[1] As a metasearch, Aviasales does not sell air tickets, but redirects users to airline and online travel agent websites.
[2] The service was launched in 2007[3] and now operates in 14 countries across Eastern Europe, the CIS, Asia, and the United States.
[4] The company was incorporated in Hong Kong in August 2011 as Go Travel Un Limited[5] and is headquartered on the island of Phuket, Thailand.
The travel metasearch brings in more than 4 million monthly unique visitors, making more than 500,000 search queries for tickets per day.
[13] In 2020, as an immediate response to Covid-19, Aviasales introduced a 'remote first' policy for its employees,[14] allowing staff members to choose whether to work from the company's offices or remotely.
[19] Aviasales introduced baggage selection in its search results in 2017, claiming to be the first company to offer this feature.
The company plans to use the injected capital to launch new products and continue to grow in both domestic and international markets.