A groundbreaking jet lag management app – developed by leading circadian technology company Timeshifter – has passed the 1 million user milestone.
The app is designed to help travellers address the underlying cause of jet lag – circadian disruption – as well as its symptoms.
Timeshifter announced the user milestone at the World Aviation Festival in Amsterdam and also unveiled a new partnership with Lufthansa Group – including Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines and Brussels Airlines.
Lufthansa Group joins Timeshifter’s growing partner roster, which already includes United Airlines, InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, and Six Senses.
Timeshifter has become the gold standard for helping travelers quickly adapt to new time zones. With Timeshifter, travellers can create highly personalized jet lag plans based on their chronotype, sleep pattern, itinerary, and personal preferences for caffeine and melatonin use.
Based on more than 130,000 post-flight surveys, 96.4% of the travellers who followed Timeshifter’s advice did not struggle with severe or very severe jet lag.
When NOT following the advice, there was a 6.2 times increase in severe or very severe jet lag, and a 14.1 times increase in very severe jet lag. Timeshifter has received several awards, including the US National Sleep Foundation’s SleepTech Award, Health Magazine’s Sleep Award, and Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas.
“Years of research have proven that the only way to effectively tackle jet lag is by resetting a person’s central circadian clock, which requires personalised light exposure advice tailored to their specific circadian rhythms. Jet lag cannot be reduced by generic tips, supplements, grounding, or fasting, as none of these methods give travelers the circadian control they need. In fact, such oversimplified approaches are often counterproductive, worsening jet lag. The science behind Timeshifter, combined with its personalised approach, provides travellers with a reliable and effective solution to dramatically reduce jet lag,” said Dr Steven Lockley, Chief Scientist and co-founder at Timeshifter.
“We are excited to reach 1 million users and expand our impact through the new partnership with Lufthansa Group. Together, we will help even more people eliminate jet lag and improve their travel experience. We are thrilled Lufthansa Group has joined our fight against the many jet lag myths and pervasive misinformation out there. Instead, Lufthansa, SWISS, Austrian Airlines, and Brussels Airlines will now offer their passengers an effective tool that truly addresses the underlying cause of jet lag,” said Mickey Beyer-Clausen, CEO and Co-founder of Timeshifter.
