We’ve been around the block. And collected a few trophies along the way.
Since 2004, KAYAK has been helping travelers make smarter choices (and saving them from making truly terrible ones). Along the way, we’ve picked up awards, accolades and the occasional “Wait, you guys won that?”. From industry insiders to everyday travelers, folks keep telling us we’re doing something right – and who are we to argue?
So here it is. A not-so-humble brag reel celebrating two decades of KAYAK being, well, kind of a big deal:
- ntv & Deutsches Institut für Servicequalität (German Institution for Service Quality) named KAYAK and momondo as prize winners of the German App Awards 2025
- Statista & COMPUTER BILD named KAYAK as Top Online Platform 2025
- Frommer’s ranked KAYAK (and momondo) as the #1 best overall airfare search site for 2024
- World Travel Tech Awards named KAYAK as:
- World’s Best Flight Comparison Website and World’s Best Hotel Comparison Hotel Website in 2024, 2023 and 2022
- North America’s Best Flight Comparison Website in 2024, 2023, 2022
- Asia’s Best Flight Comparison Website 2024, 2023
- Training Magazine’s Training Apex Award was presented to KAYAK (2024) for excellence in employer-sponsored training and development programs
- Pro Conso France named KAYAK “#1” in customer service in 2024
- €uro and the Deutsches Kundeninstitute (DKI) (German Customer Institute) ranked KAYAK as “Top” and “Very good” in the categories Flight (“Top”), and Hotel and Self Service Package (“Very good”) in 2024
- Sixtrix listed KAYAK as one of the biggest winners in SEO visibility in the US in 2023 (top 100)
- The Harris Poll (using QuestBrand data) named KAYAK as a to growth travel brand from Q1 to Q2 2023, based on quarter-over-quarter brand equity growth
- Wirtschaftswoche named KAYAK “Highest Recommended/Very High Recommendation” in the category Hotel Price Comparison and Flight Search Engines in 2023
- YouTube Works Awards (2022) presented KAYAK with the ‘Big Screen, Big Results’ award
- Wirtschaftswoche named KAYAK “Best” for Hotel Booking/- Comparison in 2022
- KAYAK has been named a winner in the 2020 Material Design Awards for our subtle but intentional use of color throughout the dark theme of our Android app
- Baymard Institute selected KAYAK as a winner of the Top 1% E-Commerce UX Award (Top 1% UX performance within the Travel Accommodations industry (desktop) and Top 1% UX performance within the Travel Accommodations industry (mobile))
- The Boston Globe ranked KAYAK in their top 50 list of top medium-size employers for 2019
- UK Travolution Awards chose KAYAK as Best Meta Search Website and Best for Flying in 2018
- The Boston Globe ranked KAYAK in their top 20 list of top medium-size employers for 2017
- Built in Boston named KAYAK as one of the top 100 tech companies in Boston in 2017
- Fortune named KAYAK one of the 100 Best Workplaces for Women (2016)
- Fortune named KAYAK one of the 100 Best Medium Workplaces (2016)
- The Boston Globe named KAYAK #2 on their list of Top Places to Work among Medium-size Employers (2016)
- BostInno named KAYAK as a finalist in their Coolest Companies competition (2015, 2016)
- World Travel Awards presented KAYAK with the World’s Leading Flight Comparison Website award (2013 and 2015) and the World’s Leading Travel Search Website award (2011)
- KAYAK has earned 10 Webby Awards: People’s Voice award, travel website category (2008), the Webby in the travel website category (2009), the People’s Voice award in the mobile travel app category (2011), the Webby and People’s Voice awards in the travel website category and People’s Voice award for mobile travel apps (2012), Best Travel App for Handheld Devices (2013), the Webby and People’s Voice award in Best Travel Mobile Sites & Apps for Tablet and Other Devices category (2014), People’s Voice Award for Mobile and other handheld devices (2015).
- TIME highlighted KAYAK in its list of 50 Best Websites (2009), Best for Last Minute Flights on its list of The Best Sites for Booking Last-Minute Travel (2013) and in its list of 50 Best iPhone Apps (2014)
- Wired featured the KAYAK iOS App in their list of The 8 Best Apps for World Travelers (2014)
- PC Mag named KAYAK first in their list of Top 5 Travel Search and Booking Apps for iPhone (2013) and was named a best travel site (2014)
- UK Travolution Awards chose KAYAK as the Best Mobile App and Best Metasearch/Price Comparison Website (2013)
- Travel + Leisure named the KAYAK app one of the Best Apps for Business Travelers and one of the Best Apps and Websites for Travelers (2013)
- Mashable featured KAYAK first on their list of 10 Budget Airfare Tools Every Traveler Should Know (2012)
