Hi!, I'm 24 and naisipan ko mag start ng travelling.

May apps/site ba kayong alam na proven na for their service tulad ng pag-book ng domestic flights or pwede pag stay in na mga hotels?

Then paano makaka-discounts?.

Hi! Partner and I really like the idea of traveling pretty much everywhere. Is there an app that you can download that will just tell you the cheapest flights to...anywhere? We don't have destinations in mind, would just like to open an app that says "If you fly to X tomorrow, it would only be $200". Is there such a thing? Alternatively, is there an app where we could pick a place and watch the airfare so we can buy tickets when they're at a good price? I've only been on an airplane twice in my life, we usually drive everywhere, and I didn't buy the tickets when I did go, so I'm sorry if I'm asking stupid questions lol

I want to find deals and discounts for hotels and flights.

This is a list of over 50 travel apps and website resources. I tried to create a list that included a wide range of apps. My goal is to have created a list where most people have not heard of at least 20% of the programs listed below.

There are a couple categories of apps that I am not including

• Travel agency and booking apps
• Airline apps
• Hotel apps
• Rideshare and car rental apps
• Restaurant reservation apps
• Award travel tools which appear in this guide

These are good travel apps to have, but there are 100+ of these apps and they really vary by region. Saying that, I have included a couple niche apps which fall in some of these categories.

Many of these apps can be in multiple categories so I just picked one. I have not used 100% of the apps here. Some of the apps I have included (A) for app and (W) for website. If it does not have a letter it is due to it having both or me being too lazy to add it. I personally have not used ever single app that I have listed.

Itinerary and Trip Organizing and Travel Tracking

• TripIt: Free and paid versions. You import (manually or automatically) all of your trip emails and it creates your itinerary with all the important information easy to find. Pro adds realtime flight alerts, can alert you if your ticket price of the flight dropped (many airlines allow you to get a refund), tracks airline points. Run by Concur. (I use the free version)
• Wanderlog: free version and paid. Combines many of TripIt's features including importing your itinerary with itinerary building with things to do. Popular.
• TripCase: Run by Sabre, but shutting down April 1 2025
• Tripsy: Add your trip emails to create an itinerary. Like TripIt
• Trotteo: Another one like the above, send your trip emails.
• Polarsteps: "Travel tracking app that automatically tracks your route and places you visit while traveling"
• Trotter: A digital travel journal where you can share and get reminded of your travel memories
• Reis Log: Travel tracking app. Allows you to document and share your travels. Also, has country warning information

Flight Tracking

• Flighty: Free version tracks flight history. Paid version provides real time updates on flights. (The paid version and the paid version of TripIt are the most popular for flight updates)
• Mileways: Free flight tracking of delays and information about specific flights
• FlightRadar24: Online, not app, allows you to track your flights and gives flight stats, this is a log of your flights and the online application does not really give you information about the flight in real time. Good looking back on the map of all your travels (free).
• CheckMyTrip: Run by one of the large behind the scene airline players, Amadeus, it allows you updates on your flights/bookings

Trip Planning/Things to do/Reviews

• Tripadvisor: Probably the largest travel review website/app out there. They also have a forum where you can ask destination questions.
• Atlas Obscura: App that lists off the beaten path things to do in destinations
• Stippl: Itinerary planning app suggests things to do and lets you plan with other people on the trip via the app
• Travaa: Itinerary planning, can see others itineraries, then visually map them out. Free is 1 trip with 20 "things" in it, then paid
• Tripnote: "Planning detailed itineraries to tracking your travels on a personalized world map, Tripnote empowers you to stay organized and relive your travel memories with ease."
• Fleeps: "Uncover the world's hidden gems Discover the secrets of locals and expert travelers. Incredible and exclusive addresses to make your next trip unforgettable." It has traveler and local suggestions and recommendations
• Travelpass: Creates personalized travel guides for a location
• Roadtrippers: Tells you things to do among your roadtrip route. Includes obscure and well known things. Popular.
• Gaido: Travel app with recommendations of things to do outside of the main touristy things
• Safar: Automatic itinerary creator with things to do (main touristy things)

Land/Sea Transport

• Rome2rio: approximate costs and options for different ways to from A-B
• AutoSlash (W): Input your car rental details and will track for cheaper rentals and send you email (makes money by sending you to book through Priceline and getting commission).
• Ferry Hopper (W): Ferry booking/schedule app for over 500+ ferries. It might be better to book more direct, but just throwing this out there.
• Seat61 (W): The most complete resource out there on train travel, this is one of the few pure informational websites I am including on this list. Makes money on affiliated links and ads.
• Seatfrog (A): Train booking app (boring part), lets you bid on upgrading to first class, and lets you swap train times.
• Ride Obi (A): Compares the price of "dozens" of ride share/taxi apps for a route so you book the cheapest option.
• GasBuddy: Find the cheapest gas along a route of travel

