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Our mission is to make it easier to experience the world. We find flights and hotels that cost up to 80% less than the cheapest on any other website!
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Location
United States, New York
Employees
11-50
Mentions in press and media 14
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| Aug 8, 2023 | Travelers turn to “skiplagging” amid sky-high travel prices | As travelers contend with high ticket prices amid the busy summer travel season, more have turned to a controversial hack widely prohibited by airlines. Why it matters: "Skiplagging" promises travelers the chance to score a cheape... |
| May 27, 2023 | How to book a skiplag flight to save money — and why you shouldn't | Skiplagging is a risky decision as airlines become more hyper aware of the strategy and actively punish customers for doing it. iStock/Getty Images Redeem now "Skiplagging" is the practice of booking an airline ticket with the lay... |
| May 24, 2018 | Hitlist’s new premium service puts a travel agent in your pocket | Hitlist, a several-years-old app for finding cheap flights, has begun rolling out a subscription tier that will turn it into something more akin to your own mobile travel agent. While the core app experience, which monitors airlines for fli... |
| Oct 1, 2016 | Pokémon Go 201: What business can learn from its success | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. Our first article for businesses eager to celebrate the initial Pokémon Go craze discussed in-game attractions such as PokéStops, gyms,... |
| Oct 1, 2016 | Pokémon Go 201: What business can learn from its success | Our first article for businesses eager to celebrate the initial Pokémon Go craze discussed in-game attractions such as PokéStops, gyms, and incense. Now, a little more than two months after the game’s record-shattering U.S. debut, we explor... |
| Jan 2, 2015 | 22-year-old Skiplagged.com founder raises $50,000 to defend himself against United Airlines and Orbitz | |
| Dec 30, 2014 | Why United Airlines And Orbitz Are Suing An Entrepreneur Who Helps People Find Cheaper Flights | Nearly two years ago, I wrote up an article on some super scammy airline pricing practices I had discovered in the process of trying to book a multi-city trip. Basically, I found that if you go to a travel search site and try to book the en... |
| Dec 30, 2014 | United Sues Travel Site Over Its Own Ticketing Loophole | You may not have known that it’s cheaper to book a two-leg flight and just get off at the stopover than it is to book a direct flight to the stopover city, but United Airlines and Orbitz will now ensure that you do. The two travel companies... |
| Dec 30, 2014 | United And Orbitz Sue “Hidden Cities” Flight Search Engine Skiplagged | United Airlines and Orbitz are suing Skiplagged, a small startup founded by Aktarer Zaman that helps travelers hack the airlines’ opaque pricing schemes to get better deals by finding so-called “hidden city” fares. Airline pricing is incred... |
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FAQ about Skiplagged
What has the press written about Skiplagged?
Parsers VC has collected 14 articles mentioning Skiplagged, among them “Travelers turn to “skiplagging” amid sky-high travel prices” (Aug 8, 2023) and “How to book a skiplag flight to save money — and why you shouldn't” (May 27, 2023).
Is Skiplagged still active?
Yes, Skiplagged is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Aug 18, 2023.