Skyscanner - Wikipedia

Skyscanner is a metasearch engine and travel agency based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The site is available in over 30 languages and is used by 100 million ... Skyscanner FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Onlinetravelagencyandmetasearchengine Thisarticlemayhavebeencreatedoreditedinreturnforundisclosedpayments,aviolationofWikipedia'stermsofuse.ItmayrequirecleanuptocomplywithWikipedia'scontentpolicies,particularlyneutralpointofview.(November2021) SkyscannerLtd.SkyscannerlogoTypeSubsidiaryIndustryTravelFounded(2003;19 yearsago (2003))[1]FoundersGarethWilliamsBarrySmithBonamyGrimesHeadquartersEdinburgh,Scotland,UKKeypeopleJohnMangelaars(CEO)GarethWilliams(chairperson)Revenue£261million(2016)[2]Numberofemployees1,000+(2021)[3]ParentTrip.comGroupWebsiteskyscanner.com SkyscannerisametasearchengineandtravelagencybasedinEdinburgh,Scotland.[1]Thesiteisavailableinover30languagesandisusedby100millionpeoplepermonth.[1][4]Thecompanyletspeopleresearchandbooktraveloptionsfortheirtrips,includingflights,hotelsandcarhire.[1] History[edit] Thecompanywasformedin2003[1]bythreeinformationtechnologyprofessionals,GarethWilliams,BarrySmith,andBonamyGrimes,afterGarethwasfrustratedbythedifficultiesoffindingcheapflightstoskiresorts.[5]Skyscannerwasfirstdevelopedandreleasedin2002.In2003,thefirstemployeewashiredtoassistwithsitedevelopment.TheEdinburghofficewasopenedin2004.[6] In2008,Skyscannerreceivedfirstroundfundingof£2.5millionfromventurecapitalfirmScottishEquityPartners(SEP).[7] In2009,theyearafterSEPinvestedinthebusiness,Skyscannerreporteditsfirstprofit.[8] In2011,SkyscanneracquiredZoombu.[9]SkyscanneropenedanofficeinSingaporeinSeptember2011,whichisheadquartersforitsAsia-Pacificoperations.[10]In2012,aBeijingofficewasadded,asSkyscannerbeganapartnershipwithBaidu,China'slargestsearchengine.[11] By2013,thecompanyemployedover180people.[12]InFebruary2013,SkyscannerannouncedplanstoopenaUnitedStatesbaseinMiami.[12]InOctober2013,SequoiaCapitalpurchasedaninterestinSkyscannerthatvaluedthecompanyat$800million.[13]InJune2014,SkyscanneracquiredYoubibi,atravelsearchenginecompanybasedinShenzhen,China.[14] InOctober2014,SkyscanneracquiredtheBudapest-basedmobileappdeveloperDistinction.[15] ByFebruary2015,thecompanyemployed600people,doubletheemploymentof18monthsearlier.[16] InJanuary2016,thecompanyraised$192millionbasedona$1.6billionvaluationforthecompany.[17] InNovember2016,Trip.comGroup(formerlyCtrip)boughtSkyscannerfor$1.75billion.[18]FollowingthesaletoCtrip,Skyscanner’slargestshareholder,SEP,completeditsexitfromthebusiness.[19] In2017,CtripboughttheTrip.comdomainandlaunchedTrip.com.TheoriginalplatformbecameasubsidiaryofSkyscanner.[20] In2020,thecompanyannouncedthattheywouldbelayingoff300employeesafterCOVID-19rockedthetravelindustry.Thisrepresented20percentoftheirstaffwithtwoofficesinBudapest,HungaryandSofia,Bulgaria,likelytoshutdown.[21] References[edit] ^abcde"AboutSkyscanner".skyscanner.com. ^Field,Matthew(4October2019)."SkyscannersoarstorecordrevenuesunderChineseownership".TheTelegraph. ^"Unitedbyaloveoftravel". ^O'Hear,Steve(28September2012)."Skyscanner'sMobileAppsHit10MDownloads,LettingUsersFindCheapFlightsOnTheGo".TechCrunch. ^Trapp,Roger(18February2006)."Howtolaunchagreatbusiness".TheIndependent. ^"Inpictures:insideSkyscanner'sheadoffice".TheScotsman.17February2015. ^"SkyscannerLandsVCFundingtoBuildWorld'sLeadingFlightSearchEngine".Skyscanner'sTravelBlog.20January2008.Retrieved21April2020. ^"Travelfirmsecuresmajorinvestment".BBCNews.12January2016.Retrieved21April2020. ^Butcher,Mike(17January2011)."TravelsearchengineSkyscanneracquiresZoombu".TechCrunch. ^"SkyscannertosetupoperationinSingapore".BBCNews.26June2011. ^"SkyscannerlandsChinasearchenginedeal".BBCNews.23August2012. ^ab"FlightfirmSkyscannermovesintoAmerica".BBCNews.4February2012. ^"Skyscannervaluedat$800mbybackerofApple".TheEveningStandard.3October2013. ^"SkyscannerbuysChinesemetasearchfirmYoubibi".BBCNews.25June2014. ^O'Hear,Steve(22October2014)."TravelSearchCompanySkyscannerAcquiresBudapest-BasedMobileAppDeveloperDistinction".TechCrunch. ^Russell,Jon(23February2015)."Skyscanneroptimisticasrevenuegrowthslows".FinancialTimes. ^Shu,Catherine(12January2016)."TravelSearchSiteSkyscannerRaises$192MForInternationalExpansion".TechCrunch. ^Dickie,Mure(23November2016)."China'sCtripisbuyingflightsearchcompanySkyScannerfor$1.74billion".TechCrunch. ^"ScottishEquityPartnersexitsSkyscannerfollowing£1.4billionsale".GrowthBusiness.9December2016.Retrieved21April2020. ^Bort,Julie(1November2017)."TinystartupTrip.comhasbeenacquiredbyChinesetravelgiantCtrip–amovethatcouldshakeupthetravelindustry".BusinessInsider. ^Rafiah,Moshe(14July2020)."ASkyscannerupdate".Skyscanner. 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