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Dohop [ehf](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_company_limited_by_shares "Private company limited by shares")

Available in

English, French, Spanish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Swedish, German

Area served

[Worldwide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multinational_corporation "Multinational corporation")

Owner

UK: Andrew Stuart Weir Paterson 1970, Lord Shane Kelvin 1976, John Mcallister Nicholson 1954; IS: Guðrún Helga Brynleifsdóttir 1954, Frímann Elvar Guðjónsson 1960.

Key people

-   David Gunnarsson, CEO
-   Kristjan Gudni Bjarnason, CTO[\[1\]](#cite_note-1)

Industry

Travel, Technology, [Search Engine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_search_engine "Travel search engine")

URL

[www.dohop.com](http://www.dohop.com/)

Registration

(kt. 480904-3030)

Launched

2004

**Dohop** is a booking service that focuses on cheap [international flights](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_flights "International flights"). It began as a successful Icelandic technology [startup company](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Startup_company "Startup company"), tailoring a solution to the problem of how to stitch together different flights on different airlines, which helps budget travellers. Dohop also offers ConnectSure, a self-transfer protection that covers the traveller in case of a disruption to a connected flight.

Founded in 2004 and based in [Reykjavík, Iceland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reykjav%C3%ADk "Reykjavík") as a travel [search engine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine "Search engine") to aggregate and link low-cost flight connections, in 2005, Dohop launched the world's first flight planner for [low-cost airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-cost_airlines "Low-cost airlines") and later expanded it to include all scheduled flights worldwide,[\[2\]](#cite_note-2) amounting to 660 [airlines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airline "Airline").

Dohop was primarily a [long tail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Tail "The Long Tail") aggregation agent that does not sell flights directly to the consumer, but refers the user to an airline's booking engines. Dohop's income comes from [pay per click](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_per_click "Pay per click") advertising and from selling specialized [search engines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Search_engine "Search engine") to airlines and airports. The company also operates an [analytics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytics "Analytics") department, offering route network analysis and optimization suggestions to airlines and airports.

Dohop also drew income thanks to its technological license on its concept of a search engine. In 2012, Dohop opened an affiliation program. Professionals can set up a Dohop-identified flight search engine on their own website.

In 2006, the company won Travelmole's Web Awards in the category for best technology site,[\[3\]](#cite_note-3) and was selected as one of the Times Magazine 100 best travel sites in 2007.[\[4\]](#cite_note-4)

In 2014, Dohop won the World's Leading Flight Comparison Website award at the World Travel Awards[\[5\]](#cite_note-5) and subsequently won the award three years in a row in 2016,[\[6\]](#cite_note-6) 2017,[\[7\]](#cite_note-7) and 2018.[\[8\]](#cite_note-8)

Dohop has since transitioned to becoming a technology provider for the aviation and travel industry, building [virtual interline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interlining#Virtual_interlining "Interlining") connections for airlines such as [easyJet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EasyJet "EasyJet")[\[9\]](#cite_note-9) and [Air Transat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Transat "Air Transat"),[\[10\]](#cite_note-10)[\[11\]](#cite_note-11) as well as [intermodal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intermodal_passenger_transport "Intermodal passenger transport") technologies connecting easyJet and [Deutsche Bahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deutsche_Bahn "Deutsche Bahn") through [Berlin Brandenburg Airport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_Brandenburg_Airport "Berlin Brandenburg Airport").[\[12\]](#cite_note-12)

## Products and services

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Dohop primarily provides "virtual interlining", also known as self-transfer, technology to airlines and airports. Unlike traditional interlining, which requires complex bilateral agreements and shared booking classes between airlines, virtual interlining links independent carriers by combining separate tickets into a single itinerary.[\[13\]](#cite_note-13)

### Virtual Interlining Platform

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The company’s platform allows airlines to sell connecting flights with carriers outside their alliance or partnership network. When a passenger books a virtually interlined itinerary, the platform generates separate bookings for each flight segment. The company provides a white-label interface for this service, which is used by carriers such as easyJet (Worldwide by easyJet), Air Transat, and Scoot to power their respective connections platforms.[\[14\]](#cite_note-14)[\[15\]](#cite_note-15)

To mitigate the risk of missed connections on separate tickets, Dohop offers a service known as ConnectSure. If a passenger misses a connecting flight due to a delay or cancellation on the first leg, the service covers the cost of rebooking alternative travel or provides a refund.[\[16\]](#cite_note-16) This functions as a form of disruption protection for self-connecting passengers who would otherwise carry the financial risk of a missed transfer.

