TravelAgent Plugin

Overview

The TravelAgent plugin allows you to search select travel websites for flights, rental cars, and hotels, all from within Do. The plugin takes a simple, plain text query, and deep links you into the travel agency's website for evaluation of your search results. TravelAgent allows you to specify what to search for (flights, rental cars, or hotel rooms), how to search (via a simple text query), and where to search (via a list of agencies to choose from in the third pane of Do).

Usage

Searching for flights

Searching for flights in Do can be kicked off by typing "Search Flights". The query string for search flights consists of the origin (airport code or city name), the destination (airport code or city name), the departure date (in MM/DD format), and the return date (in MM/DD format).

Examples:

• "lhr, cdg, 1/15, 1/20" - Searches for a flight from London Heathrow airport to Charles de Gaulle airport, leaving January 15th, and returning on January 20th.
• "chicago, los angeles, 3/1, 3/10" - Searches for a flight from Chicago to Los Angeles, leaving March 1st, and returning on March 10th.

Searching for rental cars

Searching for rental cars in Do can be kicked off by typing "Search Cars". The query string for search cars consists of the car pickup location (airport code or city name), the pickup date (in MM/DD format), and the return date (in MM/DD format).

Examples:

• "paris, 1/15, 1/20" - Searches for a rental car from a rental company in Paris, picking it up on January 15th, and returning it on January 20th.
• "ord, 2/1, 2/5" - Searches for a rental car at O'Hare airport in Chicago, picking it up on February 1st, and returning it on February 5th.

Searching for hotel rooms

Searching for hotel rooms in Do can be kicked off by typing "Search Hotels". The query string for search hotels consists of the city you would like to find a room in (identified by airport code or city name), the checkin date (in MM/DD format), and the return date (in MM/DD format).

Examples:

• "new york, 4/11, 4/16" - Searches for hotel rooms in New York, checking in on April 11th, checking out on April 16th.
• "dub, 7/1, 7/5" - Searches for hotel rooms in Dublin, checking in on July 1st, checking out on July 5th.

Author

This plugin was created by John Wood

Credits

• The "car" icon is provided courtesy of Icons-Land and is freely available for non-commercial use.
• The "tent" icon is provided courtesy of DaPino and is licensed under the Attribution-Non-Commercial 3.0 Netherlands license.
• The "plane" icon is provided courtesy of Babasse and is licensed under the Creative Commons BY (Attribution) license.