10 Best Money-Saving Travel Apps To Download in 2025
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Seeing the world can get expensive, but it doesn’t have to be. Industry experts reveal which apps actually help you save and fit into your financial planning goals. These are the best digital tools you can use to help stretch your travel budget this year.
Flight-Finding Game Changers
“Using Hopper’s ‘price freeze’ option — a game changer for someone reluctant to commit right away — a colleague of mine paid almost half the cost for a round-trip ticket to Europe,” said Tim Choate, CEO of RedAwning.
Echo Wang, co-founder of Cool Travel Vibes, suggested a more cautious approach: “I always check Skyscanner, Kayak, or Google Flights to compare prices but I make sure to book with the airline.”
Last-Minute Hotel Savings
“HotelTonight.com stays a frontrunner in 2025 for those looking for last-minute lodging rates,” Choate pointed out. “A travel buddy utilized HotelTonight.com to book a five-star resort stay for a three-star fee.”
Smart Trip Planning
Daniel Clarke, travel expert and director of Parklink, championed an unexpected tool: ChatGPT.
“Not packaged as a travel app, but free, fast and mind-blowingly clever,” he explained. “I’ve used ChatGPT to design whole itineraries. The response was thorough, varied, included food options and offered advice to get discounted tickets.”
Local Food Deals
Tom Payne from Tech for Travel highlighted Too Good To Go.
“It connects users with local cafes, restaurants and bakeries offering surplus food at reduced prices,” he explained. Perfect for experiencing local cuisine without spending your entire budget.
Budget Tour Guide
“Shaka Guide turns your phone into a personal tour guide, saving travelers hundreds on guided tours,” said Bryan Murphy, owner of Hawaii’s Best Travel.
The app offers “lifetime access to immersive, self-guided experiences.”
Road Trip Savings
“Roadtrippers.com has only gotten better with time,” Choate said. “Its revised fuel-saving technologies and real-time gas price comparisons make it a preferred choice in 2025 for lowest road trip cost.”
Group Travel Management
“For openly controlling shared travel expenses in 2025, Splitwise is absolutely important,” Choate noted. “It guarantees everyone pays their fair amount and helps to ease uncomfortable talks.”
Better yet, he has seen vacation groups “avoid disputes and even strengthen relationships” by using the app.
Honorable Mentions
The Guestbook offers 5% cash back on direct hotel bookings at over 800 boutique hotels. Busbud is another great app that compares and books intercity bus and train tickets across 80+ countries.
Faye and Allianz Travel Insurance offer instant reimbursements and 24/7 assistance if you’re ever in need of extra support. And lastly but equally as important, AccuWeather is a free app that helps travelers avoid weather-related expenses by plan more efficiently for the elements.
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