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Advertising Specifications


Browse ad formats in Skyscanner Ads Manager to find the right solutions for reaching travellers at key decision moments—click the 🔗 next to each format to view specs.

 

Inline Itinerary
Inline Itinerary
Inline Itinerary+
Inline Itinerary+
Inline Standard
Inline Standard
Inline Unpriced
Inline Unpriced
Booking Panel
Booking Panel
Brand Banner
Brand Banner
Explore Display
Explore Display
Inline Itinerary

Promotes a specific priced flight option directly within search results, allowing airlines to highlight competitive itineraries and capture demand while travellers compare routes and prices.

Inline Itinerary+

An enhanced itinerary placement that combines pricing with richer brand messaging, trust signals, and benefits, helping airlines stand out while maintaining strong conversion performance.

Inline Standard

A streamlined priced placement that blends seamlessly into search results, optimised to efficiently drive volume and redirects when price is a key decision factor.

Inline Unpriced

A flexible, message-led placement within search results that builds brand presence and awareness without showing price, ideal for promoting routes, benefits, or brand credentials early in planning.

Booking Panel

Appears at the very top of the booking panel after a flight is selected, giving airlines premium visibility at the final decision point to secure the last click and drive direct bookings over OTAs.

Brand Banner

A prominent, static banner that appears within the search flow that allows airlines to tell a richer brand or route story while travellers are in discovery mode, reinforcing brand preference and recall without relying on specific itinerary.

Explore Display

Appears in our combined Explore Everywhere / Country Search to help you reach travellers early in their planning journey. Ideal for brand visibility during the ‘dreaming’ phase, this format lets you showcase your brand message before others appear, with a direct link to your own page. 

Native Inline Redirect

Turn search intent Into direct traffic

Our native inline formats appear seamlessly within the flight experience and connect travellers directly to your website’s booking flow, creating a smooth path from discovery to booking.

Conversion

Focused on driving sales, these high-relevance formats engage travellers at moments of intent and guide them through to purchase.

》Native Inline - Standard

》Native Inline - Itinerary

》Native Inline - Itinerary Plus

》Native Inline - Sponsored Booking Panel

》Native Inline - Car Hire

 

Brand Awareness

Built to inspire, influence and build preference earlier in the journey while travellers are exploring and open to choice.

Native Inline - Brand Banner

》Native Inline - Standard Unpriced

Native Display - Single Explore

》Native Display - Double Explore

Ad specifications

Appears alongside flight search results, highlighting a specific itinerary with real-time pricing. This format supports price-led performance strategies and drives direct redirects to your booking funnel. 

 



1. Colour Logo

740x96px PNG or JPG, Max file size of 50kb.

2. Headline
Max. 50 characters (including spaces).

3. Body Text

Max. 90 characters (including spaces).

4. Call to Action Text

Max. 15 characters (including spaces).

Requirements

➤ Our app placement requires an advertiser name to be declared for screen reader users, please supply this when submitting assets.
➤ SSL compliant redirects.
➤ Static click tracker.
➤ 1x1 impression pixel.
➤ Tracked clickthrough URL (if displaying unpriced).

Notes
➤ Provide white coloured logo with transparent background for dark mode. 96x740px PNG or JPG, Max file size of 50kb.
➤ Live prices are displayed on the ad for integrated partners.
➤ Deeplink directs to the partner’s results page or booking funnel.
➤ We can dynamically populate outbound and destination location names within the ad copy (Book flights from Outbound City to Destination City on ...).
➤ Viewability measurement is not available for this format.

Assets must be supplied a minimum of 5 working days prior to going live.

Standard Priced

A text-based, contextually relevant placement focused on driving engagement and influencing route-level decisions without showing live prices.

 



1. Colour Logo

740x96px PNG or JPG, Max file size of 50kb.

2. Headline
Max. 50 characters (including spaces).

3. Body Text

Max. 90 characters (including spaces).

4. Call to Action Text

Max. 15 characters (including spaces).

Terms & Conditions Disclaimer (unpriced version in app only)

Automated text can be enabled or disabled. Only available on unpriced ads.

Requirements

➤ Our app placement requires an advertiser name to be declared for screen reader users, please supply this when submitting assets.
➤ SSL compliant redirects.
➤ Static click tracker.
➤ 1x1 impression pixel.
➤ Tracked clickthrough URL (if displaying unpriced).

