Get ready to hit the tarmac running with these popular travel apps for your smartphone. Promising to be the best apps of 2017, you can book a great deal, stay connected with friends and family back home, and make new friends along the way. Get downloading and get going!
Book the best deal
Hopper promises you the absolutely best deal on airfares. How do they do it? Big data, of course! By analyzing trillions of airfares, dates, times and destinations, Hopper can predict with about 95% accuracy the absolute rock-bottom price for a particular trip. Just tap in the dates you want to travel, and Hopper will tell you to do one of two things. If it says WAIT- just tap the binoculars icon and Hopper will follow this trip and notify you when the best time is to buy. If it says BUY, choose your flights with just a few taps and a swipe. It’s safe, it’s secure, and there are no gimmicks. For those travelers with flexibility, this is an especially brilliant option.
Options Away
If you frequently struggle with buyer’s remorse, this app is for you. If you just KNOW you could have gotten a better price on your airfare if you had booked earlier, Options Away can help. This site partners with Expedia, Orbitz, Kayak, CheapTickets and Hipmunk to provide TripLocks®. Using the Options Away proprietary software, for a small fee, you can lock in your trip at today’s price. If the price jumps, you pay the locked-in amount. If the price decreases, Options Away will notify you. You book the flight then and get the lower fare. Using this app can save you a bundle if prices take a sudden jump, or your plans change and you get socked with hefty change fees.
Plan your route
Featuring downloadable maps on over 7,000 destinations around the world, this app is great if you may be traveling off the grid. Download the maps to your phone ahead of time, and review the articles and tips for destinations to help you plan. Then when you’re there, just access the maps directly from your phone – no internet required!
Most seasoned travelers want to get an authentic taste and feel of the place they’re visiting. They may have been there, done that on previous trips. For a glimpse into the lifestyle of the locals in forty different cities around the US, access Localeur.com. From quirky tips on sidebars like “The World’s Largest Ball of String” to the best Margarita bars in town, Localeur has intel on cities, sights and scenes from New York to LA, Minneapolis to Miami, and more. If you are ready to get off the beaten path, Localeur can help!
Stay connected
Move over, Instagram! There’s a new app in town. Just as easy to use, Snapchat is the newest fun way to share photos and videos as you travel. Feeling lonely for the folks back home? Keep them in the loop with the easy-to-use Snapchat app. Like other apps of this ilk, Snapchat also lends itself to learning about the area you’re visiting and exploring your environs on the go.
Maybe you’d like to send an old-fashioned postcard to your granny, but the time-consuming project of tracking down the card, writing it out, scoring the stamp and mailing it is just too much. Using Postagram, you can upload a vacation photo, type in your greeting, and the card will be printed and mailed in the US for around $2.00 No excuses now!
Make new friends
For international travelers, this is a killer app. No more hand signals, pointing, or pathetic attempts at speaking the language. Set the app on “Conversation Mode” and hold the phone between the two individuals speaking. Google will translate the conversation. Although there is a lag time, and a few mistranslations, this app goes a long way toward world peace.
Once this app is downloaded, no internet is required, making it a great addition for those traveling solo or foraging into undeveloped locations. Featuring common phrases in over 13 languages, this app pronounces phrases and offers phonetic spelling; a boon for languages that don’t use the alphabet you are accustomed to. And with sections like Romance and Sightseeing, this app helps you experience your destination more fully.
Bring your best friend
Who wants to leave their best friend at home? Now there’s an app to help you travel the world with your furry friend. You can locate dog-friendly parks, hiking trails, hotels, groomers, veterinarians, even restaurants where your Precious will be welcome. More and more people want to travel with their pets; this app makes it easy!
And speaking of making things easy. Let All Star Travel help you with a rental car no matter where your travels take you. Our deals are amazing, and our customer service cannot be beat! You’ll love our selection of vehicles and our responsiveness. And, when you book with us, you’re helping us “pay it forward.” For every rental booking we take, we make a donation to a pediatric cancer research center. Check out our site today, or call us to book your next rental car. We promise you will not be disappointed! Call 866-978-5072 for more information.