Booking Strategy

The Top 25 Travel Apps to Upgrade Your Smartphone


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Tim Winship

    What's on your smartphone? Have you downloaded the latest and greatest travel apps, to have them available to help research and book your next trip?

    Do you know what the latest and greatest travel apps are?

    While they won't all be applicable to your circumstances and needs, these are the 25 most-downloaded travel apps from the Apple Store, according to an analysis by

    hitwise

    , an "audience insights" company:


    1. Airbnb
    2. Booking.com
    3. United
    4. American
    5. Expedia
    6. Southwest
    7. Delta
    8. Hopper
    9. Hotels.com
    10. TripAdvisor
    11. Hilton
    12. Marriott
    13. HotelTonight
    14. KAYAK
    15. HomeAway
    16. Delta (iPad)
    17. JetBlue
    18. trivago
    19. Frontier
    20. Priceline
    21. Allegiant
    22. VRBO Vacation Rentals
    23. Skyscanner
    24. Carnival
    25. Travelocity



      The report also includes a list of the 25 most-downloaded apps for devices using the Android operating system. Although there are some differences between the Apple and Android lists, the names are mostly the same, and Airbnb, Booking.com, and United are the top three for both platforms.



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      Predictably, the largest airlines are fully represented, as are the leading online travel agencies. More surprising, and interesting, the list reveals a number of apps from lesser-known travel services that bear looking into: Hopper, HotelTonight, trivago, Skyscanner. And how about Airbnb? While it has gotten plenty of traction with travelers recently, it was a revelation to find the home-sharing service's app topping the lists.



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