Meta-Search Engine with Flight Ticket Prices - Case Study
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Booking Engine SoftwareTravel API IntegrationTravel StartupsCustom Development

Meta-Search Engine for Flight Ticket Price Comparison Built from Scratch

Jizo system

Contents:

Industry:

Meta-Search Engine, Travel Agency

Technology:

Java, Java Script, PHP, C/C++

Scope:

360 man-hours

Approach:

Custom Software Development, GP Travel Hub

Project Background

Jizo is a leading metasearch engine designed to offer value to online travel agencies, airlines, and other travel businesses by promoting their services efficiently. The company’s mission was to provide innovative technology to the travel market, revolutionizing how consumers compare flight ticket prices in the CIS region.

Challenge

As a fast-growing start-up, Jizo had secured substantial investment and aimed to build a sleek, user-friendly platform that emphasized convenience and efficiency for travelers. GP Solutions was chosen as the exclusive technology partner to develop the entire metasearch engine, including backend systems and a competitive customer interface.

Goal

The primary goal was to create a platform that allowed users to compare flight ticket prices, aggregating results from top suppliers. Additionally, the system was designed to provide recommendations for the best deals, and redirect users to vendor websites to complete bookings seamlessly.

Solution

The project was developed from the ground up, requiring comprehensive market research, business analysis, and the selection of the most suitable technology stack. Our approach included:

  • Business Analysis: Understanding market demands and shaping business processes.
  • System Architecture: Designing an architecture capable of handling integrations with multiple travel service providers.
  • Development: We crafted a highly efficient back-end and custom front-end with Jizo’s unique design requirements.

The final solution took the form of a client-server application integrated with GP Travel Hub, our proprietary API Aggregator. This core technology facilitated seamless integrations with over 40 suppliers. Dynamic browser caching was implemented to ensure fast results even under heavy system loads, delivering search results in under 3 seconds.

Jizo flight booking website

Results

Within a tight two-month deadline, the Jizo metasearch engine was launched and successfully implemented in production, exceeding expectations. Key outcomes include:

  • Over 40 integrations with leading travel suppliers.
  • A highly optimized system architecture that generated search results in less than 3 seconds, even under peak traffic.
  • A market-leading, user-friendly interface that resonated well with the target audience.

The platform was later enhanced with social media integrations, a mobile browser version, and an iOS app to further streamline the booking process and engage users on the go.

Efficiency Impact
The implementation of the Jizo flight comparison system significantly boosted conversion rates by offering users faster access to flight options, with seamless integration and an optimized user experience. The technology improvements resulted in higher user retention and a more robust booking process, giving Jizo a competitive edge in the market.

Sergey Lavrentyev

Sergey Lavrentyev, CEO, Jizo Ltd

«Use of GP Solutions’ best practices and some of the travel software ready components allowed us to create a base configuration of the application in the shortest time possible. We have already launched a successful project and continue to actively develop it by adding new functions and custom-features.»

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