Planning and Organizing

• Google Travel

• Hopper

• Roadtrippers (explore map of the US and Canada)

• TripCase

• TripIT

• Airbnb

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​Searching and Booking​

• Airbnb

• Booking.com

• Culture Trip (read about travel destinations & offers package tours)

• Expedia

• Hotels.com

• Hotel Tonight ( sells same-day hotel reservations, often at a deep discount)

• Hotwire (like Expedia)

• Orbitz (search aggregator)

• Priceline

• Roomer Travel (helps recoup money that could be lost due to cancellation)

• Viator (book tours)

• Wanderu (buys tickets for buses and trains, Amtrak, Megabus, Boltbus, etc.)

 

Travel Apps for Recommendations​

• Happy Cow (healthy meal options)

• Lonely Planet

• Rick Steves Audio Europe

• Tripadvisor

• Yelp

• Zomato (review site for US and abroad)

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Navigating on the Ground​

• AllTrails (list of trails for hiking and walking)

• XE Currency Converter (converts currencies)

• GasBuddy

• Google Maps

• iExit (tells exactly what is near every highway exit across the US, Alaska and Hawaii)

• obi (compares ride prices across multiple apps and works globally)

• Uber

• Waze

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Security screenings and governmental travel websites

• TSA Precheck TSA has selected partners to help enroll travelers in TSA Precheck. Costs vary from $76.75 to $85 and $58.75 to $77.95 to renew

• Global Entry Global Entry is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) program that allows expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk travelers upon arrival in the United States.​

• Clear Speed up the screening process without removing your shoes, laptops, 3-1-1 liquids, belts or light jackets at airport security.

• Visa Central Visa Central is as follows: Input country and date, and it will populate what visa is needed and how to get it.