John Mangelaars, CEO
John Mangelaars joined Skyscanner as CEO a year ago, after seven years at online travel agency group Travix International, also owned by Trip.com Group.
Prior to joining Travix, Mangelaars spent 23 years at Microsoft, climbing to the role of European vice president for advertising and online before leaving in 2013.
How do you see metasearch generally evolving in 2022?
That’s a great question. I see metasearch playing a critical role as travel bounces back – people come to us to research travel, find a good price and then book. The ability to easily distil must‐know information and then compare the options gives them the confidence to make the right booking choice for them.
There’s a genuine need right now for metas. Travel is and always has been relatively complex. Now, when you factor in different countries’ requirements and approach to inbound and outbound travel, it’s more complex than ever before….