airOli's Travel Management Tools
Last update 01/DEC/2021
Search + Book
- Kayak - Meta search engine for flights, hotels and rental cars. Mostly in the US, some coverage in Europe.
- ITA Software Matrix Tool - Google's ITA division as now released version 5 of this powerful and popular flight search tool. Does show fare details, but doesn't allow you to book.
- Book with Matrix - this travel hack allows you to copy an itinerary from Matrix above and book it at airline or OTA websites
- Google Flights - The commercial version of the ITA Matrix with ability to book (via airlines)
- BCD Travel Availability Search - Displays GDS-like availability and schedule for any flight by booking class
- Rome to Rio - tool to find transportation between any two locations, including plane, train, bus etc.
- Kiwi - search and book connecting itineraries on various low cost carriers
- Skiplagged - specialized search engine showing "hidden city ticketing" opportunities
- Bidroom - hotel booking engine cheaper than OTAs - charges users yearly fee rather than hotels commission
Resources
- Saudia PNR display - Saudia's "manage booking" tool displays any PNR irrespective of ticketing system using a ticket number
- Where to Credit - Free volunteer-run site showing which booking classes on which airline earn how many miles in which FFP
- AwardNexus - Free award inventory search engine for Star Alliance, oneworld and Skyteam
- SeatGuru - This tool allows you to get a review of which seat to select on many major carriers.
- Flugstatistik - Enter your flights to obtain handy stats (English version)
- Great Circle Mapper - Calculate miles between two airports
- City Code Help - Provides a handy guide to the 3 letter airport codes
- Airline Code Help - Provides a handy guide to the IATA and ICAO airline codes
- TIMATIC - United Airlines' interface to the IATA database of visa and immigration document requirements
- Evreward - a directory of affiliate links offering miles or cashback for online shopping
- Ebates - affiliate link portal with cash-back for bookings on most major travel providers and online stores
- AutoSlash - List of discount coupons for all major car rental companies
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