We publish the whole methodology: the five source families we query, what counts toward the 150+ sites, how fares are normalized and what the search does not do.
Price comparison only earns trust when the method is open. This page explains, without jargon, the path a search takes on Loupit: from the traveller request to the ranked list on screen, with the origin of every quote recorded in the audit trail.
150+
sites queried on every search
5
source families (agencies, GDS, OTAs, consolidators and official sites)
4
products compared: air, hotel, car and bus
100%
of displayed quotes carry an identified source
Each family covers a different slice of the market. Their sum is what removes price blind spots.
National and regional agencies approved by your company
The agencies your company onboards into the marketplace answer the same request, each with its own content and negotiated fares.
This is what turns a search into real competition: the same trip quoted by several agencies at once, with no email and no queue.
Amadeus, Sabre, Travelport/Galileo
Global distribution systems concentrate airline, hotel chain and car rental content at worldwide scale.
They guarantee baseline availability and fare rules for international routes and complex connections.
Major air, hotel and car rental OTAs
Online agencies and marketplaces publish promotional fares and packages that often never reach the GDS.
They widen coverage of domestic routes, independent hotels and car rental in smaller cities.
Air consolidators and hotel rate banks
Operators that aggregate volume-negotiated fares, mostly on international routes and premium cabins.
They bring off-shelf pricing, useful on long-haul legs and last-minute issuing.
Airlines, hotel chains and rental companies
We query the supplier's own site to compare the price at the source, including subscription fares and corporate programs.
It works as a sanity check: if the official site is cheaper, that shows on screen instead of staying hidden.
“Site” here means a distinct point of sale — a purchase endpoint with its own inventory and pricing policy, not a server or an API call.
Connected corporate agencies Each approved agency counts once, with the content it publishes. | 45–60 |
Points of sale via GDS We count distinct fare shops reached through the GDS, not the three GDS. | 35–45 |
OTAs and marketplaces Online sales sites for air, hotel, car and bus. | 25–35 |
Consolidators Negotiated fare banks for air and hotel. | 15–20 |
Official supplier sites Airlines, hotel chains, rental companies and bus operators. | 20–30 |
| Total queried on a typical corporate search | 150+ sites |
From the traveller request to the ranked list, in seconds.
The traveller enters route, dates, product and cost center. The company policy is loaded together with the request.
The same request goes out simultaneously to every eligible source. No source is queried first or gets commercial priority.
Answers are collected in seconds. Whoever misses the window is left out of that search and logged as unavailable.
Every quote is recalculated into a comparable final price: fees, baggage, change rules, taxes and currency.
The same fare offered through different paths is grouped, keeping the option with the best price and conditions.
The list is ranked by price, schedule and policy adherence, with in/out-of-policy tags and the source of each quote.
The chosen option moves to approval and issuing, and the source, quote timestamp and alternatives stay in the audit trail.
Comparing raw fares is misleading. We normalize everything before showing the gap.
Airport taxes, agency service fees and supplier surcharges
Checked and carry-on baggage, when company policy requires it
Change and cancellation rules, with the estimated cost of flexibility
Taxes and currency conversion at the quote-time rate
Departure time, stops and total duration, which feed the ranking
Policy adherence: cap per leg, allowed cabin and minimum advance purchase
Transparency also means stating where the method stops.
Share percentages and count ranges per source family illustrate the typical scope of a corporate search and can vary by route, product, date and by the agencies each company approves.
What the search covers, how travel policy is enforced, how approval works and what shows up in reports — in plain language for travel, finance and compliance teams.
What every search queries and how coverage is measured.
How company rules enter the search before any purchase.
Who approves what, in which order and with what record.
What data governance produces after the purchase.
Loupit is fully compliant with Brazil's LGPD (Law 13.709/2018). All processing of company, traveller and approver data follows a defined purpose, a legal basis, data minimisation and a full audit trail — with configurable cookie consent and clear channels to exercise your rights.
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