How Travel Apps are Changing the Way we Plan and Book Trips
How Travel Apps are Changing the Way we Plan and Book Trips
As per the Travelport Survey:
- In the last year, 61 percent of American tourists booked and paid for travel using their smartphones. On their way to their destination, 64% of people use their smartphones.
- Leisure travelers in the United States, on average, use 7-8 apps during their search, booking, and in-destination travel experiences. Maps (52 percent), weather (51 percent), and branded airlines (50 percent) ranked first and second, respectively, on their list of most popular apps.
- Real-time flight notifications during their journey (65 percent), being able to see a full trip itinerary in one place (64 percent), and the ability to search and book flights are the top three most significant features noted in their best traveling apps (63 percent)
Apps keep this need from getting out of hand.
Why are Mobile Apps Preferred over the Web for Travel?
check out the Google Search Trend for why travel mobile apps are preferred over travel Website
- Make hotel reservations as well as airline tickets.
- Check hotel and flight costs.
- Make travel arrangements (honeymoon, solo, bike rides, nature retreats, and more)
- Check out and book travel packages to a variety of locations.
- Get access to travel guide experiences, as well as a lot more.
How Mobile Apps are Transforming the Travel Industry?
The Industry is Changing for both Travelers and Business Owners
This is especially true for those who own vacation rental properties.
Travelers can Plan their Itinerary in Advance
One such example is TripIt.
- All of your trip itineraries and data are organized in one place with TripIt. TripIt can automatically send reservations, tickets, flight itineraries, hotel/Airbnb bookings, instructions, and rental car information.
- Mobile apps have made it simple to link people who are traveling together. For a traveling partner or someone you’ll meet up with at your destination, apps like TripIt keep everything in sync. This has made logistics preparation for a group of individuals a lot easier than it used to be.
- Our travel social network now includes mobile apps! The task of planning is no longer as difficult as it once was.
Travelers get travel deals, and thus they get easy accessibility for people all around the world
- Scott’s Cheap Flights is a smart algorithm that searches the internet for bargains and then informs its subscribers about them.
- It uses a combination of software and human flight specialists to find cheap flights and “mistake pricing” that can save you up to 90%.
Get easy to find the destination due to the geolocation feature
No Hectic Paperwork
You get information about the destination
- When it comes to organizing a trip, especially one to a foreign location, you’re bound to have a lot of questions.
- It’s critical to be well-informed about what to expect on your trip. Countries are beginning to give their own distinct take on travel technology so that travelers may get a glimpse of what is about to come.
- Incredible India is one such example.
- Incredible India is an app created by India’s Ministry of Tourism to assist domestic and international travelers in getting the most out of their trips.
- Individual locations within the country can be searched for to learn information about that location.
- This application will teach you about history, local customs and traditions, and tourist attractions. – During your stay, you can locate government-registered tour guides, travel agents, and transportation alternatives.
India may be a difficult country to navigate for first-time visitors.
What Benefits can you Experience by Having a Travel Mobile App?
Fast Booking

Can make a Travel Journal

Can Do transactions Easily
24*7 Accessibility
IoT Based Decisions
Geo-Location Features

Forecasting the Climate and Weather
What are the Features that are Attracting the Big crowd to the Travel Mobile App?

The best travel mobile apps have the following features:
- Discovering a nearby restaurant
- Finding a recreation zone or tourist attraction using a map
- Booking a hotel
- Using GPS navigation
- Setting boarding reminders
- Taking advantage of special offers
- Looking for transportation
- Purchasing tickets
- Looking for a hotel
- Looking for shopping
- Weather updates
Some Examples of Best Traveling Apps?
Airbnb
LoungeBuddy
Hostelworld
Skyscanner
HotelTonight
Why Choose Echo Innovate IT for Building your Travel Mobile App?
Conclusion
FAQ
The development cost of any mobile application varies according to the elements you add to the mobile application. So, always have a clear idea about your requirements before you check for cost estimation of app development.
The average development cost of an app for travel for Android or iOS may differ from $25,000 to $55,000 for a single platform. It sometimes goes beyond the estimated value based on features and technology used in mobile app development.
It might take 3-6 months depending on the complexity of your application and your project requirements.
Uber
Lyft
Google Earth
Booking.com
Author
Kush P
Kush Patel is the Chief Technical Officer and Managing Director of Echo Innovate IT – a software development company. He is responsible for the overall operations of the company and has played a major role in making Echo innovate IT the top-notch IT services provider and transforming it into a globally trusted web and app development company.