SeatGuru

SeatGuru

SeatGuru

Aircraft seat map website


SeatGuru.com is a website that features aircraft seat maps, seat reviews, and a color-coded system to identify superior and substandard airline seats. It also featured information about in-flight amenities and airline specific information regarding check-in, baggage, unaccompanied minors and traveling with infants and pets.

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A sample SeatGuru seating chart, that of a British Airways 747-400.

As of May 2023 attempting to contact the site via "Contact Me" to update seat maps results in the reply "Thank you for your interest in SeatGuru. Currently we are not making additional updates to our content on the site and are unable to provide other support. -SeatGuru".[citation needed]

History

The website was launched in October 2001 by frequent business traveler Matthew Daimler.

In 2003, the website was enrolled in Google AdSense to generate revenue.[1]

In 2007, SeatGuru was acquired by the Tripadvisor division of Expedia Group.[2]

In December 2011, Expedia completed the corporate spin-off of Tripadvisor.[3]

As of 2020 its app is no longer available in the Apple App store and Google Play.

As of May 2023 attempting to contact the site via "Contact Me" to update seat maps results in the reply "Thank you for your interest in SeatGuru. Currently we are not making additional updates to our content on the site and are unable to provide other support. -SeatGuru".

Awards


References

  1. Joyner, Amy (May 3, 2016). The Online Millionaire: Strategies for Building a Web-Based Empire. Wiley.
  2. SPOSATO, BREE; KUANG, CLIFF; WELBEL, JENNIFER (February 18, 2010). "Travel + Leisure's Top Travel Sites of 2008". Travel + Leisure.

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