About Kiwi
The Kiwi store was founded in 2012 with the aim of facilitating people's visas and helping them find the best airfare alternatives for their customers. During these years Kiwi adapted to the virtual market and brought on its website the offers and discounts its customers deserve. One of the fastest growing companies in the world. A traveler business, run by travelers.
While struggling to book cheap flights for holidays, Oliver Dlouhý had an idea that could change the world. Ask Jozef Képesi to help you develop your own flight search engine.
JANUARY 2012: Czech businessman Jiří Hlavenka invests in the idea.
APRIL 2012: Kiwi.com is created and the development of our unique flight combination algorithm begins.
JANUARY 2014: We acquired WhichAirline, a flight search engine that encourages increased users and profits.
JANUARY 2015: Our growth rate doubles.
FEBRUARY 2015: Ondrej Tomek, an e-commerce entrepreneur, values the company at US $ 9.5 million with his investment.
JANUARY 2016: Increase in revenue reaches 1500%
With Kiwi.com, just fill out what you know about your travel plans; You don't even need to know your destination yet, and our unique, advanced algorithm does all the work for you in a matter of seconds, offering the best possible deals anywhere in the world.
Kiwi is a powerful flight search engine.
In fact, Kiwi.com is essential sites for travelers, one of the world's leading travel technology companies, is becoming the first global virtual super operator
Kiwi.com's vision of a global virtual super operator (Virtual Global Supercarrier) is a long-term action that we intend to achieve completely within three years.
Kiwi.com, a fast-growing travel technology company, has managed to attract the attention of many, being one of the most innovative companies in recent years. With features like NOMAD, which makes the life of passionate travelers much more interesting, the company now aims to provide the most complete travel solution, from initial inspiration to final destination, at any time, no matter where or what they are the colon.
This means that if a customer wants to book a trip to a tropical destination or a taxi to their favorite restaurant, they can do so on the Kiwi.com app.
Combining all travel modes - be it flights, trains, buses, tourist services or even micro-mobility in the city - Kiwi.com always aims to provide the best results for trips from any point A to point B, anywhere in the world. world.
No one who spends endless hours trying to find the best price and ticket combination. Kiwi.com offers the exact service by interconnecting 3,500 airports and 1,000 stations (soon to be 35,000) and guaranteeing connections with Kiwi.com's exclusive warranty, which covers all expenses in the event of a trip interruption.
In October 2019, Kiwi.com also introduced Virtual Fare Types in its booking process, making it possible to have the same terms and conditions for more than 750 airlines and land with which the company cooperates. This new product resulted in an increase in transparency between the customer and Kiwi.com and was also favorably received by consumers.
The worldwide transport stock is extremely fragmented. There are thousands of operators with different conditions, operating on different routes, accepting different payment methods and speaking different languages. Kiwi.com is now arriving with a virtual layer, unifying the content of global shipping and bringing that unification to its customers on one platform - the global super virtual operator.
Founded by Oliver Dlouhý and Jozef Képesi in 2012, Kiwi.com is an online search engine that allows users to combine the transport of uncooperative operators. The mechanism is powered by its own algorithm (Virtual Interlining) that allows users to combine flights and ground transportation from more than 750 operators, including many that do not normally cooperate, and comes with the guarantee from Kiwi.com, the industry leader. The company currently logs more than 100 million searches daily and employs more than 2,800 employees worldwide. Kiwi.com ranked seventh on the 2017 list of Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA, making it the Czech company with the best ranking ever. Continuing with previous success, Kiwi.com ranked fifth on the same program in 2018.
Budapest Airport and Kiwi.com create a perfect self-connection
Budapest Airport and Kiwi.com - an online travel technology company - have joined forces to create an initiative to transform transfer traffic through the Hungarian capital's portal. The product - 'bud: conecta' - will provide smooth and efficient travel for the transfer of passengers.
About 110 thousand passengers with automatic connection at the airport in the last 12 months, which should double in the next three years. Based on this, bud: connects will offer a seamless and seamless experience for all customers flying with two or more unconnected airlines. As passengers move away from traditional booking practices, creating their own itineraries and transfers, the partnership with Kiwi.com ensures that Budapest is at the forefront of the growing trend.
Our desire is to do everything in our power to ensure that each of our passengers with an automatic connection has the smoothest ride at our airport. With competitive travel times, we are already seeing an improved passenger journey, results that will help ensure future bookings. As this mode of transport becomes more popular, we encourage other airports to invest in the self-transfer market.
By connecting almost 1,000 airlines, trains and buses worldwide, Kiwi.com can offer you the cheapest tickets anywhere on the planet.
The best research in the travel industry.
Try a quick search and you will want all travel sites to have our advanced and easy to use search tools.
Virtual Global Supercarrier - Our vision is to provide all travelers with the best range of door-to-door travel options, no matter the destination.
Flexible tickets.
Book with the flexibility you want with our exclusive fare ticket types. From the cheapest flights to the most cancellation options, Kiwi.com's fare types offer maximum flexibility and work across your itinerary with multiple carriers, including those that do not cooperate.
Global customer support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
We offer assistance in more than 12 languages, and we are constantly innovating new ways for our customers to manage reservations and answer questions, directly in the app, without having to contact a call center or wait for an email.