The giant of the skies

Posted by Tihomir Rangelov - 11/11/09 at 09:11:32 am

Just over two years ago, at the end of October 2007 the brand new Airbus A380 made its maiden commercial flight from Singapore to Sydney. The flight was operated by one of the biggest airlines in the world, Singapore Airlines, and the aircraft was produced by the biggest airplane maker in the world, Airbus. That flight was a cornerstone in aviation history.

A380 is by far the largest passenger airliner that the world has ever seen. It is a wide body aircraft and has two decks, the total take-off weight being 560 tonnes and its wingspan – 80 metres. If you have seen it up close and personal, you will know what that means. It is so gigantic that you cannot stop wondering how on earth it can get in the air. But it does and it has been doing it very well in the past two years with an excellent safety record.
One of the best things about the A380 is that it is extremely fuel efficient and the fuel consumption per seat is by up to 20% lower than that of its main “rival”, the former record holder Boeing 747. This has been achieved by the use of the latest technologies and lightweight materials for building the aircraft. Besides, it has a capacity of carrying 853 passengers, which is 50% more than the capacity of a Boeing 747.

Because of its size, the A380 is also able to introduce the earth´s greatest luxuries to the skies. First class passengers on Emirate´s A380 aircraft already enjoy private suites, bars and lounges as well as “shower spas”. Virgin Atlantic plans to have casinos, double beds and gyms on its A380s. These might come in useful during the long hours on the plane. The A380 is namely capable of flying 15,200 km or directly between Hong Kong and New York.
So far only 20 of these aircraft have been delivered to Singapore Airlines, Qantas, Emirates and Air France. Lufthansa and Korean Air expect their first A380s in 2010. So if you are an airliner freak (like me) or just curious and want to experience the giant in the skies, you should look for a flight on those airlines on your favourite search engine, www.dohop.com.

New hotel search engine finds best offers

Posted by Frosti Sigurjonsson, CEO - 20/01/09 at 06:01:40 pm

The Dohop team has just released its latest product: A hotel meta search engine.

The new hotel search engine is easy to use and searches multiple hotel reservation sites for hotels and best offers.  Prices are shown with taxes and fees included and links are provided to the booking sites where a traveler can book his choice directly.

 

Hotel search results can be sorted by price, star rating or distance from centre or conveniently plotted on a citymap. 

Results can also be refined by price range, amenities offered, stars, or text in name or street address.

To try it now, follow this link.

Flight search in Viét: Tìm kiém chuyén bay

Posted by Frosti Sigurjonsson, CEO - 19/09/08 at 08:09:23 pm

The Dohop flight search engine has added a Vietnamese version. As far as we know, Dohop is the first flight search engine to offer service in Vietnam.

According to the Dohop Travel Guides more than 44 airlines operate flights to Vietnam in addition to the three airlines based in the country and there are plenty of flights to be searched and found.

Hanoi is the capital city of Vietnam and there is a good choice of flights there from most major cities. Check out this list of cheap flights to Hanoi recently found by Dohop users.

Dohop’s new flight search engine finds more cheap flights

Posted by Frosti Sigurjonsson, CEO - 11/07/08 at 10:07:14 pm

As skyrocketing fuel prices drive airlines to raise prices, travelers need a powerful flight search engine to help them find as cheap flights as possible.

Packed with new features and more data on cheap flights than ever the latest release of Dohop.com makes it possible to search hundreds of airlines and travel sites for the best deals.

Every single page on Dohop.com has been redesigned to provide better readability and ease of use.

New! Airport selection map. Pick any airport on the planet in just two clicks: Click 1: Zooms in on any part of the world. Click 2: Selects the airport. The map also shows the location of airports selected by typing or from a dropdown list.

New! Self-connect and save. On some routes self-connecting can mean great savings, sometimes up to hundreds of EUR and this is what most people use Dohop for. The new Dohop shows self-connecting options as separate tickets and provides advice on where and how to book them cheaply.

New! Avoid the hassle of self connecting. Booking a connected flight as a package with a single vendor is convenient and can in some cases be cheaper than if the same flights are booked separately. The new Dohop compares and displays both options clearly so travelers can compare.

New! Even more price information. Dohop’s new and powerful fare engine helps travelers to compare offers from more airlines and travel agents than any other flight search engine.

New! Cleaner look and clearer details. Clean and simple page layouts help users focus on the content and quickly find what they are looking for. Details are now displayed within search results rather than the user having to open a separate detail page to view details on offers and flight details.

New! Countless other improvements. Just to mention a couple of them; Filters can now be viewed in a single view, giving better overview of settings and better access to adjusting each filter. Sharing what you find on Dohop is also just one click away using the e-mail icon included in each result.

