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Visit any travel search website, and you’ll probably be greeted with the same basic setup: a text field for your destination, plus the date and time for your travel. It’s a perfect setup for figuring out your options once you know where you want to go, but it’s a lot to commit to for someone who hasn’t even decided if they want to get on a plane just yet.

That’s why Expedia launched a new version of its tablet app, with a completely overhauled design for Android tablets and iPads that’s indetnded to make browsing for trips easier. The free app opens onto a map of the world, and allows users to search for a destination, or pick from a set of pre-built collections that pull together a number of destinations around a certain theme.

For example, night owls could travel to one of the “cities that never sleep,” while people looking for their next great meal could pick from a selection of “foodie destinations.” It’s a good way to pick up ideas for future trip destinations when starting from square one, and potentially expanding where a user would want to go.

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Once someone has selected a destination, Expedia offers up a number of potential lodging options, as well as information about flight prices so that travelers can find the best price for their travel. People who would prefer to travel by train or car will have to look elsewhere, but I think that’s a perfectly valid design choice for Expedia to make.

People who sign in with their Expedia account will also have all of their searches saved to the company’s Scratchpad feature, so they can re-visit them at any time from another device. That way, if people want to get off the couch and get on the computer, they won’t be replicating all the work they just did.

Overall, the app’s biggest selling point is its design. Rather than focus on the mechanics of getting someone from point A to point B, Expedia’s focus on destination helps people figure out where they want to go first, and then figure out when they want to go there. It’s a re-design of the usual travel search experience that works really well on a tablet.

The one thing I wish was more available in the app is more experience planning beyond travel logistics. The collections do a great job of touting what people could find when they arrive at their destination, but when I pick a place to go, the first thing that I see is hotels and flight trends. After that, or perhaps alongside it, I’d be interested to see what else I can do in town, like visiting a museum or dining at a world-famous restaurant.

Still, this app has given me the travel bug in a way that nothing else really has before, and that’s a major point in its favor. It’s easy to use, and I’d happily recommend it to anyone who’s looking to plan their next getaway.

Expedia’s tablet app is available for free from the iOS App Store and Google Play Store.

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