Notes
➤ Provide white coloured logo with transparent background for dark mode. 96x740px PNG or JPG, Max file size of 50kb.
➤ Live prices are displayed on the ad for integrated partners.
➤ Deeplink directs to the partner’s results page or booking funnel.
➤ We can dynamically populate outbound and destination location names within the ad copy (Book flights from Outbound City to Destination City on ...).
➤ Viewability measurement is not available for this format.

Assets must be supplied a minimum of 5 working days prior to going live.

Standard Unpriced

Shows your ad directly alongside live search results. This format aligns your brand with relevant itineraries in real time, ensuring you reach travellers while they compare their options. 

 



All partners wishing to run a dynamic in-line adverts must be integrated into the flight search results in order for prices to be populated.

Requirements

➤ SSL compliant redirects.
➤ Static click tracker.
➤ 1x1 impression pixel.
➤ Only analytics tracking is available on app e.g. utm/adobe parameters, click and impression trackers are not permitted.

Notes

➤ Live prices are displayed on the ad.
➤ Deeplink directs to the partner’s results page or booking funnel.
➤ Viewability measurement is not available for this format.

Assets must be supplied a minimum of 5 working days prior to going live.

Native Inline – Itinerary-1

An enhanced version of the standard itinerary placement, Itinerary Plus gives priority positioning (usually the first inline result) for maximum visibility and share of voice. Designed to capture demand in key markets or during peak seasons. 

 


All partners wishing to run a dynamic in-line adverts must be integrated into the flight search results in order for prices to be populated.

1. Logo
Max width 360px OR max height 54px (whichever suits logo best) PNG file with transparent background. Colour, white or dark logo permitted provided visual contrast is sufficient against the chosen banner colour.

2. Headline
Max. 30 characters (including spaces, sentence case only).

3. Banner colour
RGBA or HEX code (white background not permitted).

4. Sub heading

Max. 55 characters (including spaces, sentence case only). Displayed on desktop only.

5. More info message (optional)
Max. 150 characters (including spaces, sentence case only). Displayed on desktop and mobile web only.

Requirements
SSL compliant redirects.
Static click tracker (available on desktop & mobile only).
1x1 impression pixel (available on desktop & mobile only).
Only analytics tracking is available on app e.g. utm/adobe parameters, click and impression trackers are not permitted.

Notes
White (#FFFFFF) or Skyscanner dark grey (#111236) will be used for the text colour depending on the banner colour selected to ensure readability.
Live prices are displayed on the ad.
Deeplink directs to the partner’s results page or booking funnel.
Viewability measurement is not available for this format.
On Mobile and App, only the headline message will display (see mobile example).
COVID ratings & Flexible ticket icons included from meta integration. Mobile & App format will display headline, logo and banner colour only.

Assets must be supplied a minimum of 5 working days prior to going live.

Native Inline – Itinerary Plus

Appears at the very top of the booking panel after a flight is selected on mobile, giving airlines premium visibility at the final decision point to secure the last click and drive direct bookings over OTAs.
Learn more 》

 



1. White coloured logo

Max width 360 OR Max height 72px (whichever suits logo best) PNG file with transparent background. Colour, white or dark logo permitted provided visual contrast is sufficient against the chosen banner colour.

2. Banner Colour
HEX code (white background not permitted, please ensure selected colour provides sufficient contrast for logo to be clearly visible)

3. Attributes
Maximum of 3 attributes can be promoted consisting of a maximum of 45 characters including spaces per attribute. 

Notes
Available on mWeb and app only
➤ Third party click and impression tracking accepted (from approved vendors)
➤ Analytics tracking accepted
➤ Deeplink directs to the partner’s results page or booking funnel.
➤ Viewability measurement is not available for this format.

Assets must be supplied a minimum of 5 working days prior to going live.

Booking Panel-4

A prominent, static banner that appears within the search flow that allows airlines to tell a richer brand or route story while travellers are in discovery mode, reinforcing brand preference and recall without relying on specific itinerary.




1. Logo
Max. width 480px OR Max height 96px (whichever suits logo best, see asset guide linked below) PNG file with transparent background.

2. Headline
Max. 30 characters (including spaces, sentence case only).

3. Body Text
Max. 75 characters (including spaces, sentence case only).

4. Image
300x300px PNG or JPG file (image will be cropped by up to 50px from left and right sides and 40px from the top and bottom on mobile and smaller screens).

