Travel Resources – Flight Finders, Tools & Apps Keith Actually Uses

Flight search

Google Flights — Fast, clean UI. Shows legroom, wifi, power details. Leave the destination blank to browse prices from your airport.
Skyscanner — Strong multi-flight routing. Good "Inspire" feature for flexible destination searches.
Kiwi.com — Best for complex multi-city routing and the Nomad tool for multi-destination trips.
PanFlights — Fast, with CO2 sorting and good stopover search.
FlightConnections.com — Routes database. Useful for finding flights not on mainstream aggregators.
Kayak Explore — Leave destination blank to browse prices from your airport.
Azair.eu — Good for cheap flights within Europe and parts of Asia.
Direct airline websites — Always check. Google doesn't always show the best price.
Budget airline websites — Search "[country] + airlines" to find carriers not on major aggregators. Albania Air and Alba Wings are examples that don't appear on Google Flights.

Dollar Flight Club — Instant alerts for deals from your home airport. Business/first class deals section. Code DFCbusiness50 for 50% off Premium+.
World Traveler Club — Premium business class deals. Free tier available.
FareDrop — Up to 80% off alerts. Free tier with customisable alerts.
Manyflights — Email alerts for deals from selected airports.
Secret Flying — Error fares and special offers.
Fly4Free — Error fares and heavily discounted flights worldwide.
Flynous — Error fares, especially from European hubs.
Going (formerly Scott's Cheap Flights) — Popular deal alert service.
Skiplagged — Hidden city fares. Also useful for finding longer layovers.
Hopper — Predictive pricing and deal alerts on mobile.

AwardFares — Real-time award availability for 90+ airlines. Flight alerts and seat maps.
AwardWallet — Tracks frequent flyer miles, rewards, and points across programs. Expiry alerts.

Rome2Rio — Better than Google Maps for transport planning. Shows every possible option in one search.
Welcome Pickups — Pre-book airport transfers with English-speaking drivers. Fixed pricing, flight monitoring, 342+ destinations.
InDrive — Ride-hailing with no surge pricing. Available in 650+ cities across 47 countries.
Discover Cars — Car rental comparison with no hidden fees and proper full-coverage insurance. I've used them, good experience.
LocalRent — Better car rental deals in Bulgaria, Greece, Portugal, South Africa, Thailand.

Checkout Reviews — Aggregates real Airbnb and vacation rental reviews. Paste a listing link to check for issues before you book.
Trip.com — Best option for booking in Asia. Most reliable for hotels in China in English.

Wise — Multi-currency account, lower fees than banks. Local bank details in multiple countries, spend with a debit card.
OnwardTicket — Temporary onward flight tickets to meet immigration requirements. Small fee.
AirHelp — Handles delay, cancellation, and overbooking claims. Up to $700 compensation without dealing with airlines yourself.

Hacker fares — Cheaper one-way flights, or the hidden city strategy.
Open jaw — Fly into one city, out of another.
Split tickets — Book separate legs on different airlines for cheaper routes.
Stopover vs layover — A stopover is intentional and longer; a layover is a short connection.
Incognito mode — Worth trying during flight research to avoid price tracking.
Hidden city ticketing — Book a flight with a stopover in your target city and get off there. Saves money but prevents checked luggage and risks airlines voiding your miles.
Timing — 1–2 months out is generally optimal. Set price alerts on Google Flights.

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