Skyscanner Predicts Savings For Black Friday & Cyber Monday

MIAMI, Nov. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Skyscanner, the global travel search engine, has taken a data deep-dive to scope out the destinations that are top-of-mind for travelers and the deals they can expect once the Thanksgiving hangover has subsided. More than 100 million Americans braved the cyber waves last Black Friday and Cyber Monday, exceeding all online shopping forecasts, and Skyscanner is anticipating a record-breaking 2017.

Historically, Black Friday is a peak time for search and to book travel. After analyzing data from the site's more than 60 million monthly users, Skyscanner found that in 2016, the average domestic flight price (US to US) was $610, while the average international flight price (US to International) was $1,500. For Black Friday in 2016, the average ticket price for flights booked on that day was $320, while international was $780. Therefore, based on this historic data there is potential for a nearly 50 percent savings for flights booked on Black Friday.

To that end, Skyscanner took a close look at the top five destinations that are most popular in terms of searches and exits from Skyscanner.com around Black Friday and Cyber Monday. The results were unanimous, with Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Miami and New York leading the charge, and fortunately, attractive savings for each of these destinations:

                      TOP SEARCHED DESTINATIONS
                      -------------------------

    Black Friday: In 2016, top      Cyber Monday: In 2016, top 5
     5 searched cities from         searched cities from United
     United States on November      States on November 28, 2016
     25, 2016 were:                 were:


    ---

    London                         New York
    ------                         --------

    New York                       London
    --------                       ------

    Miami                          Miami
    -----                          -----

    Los Angeles                    Los Angeles
    -----------                    -----------

    Las Vegas                      Las Vegas
    ---------                      ---------

                       TOP BOOKED DESTINATIONS
                       -----------------------

    Black Friday: In 2016, top      Cyber Monday: In 2016, top 5
     5 redirects (exits) cities     redirects (exits) cities from
     from United States on          United States on November 28,
     November 25, 2016 were:        2016 were:


    ---

    New York (average ticket        New York (average ticket price
     price -$340)                   -$328)
    ------------------------       ------------------------------

    London (average ticket          London (average ticket price -
     price -$756)                   $632)
    ----------------------         ------------------------------

    Los Angeles (average ticket     Los Angeles (average ticket
     price -$350)                   price -$328)
    ---------------------------    ----------------------------

    Miami (average ticket price     Las Vegas (average ticket
     -$268)                         price -$216)
    ---------------------------    --------------------------

    Las Vegas (average ticket       Miami (average ticket price -
     price -$244)                   $277)
    -------------------------      ------------------------------

Skyscanner data reinforces that it has never been easier to travel, and with the holidays approaching, the desire to book travel becomes ever more desirable and the possibility more attainable.

About Skyscanner
Skyscanner is a leading global travel search company providing free search of flights, hotels and car rental. Founded in 2003 Skyscanner helps to meet the travel planning needs of over 60 million people each month. Skyscanner is available in over 30 languages. Skyscanner's highly-rated free mobile app has been downloaded over 70 million times. The privately-owned company employs over 900 staff and has ten global offices in Edinburgh, Singapore, Beijing, Shenzhen, Miami, Barcelona, Glasgow, Sofia, Budapest and London. For more information, please visit http://www.skyscanner.com and our news site.

View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/skyscanner-predicts-savings-for-black-friday--cyber-monday-300557353.html

SOURCE Skyscanner