Best travel apps

[p--and--t]

I had to go into Flyertalk to ask why seatguru had a warning against one seat but be damned if I could click on what the warning was for!

There was one travel app I used years ago, can't remember it now, that advised me while waiting in the Qantas Flounge that there was a change to our flight and seats. Went immediately to the service desk and they knew nothing. Then the phone rang advising them .

In their wisdom Qantas had reallocated our specially selected single window seats (J). So one of us was in the aisle seat in the middle in row 2, and the other was the bulkhead (which we hate ). I asked the service people why the heck they'd done that! She replied that likely they wanted us to sit together. . Well firstly we didn't need to sit together, and anyway, their seat selections still didn't have us seated together. It got changed.

OT - MH did that to us and most of the J cabin last minute recently coming back from KUL. people were randomly allocated all over the cabin regardless of travelling together, preassigned seats etc. . There was an uproar on board and the purser had calm people down and rearrange seating onboard before the flight took off.

 

[VPS]

Seat guru has let me down in recent times.
I like TripIt because it isn't just about flights. It's the whole trip.

TripIt is good for a sanity check when you’ve got lots of bookings that you don’t have two hotels on the same night and nothing the next night

 

[whole-lotta-moxie]

agree on that plus, while not an app per se, particularly for European trains I use the "Man in Seat 61" website for research.

The Man in Seat 61 | The train travel guide

How to travel by train in Europe & worldwide: Schedules, fares & how to buy tickets.

www.seat61.com

man in Seat 61 is fantastic as is Rome2Rio

 

[whole-lotta-moxie]

• TripIt
• CheckMyTrip
• FlightRadar24
• Airline apps (Qantas, Virgin, Velocity)
• Hotel app (IHG, Accor)
• Trainline
• Finance apps (XE currency conversion, Wise)
• OSMAnd

All I can think of for the time being

I have used CheckMyTrip for a very long time and it is great but i am now having problems being able to see both travellers on the tix. Does anyone know how to add all travellers? I have looked at their FAQs and i can't how to do this

 

[SYD]

I have used CheckMyTrip for a very long time and it is great but i am now having problems being able to see both travellers on the tix. Does anyone know how to add travellers. I have looked at their FAQs and i can't how to do this

There was some discussion a few months ago about adding your middle name (or making sure your CMT details match your PP full name).

Peeps (like me) weren’t seeing ticket numbers etc. Entered my middle name and there it all was.

 

[whole-lotta-moxie]

There was some discussion a few months ago about adding your middle name (or making sure your CMT details match your PP full name).

Peeps (like me) weren’t seeing ticket numbers etc. Entered my middle name an there it all was.

Interesting... So i just took your advice, put in my partners name (and middle name) and now his info is coming up on the flight but by details aren't coming up. I tried then deleting the booking on checkmytrip and putting in my name and then i am there but without my partner. It just won't bring up both names on the booking, i have to delete and re-add to see the names & etix numbers per person even though the booking is for 2 people

 

[SYD]

Interesting... So i just took your advice, put in my partners name (and middle name) and now his info is coming up on the flight but by details aren't coming up. I tried then deleting the booking on checkmytrip and putting in my name and then i am there but without my partner. It just won't bring up both names on the booking, i have to delete and re-add to see the names & etix numbers per person even though the booking is for 2 people

Go to the CMT app (or website) and click on “… More” —> “Profile” -> “Personal Information”.

Try adding your Middle name along with First name eg “John David”

If the booking has First and Middle name in the APIS, then hopefully that fixes it?

 

[whole-lotta-moxie]

Go to the CMT app (or website) and click on “… More” —> “Profile” -> “Personal Information”.

Try adding your Middle name along with First name eg “John David”

If the booking has First and Middle name in the APIS, then hopefully that fixes it?

