MIT develops a cheap-flight search-tool map Posted on 4 April 2019 Tags:cheap flights, Escape The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Senseable City Laboratory in Singapore has developed an interactive map called Escape, which finds the cheapest, fastest and most popular flights around the globe from any location. The data is displayed visually with the local currency of the country of departure displayed. The visual search tool uses fare aggregators from Skyscanner and Kiwi to find the best flights. The results are then displayed on the world map and colour-coded according to cost. Green represents cheaper flights and red the most expensive. We gave the tool a spin and when we put in flights from Cape Town to ‘Anywhere’ the results were displayed on this map below, with prices in Rands. You can add filters to your search such as popular destinations, short flights, or easy visa requirements or you could filter by continent. Escape will then display the cheapest destination in each country. You can then select to see what flights cost to each airport in that country. When we put in Johannesburg to ‘Africa’ we got the results below. We then got more specific and entered Johannesburg to Cairo. The information that came up was displayed in a list, much like other fare aggregators, however the list like the map was colour-coded. While the website is not entirely revolutionary, it may just be one of the easiest ways to find the cheapest flight for your next vacation. Images: greatescape.co Related Posts Cape Town’s sustainability: Leading the way in environmental initiatives 1 June 2023 As National Environmental Month commences in South Africa, Cape Town stands proudly at the forefront... read more Kapama to host Safari Guide of the Year Awards 2023 1 June 2023 Kapama Private Game Reserve near Hoedspruit will host this year’s Safari Guide of the Year... read more Blood Lions relaunches for public viewing on YouTube 1 June 2023 Award-winning documentary feature film Blood Lions has been relaunched on YouTube for public viewing, creating... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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