Skyscanner is a useful tool for air ticket search and price comparison. It has a mobile app and an online official website for passengers to check at any time. It is the most commonly used tool for me. It is probably because of my personality that I want to go somewhere at any time. Discuss with friends When planning a trip in 2017, you can also check the air ticket price immediately, which is very, very useful.So this time I want to share how to use it and compare the experience of booking tickets. (► Air ticket online comparison:Skyscanner|trip.com)
A brief introduction to Skyscanner.
The Skyscanner air ticket search engine was officially launched in 2003. So far, it has reached 6 million monthly active users and more than 20 billion air ticket search requests a year. This travel tool currently supports 30 languages and serves users in 190 countries. Headquarters Based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
It was previously rumored that it was conducting an initial public offering (IPO). On November 11, it announced that it would sell to Ctrip, a Chinese online travel website, at a price of 23 billion pounds (about 14 billion U.S. dollars, NT$17.4 billion). It can still continue to be independent Operation, to provide passengers with air tickets, hotels and car rental three major travel search price comparison services, but after Skyscanner is included in Ctrip, it will start to integrate technology and booking system with Ctrip.
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▲ Registering as a member is for receiving promotional messages. You don't have to register as a member to book tickets.
Skyscanner booking teaching-Taipei, Seoul.
At present, online air tickets, restaurants, or online shopping comparison sites mostly use the inter-site system docking to integrate a single product into the sale price, so that you can find the cheapest price and import it to the site to order.Of course, the follow-up related matters of ticket booking are also handled by the customer service of that website, including ticket rescheduling, name change or additional baggage purchase. Skyscanner ticket search engine is not responsible for the customer service business after booking, please pay attention!
Next, I will select three examples to let everyone know the booking steps and precautions. Let’s take a look.
The first step: toOfficial websiteAfter entering the departure point, time, and number of people, search for flight information.
▲ In Asian cities, I will check the "direct flights" without connecting.
Step XNUMX: Confirm the price of the search results
▲At the red frame, the start and end time can be adjusted at any time.
Step 9,430: Choose the airline you want to fly with. (Example: Use China Airlines to book a ticket at RMB XNUMX)
▲ There will be a price code for each ordering platform that supplies air tickets.
Step XNUMX: Choose the platform you want to order, and complete the booking from Skyscanner to that website. (Example: Choose Tripsta website)
▲ For every external connection, Skyscanner will clearly inform users where they will connect to purchase tickets.
Step XNUMX: Fill in the passenger information, contact person, and payment information in order to complete the ticket booking.
▲▼ When booking air tickets, there will almost always be additional items such as insurance and money-back guarantee.
▲ After filling in, send it out to complete the ticket reservation.
Skyscanner booking teaching-Taipei, Bangkok.
As mentioned earlier, Skyscanner has been acquired by Ctrip. Of course, Ctrip's ordering platform will also appear when searching for air tickets. However, when checking and comparing Taipei and Bangkok air tickets, I tried to use the Ctrip website service to book tickets, and I felt that the movement was not It is smooth, and there may even be a state of no response, which does not rule out that they are merging in the system.It's time to grab cheap air tickets. There is no time to wait for the bug fixes on this website. You can directly choose another airline's official website to book tickets faster.
Next, let's take everyone to see the booking process of Taipei and Bangkok.
The first step: toOfficial websiteAfter entering the departure point, time, and number of people, search for flight information.
Step XNUMX: Confirm the price of the search results
Step 9,482: Choose the airline you want to fly. (Example: Use Thai Airways to book a ticket at XNUMX yuan)
Step XNUMX: Choose the platform you want to order, and complete the booking from Skyscanner to that website. (Example: Choose Ctrip website)
▲Originally, as long as booking the Seoul ticket on Tripsta website is the same, just enter the information and make payment directly.
▲ Ctrip doesn't know what the ghost is hitting the wall, and always asks me to choose the fare.
▲Ticket purchase is expensive, immediately go back to the previous step and import it to Thai Airways' official website to book tickets.
Step XNUMX: Select the starting and ending flight.
▲ After checking the early departure and late departure flight, the fare will appear on the right. (In the past, taking Thai Airways between 1 and 1, the price is cheaper!)
Step XNUMX: Fill in the passenger information, contact person, and payment information to complete the ticket booking.
▲ After booking, if you have any questions on boarding, please contact Thai Airways Customer Service Center.
Skyscanner booking teaching-Taipei and Osaka.
I don’t know if you have noticed here..., I chose the time range from 2017.4.1 to 4.9. Why?This is because there are consecutive Qingming holidays, and it is the cherry blossom viewing seasons in Seoul and Osaka, and the Songkran Festival in Bangkok every other week!It’s the best time for Taiwanese travelers to go abroad. Plan ahead, check tickets, book rooms, etc. Take Osaka Kansai as an example. I will remind everyone to book tickets in the club about mid-November. By the end of the month, I’ll write this article. 11 increased to 1 (it is very serious to implement the fare floating mechanism, as long as more people check the price, the ticket will be more expensive, especially during the cherry blossom season), so hurry up and see how to check and book tickets .
The first step: toOfficial websiteAfter entering the departure point, time, and number of people, search for flight information.
Step 17,835: Confirm the price of the search results. (Example: Booking a ticket with Jetstar Airways at RMB XNUMX)
Step XNUMX: Choose the platform you want to order, and complete the booking from Skyscanner to that website. (Example: select Jetstar website)
Step XNUMX: Choose the starting and ending flight time and matching package.
Step XNUMX: After logging in as a Jetstar member, passenger-related information will be automatically brought in.
▲ The additional package includes seat selection, meals, and 20 kg of checked luggage; therefore, you can choose to return meals.
▲ Selection table; gray means it has been sold.
Step XNUMX: Enter the payment information to complete the purchase of Jetstar round-trip tickets.
Conclusion
The use of Skyscanner's air ticket search and comparison tool itself is very careful:
1. The flight time of low-cost airlines is well understood, and it will only appear in the search results when you search: Take Japan as an example, the weekly flight times of various low-cost airlines are different, if you want to search for a certain airline in the section , You must first check the number of departures per week, so that it will appear in the search results.Of course, I would also think... Then just go to the official website to compare prices, and even track the fan club to know the promotion time and grab tickets.
2. Applicable to price comparison between traditional airlines and long-haul flights: In fact, this tool is more suitable for price comparison between traditional airlines. China Airlines, Evergreen and Thai Airways have intensive weekly flights to and from Asian cities, so it is better to check Ticket prices and time slots for festivals and consecutive holidays.However, this time I went to Germany, Skyscanner is easy to use...you can check transfer points, stay time, flight time, fare, etc. It is a travel tool with a Chinese language interface. If there are obstacles to viewing English websites, you don't have to be afraid to use Skyscanner.
3. Check and find, book tickets immediately without asking for help: In the past, people may use travel agency business or travel exhibitions to grab tickets, and the business window service allows them to make a little reasonable, but it may be that you are just starting a plan and want to know something first. Basic information such as the fare for a consecutive holiday, the difference between early and late return, etc., in order to prevent people from always checking the price for you, you can also use this to confirm your needs first, and finally book tickets through the website or ask business to book tickets. can.
The usage information and experience of this software will be updated continuously. If you have any questions, please leave a message to discuss and share with me. :)
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Skyscanner flight search engine
- Official website: https://www.skyscanner.com.tw/