I found the area that you are talking about, clicked on Personal info but
1. it won't even let me edit it 2. i can't add my partners name here.
I don't have a middle name, so that is not my problem. My partner does have a middle name but i can't seem to add him anywhere.
I am sure i never had this problem in the past. It has been a long time since we travelled

 

[justinbrett]

CMT is a terrible app. It's only pro is that it feeds direct from Amadeus, so useful for checking bookings (although useless for adding non-Amadeus bookings like AA).

I use TripIt, but CMT to check things like ticketing status. It would be nice if TripIt could talk to Amadeus directly.

 

[SYD]

I found the area that you are talking about, clicked on Personal info but
1. it won't even let me edit it

Just click on the “First name” field and it will allow editing (not very intuitive)… but academic if you don’t have a middle name.

2. i can't add my partners name here.

No, he’d have to set up his own account. Maybe try that but register with both given names.

I don't have a middle name, so that is not my problem. My partner does have a middle name but i can't seem to add him anywhere.
I am sure i never had this problem in the past. It has been a long time since we travelled

Yeah, I checked a recent trip with two of us and only one PAX listed… I miss the “classic” CheckMyTrip website…

 

[whole-lotta-moxie]

Yeah, I checked a recent trip with two of us and only one PAX listed… I miss the “classic” CheckMyTrip website…

ohhh, maybe that is what has changed, pre-covid when i use to travel i am sure i use to see both names... aghhh so CheckMyTrip website has changed

 

[SYD]

ohhh, maybe that is what has changed, pre-covid when i use to travel i am sure i use to see both names... aghhh so CheckMyTrip website has changed

Yep but years ago.

 

[justinbrett]

ohhh, maybe that is what has changed, pre-covid when i use to travel i am sure i use to see both names... aghhh so CheckMyTrip website has changed

When you add the reservation you have to supply pax name.

If you want multiple pax you have to add each separately. But then I think it removes the first pax.

Again, it's a terrible app.

 

[pjm99au]

There was one travel app I used years ago, can't remember it now, that advised me while waiting in the Qantas Flounge that there was a change to our flight and seats. Went immediately to the service desk and they knew nothing. Then the phone rang advising them .

Was it myflights? Easily the best flight monitoring app of its time. So good I can’t bring my self to delete it off my phone in the vain hope it one day comes back.



FlightStats is good for monitoring your incoming flights for delays

 

[Pushka]

Was it myflights? Easily the best flight monitoring app of its time. So good I can’t bring my self to delete it off my phone in the vain hope it one day comes back.

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FlightStats is good for monitoring your incoming flights for delays

Yes - you are right! That was what I used and then it went pffft. And not in the App Store anymore.

 

[marks]

TripIt is good for a sanity check when you’ve got lots of bookings that you don’t have two hotels on the same night and nothing the next night

It definitely saved me with this.
Also adds a calendar to the diary of all flights, check-ins, transfer, etc.
Also, can share with the "leader of the opposition" to answer questions on dates & locations on pending absences.

Adding Elk for currency conversations. Innovative way to see conversations.

Elk: The Travel Converter

 

[SYD]

Was it myflights? Easily the best flight monitoring app of its time. So good I can’t bring my self to delete it off my phone in the vain hope it one day comes back.

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FlightStats is good for monitoring your incoming flights for delays

I only used it once or twice and then it was pulled.

I see you have TripCase also. It’s good with Sabre bookings but does provide some limited real-time utility for Amadeus bookings (delays and gates but not always…).

 

[tomlee1986]

For me personally- I don’t travel a lot but I find Google maps and Flightradar24 is good for me

 

[justinbrett]

For me personally- I don’t travel a lot but I find Google maps and Flightradar24 is good for me

Google Travel you mean?

That's not too bad, basically they tried to replicate TripIt. If you use gmail it can be quite good.

 

[tomlee1986]

Google Travel you mean?

That's not too bad, basically they tried to replicate TripIt. If you use gmail it can be quite good.

I meant google maps as a location search guide