Tripcombi

Tripcombi was a German travel metasearch engine founded in 2012 under the name Tripdelta. Based in Cologne, it focused on helping travelers locate international airfares by searching across online travel agencies, airline booking systems, and lower-cost carrier inventories. Its proposition differed from a conventional flight-search site because it explored unconventional itinerary structures rather than limiting results to straightforward round-trip or one-way tickets. The service became associated with techniques including hidden-flight routing and hidden-city ticketing. It also examined combinations of separate tickets, including arrangements in which a traveler might purchase distinct bookings to reduce the overall fare. In some cases, its search logic considered low-cost carriers and airports near a passenger's actual departure or intended destination. These methods could expose prices that were not easily found through ordinary itinerary searches, although such tickets could involve restrictions, operational risks, baggage complications, or airline-policy concerns. Tripdelta's development placed it within Germany's emerging travel-technology and startup ecosystem. In March 2015, the company participated in the third cohort of the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator in Berlin, giving it access to an established accelerator environment and increased visibility among technology and travel-industry observers. Later in 2015, Horizont included the company among Germany's Top 25 Hottest Young Companies, reflecting the attention its airfare-search model received at the time. In 2016, Fareportal acquired TripCombi and incorporated its operations into CheapOAir. The acquisition ended Tripcombi's independent existence as a standalone brand. Public reference material does not establish the precise transaction terms, the identity of the founders, detailed employee numbers, or a current standalone product portfolio. The brand is therefore best understood as a defunct German travel-search venture whose technology and business activity were absorbed into Fareportal's CheapOAir operation.

Tripcombi originated in 2012 as Tripdelta, a Cologne-based German travel-technology company. Its core product was a flight metasearch engine intended to help travelers find airfares from multiple online travel agencies and airlines. Rather than treating a journey as a simple search for a conventional ticket, the service explored more complex fare structures and routing possibilities. The company became notable for using hidden-flight and hidden-city search techniques. Its system considered combinations involving separate ticket bookings, low-cost carriers, and airports located close to a traveler's departure point or final destination. These methods were designed to uncover cheaper or less obvious travel options. They also distinguished Tripcombi from ordinary flight comparison services, because the usefulness of a result could depend on ticket restrictions, airport transfers, baggage rules, missed-connection exposure, and airline terms of carriage. By 2015, the venture had gained recognition within Germany's technology ecosystem. In March of that year, Tripdelta participated in the third cohort of the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator in Berlin. The company was also selected by Horizont for its list of Germany's Top 25 Hottest Young Companies. These appearances indicate that the business was viewed as a notable young startup, although the available reference material does not provide detailed information about its funding, revenue, workforce, or founders. The brand subsequently operated as Tripcombi. In 2016, Fareportal acquired TripCombi and incorporated it into CheapOAir. The integration removed the company from the market as an independent brand and placed its business and technology within Fareportal's broader online travel operations. Publicly available material does not document the exact purchase price, the detailed terms of the integration, or the extent to which Tripcombi's consumer-facing identity continued after the acquisition. Accordingly, Tripcombi's documented history ends with its absorption into CheapOAir.

• 2016

  Acquired by Fareportal

  [1]Tripcombien.wikipedia.org

  Fareportal acquired TripCombi and integrated it into CheapOAir.

• 2015

  Participation in Microsoft Ventures Accelerator

  [1]Tripcombien.wikipedia.org

  Tripdelta took part in the third batch of the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator in Berlin.

• 2015

  Recognition as a leading young German company

  [1]Tripcombien.wikipedia.org

  Horizont included the company in its selection of Germany's Top 25 Hottest Young Companies.

• 2012

  Founded as Tripdelta

  [1]Tripcombien.wikipedia.org

  The German travel-metasearch venture was established under the name Tripdelta.

A travel-technology and airfare-metasearch service positioned around discovering unconventional and potentially lower-cost flight combinations across airlines, online travel agencies, low-cost carriers, and nearby airports.

• Online travel metasearch · 2012

  Tripcombi flight metasearch engine

  Tripcombi's principal product searched airfares across online travel agencies and airlines. Its distinguishing feature was the exploration of nonstandard itinerary structures, including separate ticket combinations, low-cost-carrier options, hidden-flight routing, hidden-city ticketing, and airports near the origin or destination. These approaches were intended to reveal potentially cheaper fares than a conventional search, but could involve additional restrictions and travel-management complexity.

• 2016

  Fareportal acquisition and CheapOAir integrationM&A

  Background

  Tripcombi had developed a differentiated airfare-metasearch model centered on complex routing and fare combinations. Fareportal acquired the company as part of its online-travel business expansion.

  Action taken

  Fareportal purchased TripCombi and folded it into CheapOAir rather than maintaining it as an independent brand.

  Aftermath

  Tripcombi ceased to operate as a standalone brand. The available reference does not specify the acquisition price or the precise technology and staffing arrangements following integration.

  Source

1. 1Tripcombien.wikipedia.org