Whether used as publicity stunts or as ways to encourage people to indulge in a vacation, these unusual travel bookings will pique people's interests in vastly different ways. As the world gets smaller, so too are people's wallets due to economic strife, poor financial planning and more. Hotels, airlines and even countries are becoming as creative as they can to entice people to use their services and travel the world. Enter these unusual travel bookings.
For instance, Kayak.com partnered with HBO to promote a fake trip to Westeros. This campaign increased viewership for both parties involved. Another example of unusual travel bookings owes itself to Twitter. People are able to connect with travel agents on a different level through the social media network, taking the stress out of such a task.
10 Unusual Travel Bookings Tools
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Spare Seat-Booking Programs
The SpiceJet Empty Seat Option Gives You Dibs on Unbooked Chairs
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Reversed Travel-Booking Platforms
iTravey Brings the Best Travel Deals to Your Fingertips
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Hotel-Booking Eyeglass Apps
Starwood Hotels & Resorts' Google Glass App Makes Bookings in a Blink
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Tweeted Hotel Bookings
Twitter Users Can Book Their Stays at Loews Hotels with a Tweet
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Customized Flight Websites
Flighthappy Looks Past the Best Prices and Aims to Please in Other Ways
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Budget Accommodations Apps
HotelTonight App Finds You the Best Deals at the Last Minute
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Space Travel Agents
Virgin Galactic is Booking Flights to Space for $200,000
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Tweeting Travel Agents
'Reach.ly' Trolls Twitter to Help Hotels Find Potential Guests
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Fantasy Travel Bookings
Kayak.com Wants to Help You Get to Westeros by Carriage or Ship
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North Korean Travel Apps
A New Tourism App Helps You Travel to the Asian Totalitarian State
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Airline Shisha Services
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Richard Branson's Spacecraft Revealed
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Peace, Progress & Pleasure Creates Political Apparel
Sensory-Satisfying Travel Apps
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Space Tourism
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Smartphone Vacation Suggestions
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Fashionable Tech Partnerships
Google and Luxottica Team up to Make Hip Wearable Technology
Social Good Shopping Sites
'Histoire' Boutique is an Online Store Devoted to Creating a Just World
Hybrid Flying Cars
Terrafugia May Soon Have the First Street Legal Air-Born Electric Vehicles
Amalgamated Travel-Enhancing Apps
The RoundTrip App Will Plan Your Trip There and Back Again
Wearable Travel Tech
Google Glass Explorer Program Showcased Exciting Third Party Developments
Fantasy Crest Creators
The Join the Realm Website Creates Your Very Own Game of Thrones Sigil
Elevated Ecological Airports
Symbiotic Vaulting Lets Nature, Neighborhoods and Airlines to Coexist
Disgruntled Grievance Apps
The Complain App Effectively Seeks Customer Service
Virtual Fantasy Maps
This Interactive Game of Thrones Map Lets You Experience GofT Virtually
Fantasy Food Makeovers
These Cauliflower Steaks are Shaped Like the Weirwood Tree from GofT
Online User Dissections
The 'Are Facebook Users More Trusting' Chart Analyzes Social Networking
Crowdsourced Travel Maps
KLM's Must See Map Lets You & Friends Create Maps by Selecting Must-Sees
Spaceports
Virgin to Build World's First Airport for Spaceships
Virgin Galactic Spacecrafts Unveiled
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Social Media Kitchen Supplies
The Thumbs Up Like Ice Tray from Shop Jeen is Facebook Inspired
Food Truck Locating Apps
The Toronto Food Trucks App Locates Nearby Eats
Eyeglass Fitness Apps
Race Yourself from Google Glass Pushes Workouts to the Next Level
Gay-Friendly Online Discounts
