SKYSCANNER has entered the hotel search fray with the acquisition of Barcelona-based Fogg, the latest in Skyscanner’s push to grow its offerings and international presence.
The metasearch company, which is best known for its proprietary flight search product, is due to integrate Fogg’s hotel search function into its site by end-2013 and make it available in 30 different languages. Fogg currently offers only English and Spanish versions.
Skyscanner will house the five-member Fogg team in its upcoming Barcelona office and scale up operations with additional hires in engineering and other disciplines.
In addition, the company has begun reaching into the Americas, including the US, Canada and Latin American markets, with the recent opening of a Miami hub office for the region.
Headquartered in Edinburgh, Skyscanner also has hubs in Singapore and Beijing. Its website is available in 40 countries, and it also offers car rental search.
