7 April 2022 – In 10 days time Kiwi.com will be celebrating 10 years since it took its unique place in the travel industry, an innovative start-up that brought the concept of Virtual Interlining (self-connect itineraries) to the world. An innovation that changed the possibilities for booking travel and enabled travelers to select their itineraryContinue reading “Kiwi.com is 10 years old”
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War in Ukraine: Our support for those affected
It is with horror and sadness that we watch the situation in Ukraine escalate and we condemn the Russian invasion in Ukraine. Our hearts and minds are with all those affected. From our headquarters in Brno, Czech Republic, the reverberations of the conflict are felt deeply and personally across our community. Our priority is firstContinue reading “War in Ukraine: Our support for those affected”
Kiwi.com nominated Best Transportation Website in the 16th TravelMole UK Awards 2022
16 March 2022 – Kiwi.com is one of the finalists for the 16th TravelMole Awards for Best Transportation Website, along with easyJet and London North Eastern Railway. The selection was made from 500 nominations received from TravelMole’s 80,000 UK travel industry subscribers. The 16th TravelMole UK Awards are particularly important and meaningful. They honor andContinue reading “Kiwi.com nominated Best Transportation Website in the 16th TravelMole UK Awards 2022”
Revolut and Kiwi.com join forces to incentivize travel
21 February 2022 – Revolut, the global financial super-app with more than 18 million customers worldwide, has partnered with a global travel tech company, Kiwi.com, in a joint initiative to incentivize travel. New Revolut users will receive a cashback of up to 30 GBP on their next booking with Kiwi.com as well as free access toContinue reading “Revolut and Kiwi.com join forces to incentivize travel”
Budapest is on top again: the most romantic Valentine’s destination has been chosen
Budapest is the number one booked destination on Kiwi.com for 2022 Valentine’s weekend Global reservations for Valentine’s weekend doubled compared to 2021 while reaching 93% of 2019 volumes Flight tickets are almost 40% cheaper compared to 2019 11 February 2022 – Last year’s romantic Valentine getaways were spoiled by restrictions and lockdowns. This year, despiteContinue reading “Budapest is on top again: the most romantic Valentine’s destination has been chosen”
Kiwi.com consumer research in Central Europe finds desire to travel is a vaccination motivator
The biggest fear when traveling is an unexpected lockdown whilst away from home The desire to travel was highest in the Czech Republic – with 80% of respondents stating they plan to travel during 2022 Approximately 60% of those surveyed wish to travel within Europe in 2022 28 January 2022 – Kiwi.com conducted consumer researchContinue reading “Kiwi.com consumer research in Central Europe finds desire to travel is a vaccination motivator”
Kiwi.com 2021: Travel Review
42.5% increase in bookings made in 2021 compared to 2020 – reaching 70% of pre-pandemic volumes US, Italy, Spain, Turkey, and Mexico were most booked destinations on Kiwi.com 27% booked trips within three days before departure 60% of bookings to travel in 2021 were made in the last three months of the year 14 JanuaryContinue reading “Kiwi.com 2021: Travel Review”
Sherpa˚ powers Kiwi.com with direct eVisa applications
Kiwi.com implements full visa information for its international travelers including direct application of eVisas in cooperation with global travel rules and documentation provider Sherpa° Customers can now check visa information and apply for an eVisa directly from Kiwi.com’s Manage My Booking section 5 January 2022 – Kiwi.com partnered with the leading global provider of travelContinue reading “Sherpa˚ powers Kiwi.com with direct eVisa applications”
Kiwi.com travelers’ interest for holidays is at 92% of pre-pandemic levels
Kuala Lumpur, Mexico, Manila, Bogota: Travelers this year are heading to exotic and warm destinations 17 December 2021 – Despite the epidemiological situation and rapidly changing conditions for entering tourist destinations, travelers’ interest in flights has not waned for the winter months and approaching Christmas holidays. According to data from Kiwi.com, bookings for traveling atContinue reading “Kiwi.com travelers’ interest for holidays is at 92% of pre-pandemic levels”
Winter Travels: 43% of travelers booking Kiwi.com top destinations are escaping the cold
9 December 2021, Prague – Between 1 December and 31 March, Budapest and Istanbul are in the top two bookings globally on Kiwi.com*, followed by London, Kuala Lumpur, Paris, Kyiv, Rome, Milan, Bucharest, and Vienna. While the top ten are mostly colder destinations, the warmer destinations follow them, making up a total of 43%. “AccordingContinue reading “Winter Travels: 43% of travelers booking Kiwi.com top destinations are escaping the cold”