our awards

Getting in touch

How it all began

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Skyscanner’s CEO, Gareth Williams, became fascinated

with computers as a teenager. Pursuing his love of code,

he went on to study Mathematics and Computing at

Manchester University, where he met ‘fellow geeks’

Bonamy Grimes and Barry Smith (who went on to

become Skyscanner co-founders) who bonded over

music and computer code.

As a keen skier who regularly escaped to the slopes,

Gareth became frustrated with the difficult and tedious

process of searching multiple airline and travel agent

websites to find the best flight prices.

Gareth envisioned a solution: a single website that could

collect, collate and compare prices for every commercial

flight in the world. At a pub brainstorming session

between the three friends, from a simple excel

spreadsheet, Skyscanner was born.

Truly global travel search

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Skyscanner grew by word of mouth and, when thousands

of people were using the prototype site every day, the

three founders realised they were on to something.

Opening an office in Edinburgh, Scotland, the Skyscanner

site was officially launched in 2003.

The company grew to become the number one flight

search engine in Europe. In 2011 a Singapore office was

opened to help grow Skyscanner in the Asia-Pacific

market, and we have since opened a total of nine global

offices with additional teams based in Barcelona, Beijing,

Budapest, Glasgow, Miami, Shenzhen and Sofia.

We moved beyond flights with the launch of our own

hotel and car hire search products to become the world’s

global travel search site with unbiased search and global

choice.

Skyscanner continues to grow by listening to its

customers and giving them what they want; a travel

website that is fast, flexible and finds the cheapest

flights, hotels and car hire – with no added fees and no

fuss.

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Skyscanner by numbers

Over 50% sessions sourced from repeat users – strong user loyalty

Over 35 millionmobile app installs

30 languages in which Skyscanner

is available

Over 35 million unique visitors per month 50%

Flights

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Be inspiredKnow when you want to go

but not sure where? Simply

pick your departure point and

search ‘everywhere’ to take

your pick of the cheapest

flights around the world.

Or take a tour with our map

search tool.

Find the best priceWant to make sure you get

the most wallet-friendly flight?

If you’re flexible about travel

dates then our month and

year search options let you

compare prices to find the

cheapest days to travel.

Got your heart set on a

particular day, time and route?

Set up email price alerts to let

you know when the cost of

your flight goes up or down.

Tailor your tripNarrow your search by airline,

direct flights, flight length and

departure and arrival times, as

well as price, to find your

perfect flight.

And, if you want to fly in style,

try searching for premium

class tickets to experience a

slice of in-flight luxury.

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Flight price alerts

• Monitor price changes of your chosen

flight easily

• Email alert when the price changes,

once per day maximum

• Unsubscribe at any time, email address

not used for any other purpose

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Hotels

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Skyscanner Hotels is an independent hotel comparison engine that lets you search, compare and book your best accommodation option online, on your tablet or on your phone.

Skyscanner Hotels searches millions of hotel rooms worldwide from 5-star to boutique and budget hotels.

Travellers can find their perfect hotel by filtering results to see what is more important to them, including price, location, points of interest, amenities and user ratings.

Our Hotels iOS and Android app offers a beautiful way to search, compare and book hotels on the go. Through the image-based results travellers can navigate through hotel photos without having to leave the results page.

Car hire

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Our Car Hire search engine offers free, easy and

fast comparisons searching thousands of

destinations and comparing thousands of car hire

deals.

People can search, compare and book from over

1,200 global and local car hire providers.

We cover 30,000 locations in 175 countries

worldwide.

In addition to our online search, our Car Hire iOS

and Android offer a fast and efficient way to book

car hire on the go and are available to download

now.

For hire

Skyscanner for Business

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Skyscanner for Business is a suite of tools helping to power the

travel internet.

Through Skyscanner’s flight API and White Label solutions,

businesses can build a first class travel search experience for

their users, benefitting directly from Skyscanner’s global

content coverage, while also monetising the traffic generated.

Skyscanner for Business also offers comprehensive data and

analytical travel insight through its Travel Insight and Travel

Rankings products, giving businesses a holistic, real-time view

of market share and user trends.

By working strategically with Skyscanner for Business, these

tools have helped power over 200 partners, including Lonely

Planet, Rough Guides, Secret Escapes, and many more.

For further information, visit: business.skyscanner.net

Using Skyscanner on the go

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Android: Browse flight prices around the world and add your searches to a widget. Busy users can email flight details to

themselves, save for later, or share flight information with friends, family or colleagues – perfect for group travel!

iPhone and iPad: Search ‘everywhere’ and find the cheapest flights from your nearest airports on any day. Or hit the

‘Explore’ button to tour our interactive globe and get a closer look at the destinations on your results list. Let the rest of the

world know what a bargain you’ve found and share flight details via email, Twitter and Facebook.

Windows Phone: Book the right flight with a quick tap, the app will handily save your recent searches and track prices

via Live Tiles, so you can come back later to make your bookings.

Windows 8: Find the cheapest flights across a whole month or even year and if you are not ready to book, simply pin

flight prices to your start screen using the Live Tile feature to track prices and book later.

Our highly rated

mobile apps enable

you to search for

your flight, hotel and

car hire on the go

and have been

downloaded over 35

million times around

the world and on a

range of platforms:

The management team

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Shane Corstorphine

Chief Financial Officer

never travels without…

“My iPad.”

Gareth Williams

Chief Executive Officer

never travels without…

“Pen and paper. It’s harder to doodle on a

device! ”

never travels without…

“A nagging suspicion that I’ve left the iron on at

home.”

Mark Logan Chief

Operating Officer

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never travels without…

Frank Skivington

Chief Commercial Officer

“Absolute certainty that something will go wrong. From the dog eating my passport to emergency

landings, I am not the ideal travelling companion!”

never travels without…

Filip Filipov

Director of B2B

reading material (iPad or book) and matches”

Never travels without…

Hugh Aitken

Director of Business

Development

“Everything. On every trip I spend half of my time wondering why I have half the stuff I do- most of it

never gets used!”

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“Some knowledge of the language can help to keep me out of trouble and the locals

really appreciate it!”

never travels without…

Alistair Hann

Chief Technology Officer

“My iPhone and iPad - with Spotify synced with my latest

music as well as a good book!”

never travels without…

Nikhil Gupta

Director of Hotels and Car Hire

How can we help?

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Who travels where and when?As the world’s travel search engine, we can quickly find data to support a

story you’re planning whether it’s where consumers from around the world

are planning to visit next, to when is the best time to book your flight to save

the most money.

We can also help by sharing our latest trends on how consumers use mobile

devices to plan and book their travel.

Our database holds a wealth of information on when and how people search

for flights and we’re always happy to run a quick search for you.

Press resources – how can we help

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We also like to share our views!Our international spokespeople are always happy to chat and share our

views, and with our international team, we can do so in a range of languages

including:

English

Spanish

French

Italian

German

Dutch

Danish

Russian

Portuguese

Turkish

Polish

Indonesian

Hindi

Tamil

Telugu

Thai

Tagalog

Korean

Japanese

Chinese

Our awards

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best travel comparison site

travel brand of the year 2013

best use of search engine markeiting 2013

best meta-search and price comparison site

2010, 2011 & 2013

best travel brand of the year 2011

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‘My Planet’ award for best travel

site in Russia (2012)

Gareth Williams achievement award

company travel

Davina Tan

PR Manager, Southeast Asia and India

davina.tan@skyscanner.net

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