TRAVEL TECH: The best apps for summer travel planning

摘要

FARECASTING is a game as much as a science. To win that game and maximize your summer vacation budget, start looking for airfares now. My preferred go-to is Google Flights, followed by Kayak and Hopper. There's also a new service called DealRay that sends text messages to your phone with breaking fare news, so you won't miss those $29 offers from JetBlue and flights to Asia for less than $400, including taxes. At $10 a month DealRay is pricey, but it could eventually pay for itself if you find a rock-bottom fare deal. Here are a few other tools that can help with finding great airfares- and figuring out what to do once you get where you're going.