### Intermodal solutions

\[[edit](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dohop&action=edit&section=6 "Edit section: Intermodal solutions")\]

In addition to air-to-air connections, the company has expanded into intermodal travel, facilitating connections between air and rail operators. This technology enables airlines to sell combined flight and train itineraries in a single transaction, such as the partnership between easyJet and Deutsche Bahn.[\[17\]](#cite_note-17)

1.  [↑](#cite_ref-1) [Dohop management](http://about.dohop.com/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110407224329/http://about.dohop.com/) 7 April 2011 at the [Wayback Machine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine "Wayback Machine")
2.  [↑](#cite_ref-2) ["About Dohop.com"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090818121551/http://www.dohop.com/about/). 10 August 2009. Archived from [the original](http://www.dohop.com/about/) on 2009-08-18.
3.  [↑](#cite_ref-3) [Travelmole Web Awards 2006](http://www.travelmole.com/stories/109384.php) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20110930170007/http://www.travelmole.com/stories/109384.php) 2011-09-30 at the [Wayback Machine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayback_Machine "Wayback Machine") (registration required)
4.  [↑](#cite_ref-4) [Times Magazine 100 best travel sites](http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/travel/essentials/article1550075.ece)\[_[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot "Wikipedia:Link rot")_\]\[_[dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot "Wikipedia:Link rot")_\]
5.  [↑](#cite_ref-5) ["World's Leading Flight Comparison Website 2014"](https://www.worldtravelawards.com/award-travel-technologys-leading-flight-comparison-website-2014). _World Travel Awards_. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
6.  [↑](#cite_ref-6) ["World's Leading Flight Comparison Website 2016"](https://www.worldtravelawards.com/award-travel-technologys-leading-flight-comparison-website-2016). _World Travel Awards_. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
7.  [↑](#cite_ref-7) ["World's Leading Flight Comparison Website 2017"](https://www.worldtravelawards.com/award-travel-technologys-leading-flight-comparison-website-2017). _World Travel Awards_. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
8.  [↑](#cite_ref-8) ["World's Leading Flight Comparison Website 2018"](https://www.worldtravelawards.com/award-travel-technologys-leading-flight-comparison-website-2018). _World Travel Awards_. Retrieved 2019-03-25.
9.  [↑](#cite_ref-9) ["Worldwide by easyJet"](https://worldwide.easyjet.com/). _worldwide.easyjet.com_. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
10.  [↑](#cite_ref-10) ["Connectair by/par Air Transat"](https://connectair.airtransat.com/). _connectair.airtransat.com_. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
11.  [↑](#cite_ref-11) ["Air Transat Launches Virtual Interlining Service"](https://www.travelpress.com/air-transat-launches-virtual-interlining-service/). _TravelPress_. 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
12.  [↑](#cite_ref-12) Nath, Kanchan (2022-09-28). ["Thai Vietjet partners with Dohop"](https://www.traveldailymedia.com/thai-vietjet-partners-with-dohop/). _Travel Daily_. Retrieved 2022-10-10.
13.  [↑](#cite_ref-13) Hogan, John. ["The Rise of Alternative Interlining AKA Virtual Interlining"](https://www.oag.com/alternative-interlining). OAG. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
14.  [↑](#cite_ref-14) May, Kevin (20 September 2019). ["VIDEO: Dohop on a B2B strategy for virtual interlining and knocking on airline doors"](https://www.phocuswire.com/Dohop-world-aviation). _Phocuswire_. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
15.  [↑](#cite_ref-15) ["Dohop Integrates Sky Express On Worldwide By Easyjet"](https://www.aviationnews-online.com/public/article/dohop-integrates-sky-express-on-worldwide-by-easyjet). _Aviation News Online_. 8 February 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
16.  [↑](#cite_ref-16) ["Reshaping Airline Journeys: Virtual Interlining"](https://www.oag.com/blog/reshaping-airline-journeys-virtual-interlining). OAG. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
17.  [↑](#cite_ref-17) ["EasyJet and Deutsche Bahn launch new air to rail connections"](https://www.dohop.com/press-media/easyjet-and-deutsche-bahn-launch-new-air-to-rail-connections-powered-by-dohop). Dohop Press. Retrieved 10 December 2025.