5. CTA Button Text
Max. 20 characters (including spaces, sentence case only). Displayed on Desktop only.

Requirements

➤ SSL compliant click-through URL (please provide static or embedded click tracker, if applicable).
➤ 1x1 impression pixel.
➤ Viewability measurement is not available for this format.

Notes

➤ Destination image with lots of visual interest suggested, rather than images with one focal point.
➤ Images which feature text are not permitted.
➤ CTA button and text will display on desktop only.

Assets must be supplied a minimum of 5 working days prior to going live.

Native Inline – Brand Banner-1

Appears directly within car hire search results, allowing your brand to be featured natively alongside relevant inventory. Ideal for driving high-intent traffic, it connects travellers to your booking flow at the moment they’re comparing rental options.  

 



1. Logo

180x90px, PNG or JPG, Max. file size of 50kb.

2. Headline
Max. 24 characters (including spaces).

3. Body Text
Max. 150 characters (including spaces).

Requirements

➤  SSL compliant click-through URL (please provide static or embedded click tracker, if applicable).
➤ 1x1 impression pixel.

Notes

➤ Due to the structure of the Car Hire vertical, you must specify a pickup airport, city or country (if targeting is required). For example, London Heathrow would be targeted to the LHR airport code.
➤ No live prices are displayed on the ad.
➤ Viewability measurement is not available for this format.
➤ The ad will appear in either position 1 or 2 (this is not controllable).

Assets must be supplied a minimum of 5 working days prior to going live.

Native Inline – Car Hire

Appears in our combined Explore Everywhere / Country Search, helping you reach travellers early in their planning journey. Ideal for brand visibility during the ‘dreaming’ phase, this format lets you showcase your brand message before others appear, with a direct link to your own page. 

 



1. Background Image
Optimal size 1200x800px PNG or JPG. The same image will be used on desktop and mobile but some horizontal cropping will occur on mobile. We will always focus on the central part of the image. Please choose your image with this in mind & refer to asset guide linked below.

2. Logo

Max. width 300 OR Max height 96px (whichever suits logo best) PNG file with transparent background. Colour, white or dark logo permitted provided visual contrast is sufficient against the chosen banner colour.

3. Headline
Max. 32 characters (including spaces, sentence case only).

4. Sub Headline
Max. 60 characters (including spaces, sentence case only).

5. Overlay (Optional)
Provided as hex code (#xxxxxx). Please ensure contrast between text and overlay meets accessibility standards.

Requirements
➜  Translations must be supplied if running across several locales.
➜ SSL compliant redirects.
➜ Skyscanner will carry out accessibility checks on assets provided and will communicate required amendments to creative prior to publishing.
➜ Static click tracker.
➜ 1x1 impression pixel.

Notes
➜ Viewability measurement is not available for this format.
➜ Available on desktop and mobile.
➜ Assets must be supplied a minimum of 5 working days prior to going live.

Native Display – Single Explore

A larger version of the Single Explore format, appears in our combined Explore Everywhere / Country Search to help you reach travellers early in their planning journey. Ideal for brand visibility during the ‘dreaming’ phase, this format lets you showcase your brand message before others appear, with a direct link to your own page. 

 

 



1. Background Image

Optimal size 800x1200px PNG or JPG. The same image will be used on desktop and mobile but some horizontal cropping will occur on mobile. We will always focus on the central part of the image. Please choose your image with this in mind & refer to asset guide linked below.

2. Logo
Max. width 300 OR Max height 96px (whichever suits logo best) PNG file with transparent background. Colour, white or dark logo permitted provided visual contrast is sufficient against the chosen banner colour.

3. Headline

Max. 32 characters (including spaces, sentence case only).

4. Sub Headline
Max. 60 characters (including spaces, sentence case only).

5. Overlay (Optional)

Provided as hex code (#xxxxxx). Please ensure contrast between text and overlay meets accessibility standards. 

Requirements
➜ Translations must be supplied if running across several locales.
➜ SSL compliant redirects.
➜ Skyscanner will carry out accessibility checks on assets provided and will communciate required amendments to creative prior to publishing.
➜ Static click tracker.
➜ 1x1 impression pixel.

Notes
➜ Viewability measurement is not available for this format.
➜ Available on desktop only.

Assets must be supplied a minimum of 5 working days prior to going live.

 

Native Display – Double Explore

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