Maps

• Google Maps: Honestly, I think Google Maps is the best here now that you are able to download maps for offline use.
• CityMapper: Features of the free version were reduced, good for public transport 
• Waze: Many countries this is good for traffic/directions
• Mapy.cz: A different map software that is better than Google maps in some countries
• All trails or Kamoot: Hiking/footpaths

Lodging

• Getaway.Direct: Browser extension that searches for direct booking options of AirBnB listings that are cheaper than AirBnB (they make money if the direct booking option pays commission)
• HiChee: Lets you copy and paste a VRBO/AirBnB listing and it will look for all the ways you can book the lodging for cheaper. It has additional features that are paid.
• Roomer: Lets you sell non-refundable bookings. Please note that if you are looking to book, they also sell bookings at the retail price.
• Hotel Slash: Access wholesale lodging rates. This allows you to book rates that are suppose to part of a bundle including airfare so the consumer doesn't see the actual price of the hotel separately. They include the fees and are upfront about pricing and cancellation policies. This is the cheapest lodging website I have found among many "wholesale" sites. It is currently free to join.
• Pruvo: Tracks your hotel reservation and alerts you if the price of the hotel has dropped below what you paid for so you can rebook.

Food

• HappyCow: Local vegan and vegetarian options

Communication

• WhatsApp: Default communication app (easiest to register in your home country when you have cell signal).
• Yolla* (A): International calling app that is reasonably priced, not a subscription, and has a low $ of credit to buy that does not expire quickly
• Airalo eSim*: Not the cheapest eSim provider out there, but one of the few I have had zero issues with
• RedTeaGo*: eSim provider that is super cheap and has a local number option for many areas so you can actually make calls/send texts. (Europe is 5g for $10 with 100 minutes and local number)

Money Related

• XE: Currency exchange rates
• Splitwise: Split expenses and track travel spending
• TravelSpend: Track travel spending
• ATM Fee Saver (A): Find fee-free ATMs, informs you of withdrawal limits, and if there is a fee can calculate what it will be.
• GlobeConvert: Converts what the relative cost of something in a foreign currency is to your currency. Use it to see if something you think is cheap is actually cheap or overpriced.
• GlobeTips: Country by country tipping information and calculator

Jet Lag

• Timeshifter (A): Jet lag helping app that tells you how to adjust your schedule prior to your trip to adjust to the timezone better, 1 free plan then paid (StopJetLag is similar but more expensive, Jet Lag Rooster and Entrain are two others that I think are free, haven't investigated)
• Uplift (A): Jet lag app that uses "videos to guide you through the process of Precision Nerve Stimulation" to reduce jet lag (60 day free trial then paid)
• FlyKitt: Designed to help eliminate jet lag. Consists of an app, special glasses, and dietary supplements (~$90 for 1 trip kit)
• F.Lux: App that adjusts blue light from devices based on travel plans to reduce jet lag

Other

• Flush (A): Public toilet finder
• Bounce and LuggageHero: Luggage storage apps where you pay a business to store your luggage that is not primarily a luggage storage business
• Packr: Packing app
• PackPoint: Packing app that takes into account destination, time of year, local customs, and weather and helps generate a packing list. Paid app automatically imports trip data and generates packing list.
• Roamlog: Tracks how much time you spend in countries and if you are in compliance with your visa/visa free entry limits.
• Google Translate: Photo lens is super useful.
• Loungepedia and LoungeReview: Airport lounge apps that replace LoungeBuddy which Amex killed after purchasing.

Products

• Apple AirTags or the like: track you luggage
• retreev: luggage retrieval tags that I am not sure how useful they will be in actuality (if you have used this product please comment)

There are giant companies apps here and little side projects listed. There are hundreds of travel apps out there.

I want to travel, but like most people I don’t have an excess of money to use on plane tickets. Is there a certain website or app that has normally cheaper prices than other sites? or is there a secret hack that lowers ticket prices :)?

We are recently retired, and now have much more flexibility to take advantage of last minute airline tickets and hotel stays. Anyone have recommendations that have proven successful for you?

1. Kayak
2. Booking.com
3. Expedia