STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- KAYAK,
the world's leading travel search engine, is testing a new product
feature that makes planning your next multi-city trip even easier.
A helpful tool designed for anyone traveling to more than one
destination, the new feature calculates the cheapest routes between
multiple cities for the biggest savings. As the first and only
metasearch to support this product globally, KAYAK is giving
travelers more options to design a trip that best fits their needs
and their budget.
The initial launch is powered by Kiwi.com, the online search
engine that combines flights and ground transportation options. The
new tool takes the pain out of planning multi-city travel
itineraries by finding the cheapest route possible. Now, travelers
considering a trip from New York,
for example, to London, with stops
in Dublin, Rome and Paris can easily price out the most cost
effective way to get from one city to the next, in one simple
search.
"Building a travel itinerary that involves more than one
destination can be challenging, time consuming and costly," said
Giorgos Zacharia, CTO, KAYAK. "To
help travelers visiting more than one city find the perfect route,
KAYAK introduced multi-city search options back in 2005. Now, with
the introduction of "Trip Builder," we will not only show you the
perfect route but also the cheapest, so you can see more of the
world for less."
To book your next multi-city trip using "Trip Builder" on KAYAK,
travelers can take the following steps:
- Head to www.kayak.com and switch the dropdown menu from
"Roundtrip" to "Trip Builder."
- Browse other popular multi-city trips or start creating your
own.
- Choose the origin, what places you want to visit and for how
long you want to stay in each of those places.
- From there, we'll do the work for you and calculate the
cheapest route.
"KAYAK is constantly looking to help travellers find the perfect
flight by offering the best products for the best value. We are
happy that we were able to provide this feature to match the
growing demand from travellers," says Zdenek Komenda, CBDO at Kiwi.com
About KAYAK
KAYAK, part of Booking Holdings (NASDAQ: BKNG), is the
world's leading travel search engine. With more than 6 billion
queries across our platforms each year, we help people find
their perfect flight, hotel, rental car, cruise, or vacation
package. For more information, visit www.KAYAK.com.
About Kiwi.com
Founded by Oliver Dlouhý and
Jozef Képesi in 2012, Kiwi.com is an online search engine allowing
users to combine transportation from non-cooperating carriers. It
is powered by its proprietary algorithm (Virtual Interlining) that
allows users to combine flights and ground transportation from over
750 carriers, accompanied by industry-leading Kiwi.com Guarantee.
Today, the company sees more than 100 million searches every day
and employs over 2,600 people worldwide. Kiwi.com ranked seventh in
the 2017 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA list, becoming the
highest-ever rated Czech company. Following the previous success,
Kiwi.com ranked fifth in the very same program in 2018. In
November 2019, the company announced
a change in its vision of becoming the first Virtual Global
Supercarrier and won the People's Choice Award at Phocuswright
Conference in Miami.
Media Contacts
Kayla Inserra
Senior PR Manager
KAYAK
Mobile: +1 (919) 601-2247
Email: kinserra@kayak.com
Raymond Vrijenhoek
VP Growth, Brand & Communications
Kiwi.com
Mobile: +420 702 251 665
Email: raymond.vrijenhoek@kiwi.com
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