--- title: Become a Spontaneous Traveler by Using These Apps description: Get packing now canonical: https://time.com/3746239/spontaneous-travel-apps/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-20T20:21:42.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T08:56:50.792Z og:title: Become a Spontaneous Traveler by Using These Apps og:description: Get packing now og:url: https://time.com/3746239/spontaneous-travel-apps/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt487dbcd4832ff294/698783c1e53aba03544d8158/536992245-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=507&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 507 og:image:height: 285 og:image:alt: woman-holding-luggage og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Become a Spontaneous Traveler by Using These Apps twitter:description: Get packing now twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt487dbcd4832ff294/698783c1e53aba03544d8158/536992245-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=507&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Become a Spontaneous Traveler by Using These Apps > Sponsored content. 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It is a free newsletter available at time.com/newsletters. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-worth-2026q3/newsletters?i=054d70ef-f954-480d-9432-24d524b4384e&cr=time-nl-worth-2026q3-v1) by [Tom Samiljan / Travel + Leisure](https://time.com/author/travel-leisure/) ## Tom Samiljan / Travel + Leisure Mar 20, 2015 8:21 PM UTC  Woman assessing luggage weight Woman assessing luggage weight Getty Images by [Tom Samiljan / Travel + Leisure](https://time.com/author/travel-leisure/) ## Tom Samiljan / Travel + Leisure Mar 20, 2015 8:21 PM UTC Procrastinators, rejoice: a new crop of digital tools can help you book an entire trip in a matter of minutes, even mere hours before takeoff. So get packing. **Find your flight:** The key to getting a last-minute deal is flexibility. The website [Adioso](http://adioso.com/) lets you browse fares from your departure city to anywhere in the world and sort by price. [Kayak’s Explore](http://kayak.com/%20explore) charts airfares on a global map to show how far your money can go. And the [Get The Flight Out](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gtfo-get-the-flight-out/id895474816?mt=8) app _(iOS)_ puts the cheapest day-of fares—from Orbitz, Travelocity, and others—on an easy-to-scan interface. Our best find: New York to Stockholm for $494 round-trip. **Book a room:** [HotelTonight](https://www.hoteltonight.com/) _(Android; iOS)_ is popular for its sleek design and curated picks; we like the new Rate Drop feature, which knocks down same-day prices after 3 p.m. For even deeper savings, try [Hotels.com](http://hotels.com/)—last-minute deals start at 50 percent off. Booking.com’s just-launched app, [Booking Now](http://www.booking.com/now.html) _(iOS)_, claims the largest inventory, with more than 580,000 properties. To avoid information overload, the app learns your preferences and suggests hotels accordingly. **Plan your itinerary:** Figure out how to fill your days with the help of [Utrip](https://utrip.com/), a website that can create itineraries in 37-plus cities throughout the U.S. and Europe. Users take a quick survey (Do you like mellow days or packed schedules? Do you prefer hiking or fine dining?) and provide their budget and dates. Utrip then calculates a day- by-day schedule with restaurants, sightseeing, and more— along with interactive maps to guide you along. **Make dinner reservations:** Forget about booking 30 days ahead: apps like [Table8](https://www.table8.com/) _(Android; iOS)_ and [Resy](http://resy.com/) _(Android; iOS)_ can find you a same-day seat at of- the-moment restaurants in five U.S. cities for a fee of up to $50 per booking. We scored a prime-time Saturday table at A.O.C., in Los Angeles, for $20 with Table8 and an $18 reservation at New York City hot spot Claudette via Resy. **All-in-one:** If you’re looking to book airfare, rooms, rental cars, and excursions all at once, [LastMinuteTravel.com](http://www.lastminutetravel.com/) sells heavily discounted package deals. Just be prepared to deal with a clunky user experience. For $50, you can join their membership club, which adds another 10 percent to your savings, on average. _Tom Samiljan is_ Travel + Leisure_‘s Tech Correspondent._ _This_ [_article_](http://www.travelandleisure.com/blogs/these-apps-and-sites-will-make-you-a-better-spontaneous-traveler) _originally appeared on_ [_Travel + Leisure_](http://www.travelandleisure.com/)_._ _More from Travel + Leisure:_ * [Best Places to Travel in 2015](http://www.travelandleisure.com/slideshows/best-places-to-travel-in-2015?xid=PS%5Ftime) * [Best Apps and Websites for Travelers](http://www.travelandleisure.com/slideshows/best-apps-and-websites-for-travelers?xid=PS%5Ftime) * [20 Cool New Travel Gadgets](http://www.travelandleisure.com/slideshows/coolest-travel-gadgets-from-ces?xid=PS%5Ftime) * [Best Coffee Shops for College Co-Eds](http://www.travelandleisure.com/slideshows/poetry-typewriters-and-johnnycakes-detailing-the-greatest-college-coffee-shops-in-america?xid=PS%5Ftime) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3746239/spontaneous-travel-apps/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3746239/spontaneous-travel-apps/"},"headline":"Become a Spontaneous Traveler by Using These Apps","datePublished":"2015-03-20T20:21:42.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:56:50.792Z","description":"Get packing now","url":"https://time.com/3746239/spontaneous-travel-apps/","keywords":["Living","Travel"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt487dbcd4832ff294/698783c1e53aba03544d8158/536992245-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Tom Samiljan / Travel + Leisure"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt487dbcd4832ff294/698783c1e53aba03544d8158/536992245-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"woman-holding-luggage","caption":"woman-holding-luggage","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-living/","name":"Living"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3746239/spontaneous-travel-apps/","name":"Become a Spontaneous Traveler by Using These Apps"}}]}] ```