Our project for this module is to create our own travel app. To start off this project it is important to get inspiration from some of the other travel apps that already exist so I decided to research some and see which I thought worked best.

Sky Scanner

Skyscanner is a very popular app for finding cheap flights. The mobile app searches millions of flights from over 1,200 sources and then gives you the best options available, whether it’s the cheapest route, or the easiest one. The handy chart feature lets you look at the cheapest days or months to fly to your destination and sends you notification of price changes.

This app is very useful as it offers you lots of varieties of flights and even has a section where you pick a range of dates of when you want to travel and it will tell you where the cheapest places are to travel at that time. Asa student I find this really useful as I love exploring new places however I don’t always have the funds to travel at the price that the mainline air travel companies sell tickets at, therefore making it an app that I rely on when looking to travel.

 

Airbnb

Airbnb lets you rent individual rooms, couches, or an entire apartment from locals. I love Airbnb, as it’s a happy medium between hostels and hotels. Also, if you stay with local hosts, you’ll still get the social aspect of a hostel.  Often in more central locations, airbnb is a great site to use when looking for a place to stay but don’t want to pay that high rates of central hotel rooms.

To use the app you simply type in the place you are travelling to and then select which type of place you wish to stay EG if you wish to rent a room in someones house or if you want a whole house/appartment to yourself. you then request this place and the host will get back to you confirming your stay along with any rules or instructions they may have EG check in times etc.

I personally am a big fan of this app as I find it much cheaper than staying in good quality hotels. Airbnb have checked each property making sure its up to their company standards so in that way it is more luxurious than a hostel as you have the comfort of knowing what you’re walking in to. its also a lovely aspect that you are able to rent an entire house or apartment as it makes you feel less tourist like and allows you to go about your daily business and has a very homely feel to it. it is definitely a very good method of staying when travelling.

The app is also very easy to navigate which makes the whole experience a whole lot less stressful. there is also a section for you to book activities in the area you’re travelling to which is very useful as each a activity comes with reviews so you know which are better than others.

 

Detour

Detour is a fantastic GPS-guided audio walk that offers an immersive experience in 17 cities around the world. Each audio tour is narrated by a local who knows the city inside out, so you’ll be getting beneath the surface of the place. Currently, they have tours for San Francisco, New York City, Los Angeles, Rome, Berlin, Marrakech, London, Paris, and Barcelona.

This is a very useful app in. my opinion as it lets people explore new cities freely whilst getting educated privately on their surroundings. The built in app GPS also ensures that you won’t get lost on your travels as it keeps you on track without making you feel like you are being dragged place to place.