The travel season is fast approaching, and juggling tickets, hotel reservations, rental cars, itineraries, and other plans can be maddening. Which app or service do you use to keep it all organized so you get where you're going on time and safely? This week, we want to hear which travel planning services are the best.
Keep in mind here we're talking about travel planning tools, not travel booking tools, so the same site that can get you a deal on airfare or a hotel room may not be the best app to keep your plans organized in the right place or let you know if there are any problems or better bargains along the way. Have a preference? Let us know in the discussions below!
The call for contenders is closed! To see which of your nominations made the top five, head over to our Hive Five feature, the five best travel planning apps! Don't forget to vote for the all-out winner in our poll!
Let's hear your vote in the discussions below! To cast your vote, follow these guidelines:
Follow this format for your vote, including the bold print. If you don't, it won't be counted:
A SCREENSHOT OR LOGO OF THE BEST TRAVEL PLANNING APP
[preferably at 970x546]Vote: [BEST TRAVEL PLANNING APP]
Why: Explain why this site has saved your bacon, or why it's the one you use when your bags are packed. Make your case! Try to keep it to a single paragraph, maybe two.
Don't duplicate nominations! Instead, if someone's nominated your pick, star (recommend) it to give it a boost, and reply with your story instead.
Please don't leave non-entry, direct comments on this post. They'll just get pushed down. Save your stories for others' submissions!
If you're not sure what we mean, just check out the nominations by our writers below. We'll give you a head start, and they should all be in the proper format, so you can just follow our lead.
The Hive Five is our weekly series where you vote on your favorite apps and tools for any given job. Have a suggestion for a topic? Send us an email at [email protected]!
Photo by Bruno Girin.