Within a new Deals Toolkit are Travelocity’s first desktop application, map-based shopping and a customizable deals engine, which has filters to enable consumers to search for flight and package deals by inputting theme choices such as romance, beach or family destinations.
Troy Whitsett, who headed up the design for the project, says with these tools full of graphics and filters in one display “above the fold,” little scrolling is necessary. Travelocity basically is giving consumers focused on bargains a concise, customizable and visual way to sort and search for their next getaways.
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