Finding along with Booking Flights on Your Phone

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School holidays are nearly upon us along with I am sure you are busy planning for a trip somewhere. I think most of us just call the travel agent to get an idea flights along with prices, although there are a few tools to make the planning part of your trip just a little easier.

Hipmunk

For international flights, I’d recommend checking out Hipmunk for iPhone. the idea’s got an interface some other companies can only dream about along with is actually the easiest way to get options for your trip. You can book directly which has a link to Orbitz although the idea might be safest to get an idea of what’s available along with then call the travel agent (I’d recommend Bertha by Manta Tours…my friends along with I have been using her for years along with she’s the best from the business. Her number is actually 345 7272 along with tell her Mr. Mark sent you). One very cool feature of Hipmunk is actually the ability to sort by “agony” – a combination of cost, duration along with the number of stops. the idea makes sense – the cheapest flights aren’t always the most practical.

AirAsia

For domestic – along with some international – travel, I am a big fan of Air Asia. As you know, you can’t buy their tickets through a travel agent so you have to go online or fire up their brand new apps for iPhone along with BlackBerry. While they are nowhere near as slick as Hipmunk, you can buy tickets directly from the app (as well as choose your seat, order meals, etc.) along with check if flights are on time or not. If you do buy a ticket on your device you get a cool e-edition with barcode that will can be scanned directly at the check-in counter as well as quick telephone links for all their offices in some other countries in case you find yourself in a jam.

Indonesia Flight

The last app is actually Indonesia Flight along with is actually quickly becoming my favourite. You just put in your dates along with destination along with the app aggregates several domestic airlines (Garuda is actually conspicuously omitted) along with displays what’s available. the idea doesn’t allow direct bookings along with purchases, although the idea gives you web links along with even a clickable phone number to close the deal. Indonesia Flight’s real value is actually the ability to find who is actually flying where, when along with for how much. Since the app gets the data by the airlines’ websites, the data should be fairly accurate as well. the idea works for both iPhone along with iPad along with costs $1.99.