23 January 2017

The UAE's #1 personal finance and insurance comparison website, brings the best in flight search and comparison to its growing user base

Souqalmal.com has committed itself to offering UAE residents a comprehensive and unbiased platform which allows them to compare more than 3,200 personal loans, home loans, car loans, credit cards, bank accounts as well as car & home insurance policies.

And now it is all set to unlock the best in flight search and comparison, thanks to its recent partnership with leading global travel search website, Skyscanner.

Skyscanner allows people to book directly from millions of flight, hotel and car rental options at the best prices. The site receives over 50 million monthly visitors globally, and its products are available in more than 30 languages and 70 currencies, making it the go-to travel search portal for travelers from all around the world.

Skyscanners world-class technology, coupled with its transparent and user-friendly search & comparison portal, make it an ideal partner for Souqalmal.com, which thrives on a similar foundation as it operates in the online personal finance and insurance comparison domain.

According to Ambareen Musa, Founder & CEO of Souqalmal.com, By integrating Skyscanners flight search tool with Souqalmal.coms in-house comparison platform, we aim to empower our users to not only make well-informed decisions when committing to a personal finance or insurance product, but also allow them to leverage the best deals in travel.

Souqalmal.com receives about 800,000 visitors every month, and following its collaboration with Skyscanner, hopes to offer seamless access to its flight comparison capabilities, to its growing user base in the UAE.

With expats from different parts of the globe making up almost 90 percent of UAEs population, international travel is not only a luxury, but also a way of life for residents. It is estimated that Dubais flagship airport recorded over 80 million passengers passing through its terminals in 2016. On New Years Eve alone, the airport received more than 105,000 passengers, setting a new record in daily passenger traffic.

The large expat population, combined with the fact that the Dubai International Airport is ranked as one of the busiest airports in the world, makes it clear that the demand for top-notch travel search services in the UAE is a growing need.

The flights search data comes thanks to Skyscanners White Label product, an industry-leading and bespoke travel search tool, which is now powering travel search for over 1000 businesses globally.

Mike Ferguson, Senior Business Development Manager as Skyscanner commented, We are delighted to have partnered with Souqalmal.com to provide their UAE based users with our cutting-edge flight search technology. This partnership is a great fit due to both Skyscanner and Souqalmals shared goal of providing value and choice to customers.

Souqalmal.coms flight comparison tool can be accessed through flights.souqalmal.com

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About Souqalmal.com:
Souqalmal.com is the biggest insurance aggregator/comparison site in UAE allowing users to compare retail banking products like credit cards, loans, accounts and insurance, as well as telecom and education products.

Conceptualized as a highly transparent marketplace, Souqalmal.com is designed to empower consumers to make the right choice by bringing together on one convenient platform all the latest details on more than 3,200 retail banking, telecoms, insurance and education products offered by various providers in the UAE and Saudi Arabia (KSA).

With more than 360 credit cards, 450 bank accounts, 147 personal loans, 100 car loans, 105 mortgages, 1143 mobile phone plans, 150 broadband plans, 280 schools and 234 nurseries and 100+ car deals, plus 115 SME financial products, the consumer portal allows customers to do their homework using up-to-date, unbiased information.

About Skyscanner:

  • Skyscanner is a leading global travel search company, providing free search of flights, hotels and car hire around the world
  • Founded in 2003, Skyscanner helps over 50 million people each month to find their travel options
  • Skyscanner is available in 30 languages
  • Skyscanners highly-rated free mobile app has been downloaded over 50 million times
  • Skyscanner employs over 800 staff and has ten offices across the world: Barcelona, Beijing, Budapest, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Miami, Shenzhen, Singapore and Sofia
  • Skyscanner is part of the Ctrip group.

For Media and PR queries:
Josiane Assaad, Head of Content,
Souqalmal.comjosiane@souqalmal.com

Press Release 2017