Review by Kiwi.com – Comparer to flights
So what? Compared flights multiplying on the canvas, it is sometimes difficult for the simple user to make their choice and select the one that will best adjust to their specific needs. Today, the Wanderlix editor has decided to introduce you to Kiwi: created in 2012 in the Czech Republic, he is one of the pioneering platforms and has been able to pull his pin of the game by becoming one of the leaders of this yet highly competitive market.
To help you understand the specific operating mode of this flight comparison, why it is necessary in the context of a travel search and to list your own advantages and disadvantages, we invite you to discover our complete test of the Kiwi flight comparison.
What is Kiwi.com?
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Kiwi is one of the most popular flight comparisons of travellers: if it has been able to become an undisputed reference, it is that in addition to proposing the usual features and options offered by all flight comparisons, it has considerably improved them by optimizing the algorithm usually used by them. In addition, since June 2017, Kiwi has been able to rely on the most important local flight database in the world: today, the company with 8,000 daily reservations generates close to $925 million in turnover and employs more than 1900 employees.
It is therefore able to compare thousands of flights by adapting to your tariff, time, geographic requirements and offering you the most likely offers to meet them. It is possible for you to do a triage search, of course, but also to compare very exactly the various services offered, to refine your selection by choosing a custom flight ticket: with or without a stopover, from the airport of your choice, at the time that you are looking for... The search interface is of a state-of-the-art ergonomics, and has innovative options such as the integration of carriers on the ground: yes, Kiwi now allows you to book trains and buses! This option is still low in conventional flight comparisons and allows Kiwi to strengthen its innovative leadership position. And because Kiwi is located in Europe, the service is safe and guaranteed by the European regulations governing the sector: the novice or confirmed traveller can thus be assured to take his flight safely.
Once selected, the journey of your dreams is offered to you: Kiwi will automatically redirect you to the company’s site to make the purchase of your ticket. Once the payment has been validated, you are on holiday: go to the airport at the scheduled time for your boarding, and that’s it. Ah, a little detail: Did you know that it is no longer necessary to print your plane ticket? To board, you simply need to have your ID and present yourself at the airline’s desk that welcomes you: a boarding card will be delivered to you immediately, which will contain all the information you need for your trip. Practical to avoid losing its transport title!
Kiwi.com added value: a trip for each budget
If Kiwi enjoys a more than complete algorithm, it mainly allows everyone to take their flight, regardless of the budget in their pockets. Thanks to an interactive map, Kiwi.com has a budget for each destination, all over the world: a way to anticipate your departure and above all, the journey that best fits you!
How does it work?
It’s because it’s not an online travel agency that Kiwi allows to get preferential rates: no extra costs related to the use of the platform, on the contrary! It is in fact only a flight selection tool, which saves valuable time to book your ticket.. directly on the airline’s website that will have found thanks to your eyes.
Kiwi prides itself on building partnerships with 99% of airlines around the world: this ubiquitous service allows you to find the best available offer in a few milliseconds. To do this, the site created by the Czechs Oliver Dlouhý and Jozef Képesi - who were looking to book low-cost flights for their holidays-were benefiting from the acquisition of WhichAirline, a search engine for flights that allows to increase the number of simultaneous users, and massive investments valued the company to more than $9 million.
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Advantages and disadvantages of Kiwi.com
Benefits
- Clear, intuitive interface with many search options
- Free of use
- Sponsorship offers
- absent media
- Very large choice of flights, regardless of destination
- Customer Support 24/7 Kiwi Warranty
- "offline" mode to access its data without network
Disadvantages
- The price can, depending on the company, increase: fuel cost, baggage charge, etc.
- Several different companies can be used by Kiwi for the same trip
Kiwi: Opinion of the Editor
You will have understood it: ergonomic and powerful, Kiwi is a flight comparison that clearly detaches itself from the flopa of sites that provide this service. We have been seduced by its clear interface and its various options as well as by the assumed objectivity of the available tendering system, which avoids the unpleasant surprises: partner company pouring commissions at the expense of others, carefully hidden.
In addition, the customer service is fast and hyper-reactive: it helps to avoid possible disappointments and resolve potential disputes in record time. It is also the brand’s slogan: the traveler must get satisfaction in a record time, and in this, Kiwi differs from many other online flight comparisons whose customer relationship is not the absolute point.
We also appreciate the many social, environmental and humanitarian initiatives: Kiwi’s values are clearly expressed in its “Caring” program, which is intended to help the causes that are central to the company.
Ah, one more thing: if you sponsor a friend, Kiwi offers him 20 € worth on a next flight! Perfect for a trip between friends or with your half! When do you leave?
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