NEW Feature – Map Searches
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Once again, we’re happy to announce a brand new feature from Travelfusion that can be found on our main site, travelfusion.com. We’ve rolled out a new map feature to make your searches streamlined and easier and to help you find the best travel options. Here’s a step-by-step explanation of the new feature and how to use it:
First, start your search on the main Travelfusion home page. Once you have entered your departure city, address or postal code, you will see a drop-down menu of airport options from this location. At the bottom of the list you will notice the new option, “Try the map.”
Click on “Try the Map” to be taken directly to the map screen, as seen below:
Click on the map to move the “FlyGlass” icon to your preferred location. When you’ve found your preferred departure location, click to select this location. Repeat these steps to select your destination. Remember, the map is highly interactive and can be zoomed in and out as much as you wish in searching for your destinations.
Once you have selected your departure and arrival cities on the map, you should see this type of screen on the Travelfusion main page, with the “leaving from” and “going to” fields filled in with your selections:
If you are happy with your selections, click on “search” to generate your unique list of flight options based upon your map selections.
Once your results page has loaded, you will see a list of available flight options sorted by price with the lowest first.
For even more detail, select a flight by clicking on it, and you can even click on the airport name or three letter code (for example, LTN or CDG) to see the airports on a map, or below these options you will also find a link to see your entire route on a map. See below for screen shots of these features:
Finally, if there is an airport near you that you prefer, you can also filter your results on the map to select specific airports and exclude others. On the side of the results list, you will find options to “Specify airports/airlines.” Click on the airports tab to see a drop-down menu of all the possible airports for your search. To see these airports on the map, click on “show on map.” See below:
By clicking “show on map” you will be taken to the map view which shows your airports and their locations. This can help you to find the airport closest to home or work and will help you make the choice of which one is most convenient for your journey.
We hope these features will make your flight searches even more interactive and informative in 2010. Please let us know how you like them – we would love feedback from users!
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