We hope you will go ahead and explore the new dohop.com and let us know what you think of it. Is there perhaps something you miss from the old version? Any particular feature you would like to see in upcoming releases?

Really Tiny Flight Search Engine

Posted by Frosti Sigurjonsson, CEO - 15/02/08 at 04:02:13 pm

Just out and totally FREE! A really small flight search engine that’s easily fitted on any website.

The search form (see it here to the left) takes up just 150 pixels by 150 pixels but packs all the power of the award winning www.dohop.com flight planner.

To see how to implement it on your site click here.

New Dohop.com Feature: Fare Calendar

Posted by Gudrun Helga Hamar - 12/02/08 at 03:02:02 pm

The new Fare Calendar can be found at the bottom of flight search results. It shows best prices found by other users, based on different travel dates.

 

Clicking on any price will run a full dohop.com flight search using the related travel dates.

The Fare Calendar can also display the number of flights needed to complete the trip. To show flights check the box as shown below.

To try the Fare Calendar visit www.dohop.com, do a search and page to the bottom of the results to find the Fare Calendar.

New features on Dohop.com

Posted by Gudrun Helga Hamar - 08/02/08 at 02:02:48 pm

Cheapest flights found by other users
If you’re flexible about your travel dates and destination this new feature can help you discover cheap getaways. On the Dohop front page you can now see a lists of destinations with dates and prices titled “Cheap flights to”. This list shows you the cheapest flights found by other Dohop users. You can see lists for different departure cities, by typing into the “From” field. To see more details about each item, just click on it.

Greatest value found
Also showing on the front page is the list titled “Great value flights from”. Instead of showing the cheapest flights, it shows the best value flights in terms of most miles for the money. This list is meant to help those people that want to get as far away as possible but don’t want to spend too much on it.

Travel guide pages now showing lists of cheapest flights
Similar tickers can also be found on our travel guide pages. If you are reading up on a specific city – say Athens – in our travel guides, you’ll see the cheapest flights to and from Athens, found by other Dohop users.

Dohop Connection Platform for Airlines Unveiled

Posted by Kristinn Thorleifsson - 26/09/07 at 02:09:20 pm

Last week, at the Low Cost Airlines Congress in London, Dohop unveiled the Dohop Connection Platform for airlines. This is a new technology platform that allows any group of airlines to cross-sell flights with other carriers without the cost and complexities of legacy interline and code share, and passengers to book connected flights with two or more carriers in a seamless process.The Dohop Connection Platform meets the needs of airlines that want to benefit from being able to connect to other airlines, and retain customers that are traveling outside of the airline’s network, without the having to deal with the complexities that traditional flight connections present.Dohop’s technology provides airlines with a powerful connection search engine that calculates the best flight connections that connect with the airline’s route network, and facilitates the booking of two or more tickets in a process that is seamless to the passenger. Providing the information, and then facilitating the booking of tickets through the Dohop Connection Platform doesn’t cost the airline much, but is highly valued by travelers.See the Dohop Press Release here.

A new dohop.com flight search engine released

Posted by Frosti Sigurjonsson, CEO - 23/05/07 at 11:05:47 am

The all new www.dohop.com flight search engine is out! It introduces a completely re-designed user interface, new features and even greater performance than before.

The new flight result layout shows overview information for each itinerary such as airline names, route, take off and landing times and duration as well as the total price for one adult including taxes and fees. Prices can be displayed in any of more than 60 currencies. When there are many results to choose from the powerful filter and sort tools help you find the best results. Results are initially sorted by Rank. The top ranking results are those that offer the shortest duration and lowest price – a winning combination.

Use the mouse to pop up information about airports or airlines, click the select button on any result to see more details about it.

Here is what the new result view looks like:

The new detail view gives you more detail information than ever before. It offers detail information on the price and where tickets can be booked, it shows detailed itinerary information and plots the flightroute on a world map.

Here is what the new price details looks like.

Here is what the new itinerary details look like.

And here comes the Google map mashup, try the satellite view and zoom.

Try the new dohop.com flight search engine.

New feature: Multi-language location pickers

Posted by Frosti Sigurjonsson, CEO - 27/03/07 at 05:03:21 pm

dohop.com offers several languages. (Català, Español, Polski, Cesky, Français, Português, Dansk, Íslenska, Svenska, Deutsch, Italiano, English and Norsk). Each language may have its own spelling of city names.  London is spelled Londres, Lundúnir, Londra and Londyn.  As of today, dohop.com recognizes all such variants. It also recognizes that some places have more than one name. Bratislava is also called Pressburg and the new release recognizes both.

You might even find a flight to Stalingrad… Check it out.

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