Skyscanner

Skyscanner is an Edinburgh-founded travel search engine that lets consumers compare flights, hotels, and car hire across thousands of providers to find the best available deals. Founded in 2003 and acquired by China’s Ctrip, now Trip.com Group, in 2016, Skyscanner continues operating under its own brand and management team while benefiting from its parent’s scale and capital. As part of the Nasdaq and Hong Kong-listed Trip.com Group, Skyscanner has shifted from pure price comparison toward direct-booking capabilities, with AI-driven personalisation reportedly lifting mobile conversion rates as the group pushes to grow international revenue amid recovering global travel demand.