Fab Deals Releases 'Big Gay Deal of the Day' for Daily Bargains
Hands-Free Recipe Apps
Voice Activated Kitchen Apps Present More Opportunity for Google Glass
Celeb Twitter Influence Charts
'I'm Big on Twitter' Infographic Predicts Emmy Award Winners
Space Tourism Trials
Virgin Galactic Releases Test Flight Video of Spacecraft
TV-Tweeted Dinner Invitations
Coca-Cola's 'Let's Eat Together' Ad Invites Diners Over with the TV
Cryptic Dictator Commentaries
The 'KimJongNumberUn' Twitter Account Demystifies a Secretive Leader
Commercial Space Travel
Spaceport America Will Launch You Out of This World
Childhood Dictator Photos
Korean Central Television Released These Childhood Photos of Kim Jong-Un
Stoner-Friendly Online Discounts
WeedMaps Daily Deals Lets You Know About Dank Deals
Photography-Based Travel Apps
The SMWH.RE Web App Shows Instagram Images of Places To Visit
Airline Alcohol Rating Charts
Discover the Best Wines for Drinking on the Plane
Tweet-Sending Bras
The Nestle SA 'Tweeting Bra' Tweets When It is Unclasped
Personalized Travel Apps
Momondo is a Personalized iPad Travel App
Android-Powered Airlines
Norwegian Launches an Android-Powered in-Flight Entertainment System
DIY Medieval Seating
This Crafty Iron Throne Chair is the King of Bean Bag Furniture
Jetlag Curing Light Showers
Delta's Photon Shower Creates a Custom Light Therapy for Jetlag
Siamese Planes
Virgin Galactic's “Mothership” Eve Makes First Public Flight
Easy Employment Apps
Searching for Work is Easier with LinkedIn's New Embeddable Job Applications
Automatic Flying Automobiles
Terrafugia TF-X is an Innovative Airborne Vehicle That Goes 200mph
Melting Holiday Promotions
This Switzerland Tourism Campaign Promotes the Holiday Hotspot
Fantasy Condiment Shirts
This Game of Thrones T-Shirt Spoofs Sriracha Hot Sauce
Road Trip Travel Apps
The 'On the Road Again' Infographic is a Convenient Destination
Smartphone-Enabled Hotel Keys
This Hotel Allows You to Use Your iPhone as a Room Key
Twitter Travel Deals
Pueblo Bonito Offers Discounts for the Social Media-Savvy
Social Secretive Country Captures
The North Korea Instagram Series by David Guttenfelder is Rare
Airline Flash Mobs
The Virgin Atlantic No Ordinary Park Bench Stunt is Entertaining
Impaired Tweeter Infographics
This Graphic Shares the Perils of Drinking and Tweeting
Tweeting Tortoises
The JFKTurtles Twitter was Inspired by the Reptiles on the Airport Tarmac
Surreal Political Photography
Teh's Photo Series Shows Chinese Social and Environmental Issues
Communist Social Media Captures
The Asia David Guttenfelder Instagram Image Posts Are Novel
Supercharged Word of Mouth
Jeremy Gutsche's Innovative Marketing Keynote Pushes Simple Messages
Space Weddings
Virgin Galactic Ceremonies
Mystical Fantasy Lamps
These Game of Thrones Lamps Come with a Mini Iron Throne
Musical Fantasy Show Spoofs
The Warp Zone's Game of Thrones Medley is Set to Well-Known Pop Songs
Travelling Dance Videos
Matt Harding Dances from North Korea to Afghanistan to France
Customized Flight Websites
Flighthappy Looks Past the Best Prices and Aims to Please in Other Ways
Prominent Twitter Link Generators
Latest.is is a Website that Creates Must-Read Top 10 Lists
Travel-Tracking Diary Apps
This Travel App Records and Keeps Tracks of Your Daily Life
Data-Distributing Glasses Apps
The Beam App is a Google Glass App That Lets Doctors Share Info
Luggage-Delegating Travel Tools
Jib.li Enables Travelers to Delegate Travel Equipment & Avoid Fees
Retail Discount Gaming
Play Uniqlo Lucky Machine Online for Clothing Discounts
Holiday Sales Apps
Retailers Use Black Friday Check-Ins to Target Connected Consumers
Chic Airplane Designs
Flying Becomes a Luxury Sport with Boeing's New 787 Dreamliner Aircraft
Photo-Annotating Apps
Note Rocket is a Cool Photo App That Allows You to Stay Visually Connected
Military-Minded Deodorant Ads
The Axe Peace Line of Products Preaches Love Over War
Summarized Social Media Sharing
Trimit iPhone App Shortens Texts and Updates for Easy Tweeting
Fitness-Encouraging Travel Apps
The Burn the Miles App Gets Frequent Fliers in Shape
Group-Based Deal Delivery
Groupon.com's Discounts Encourage Word-of-Mouth Promos
Weight-Based Plane Tickets
Samo Airlines Offers the World's First Pay-by-weight Flights
Digital Content-Bookmarking Eyewear
The Amoeba Headset Records Biometric Data to Analyzes Interest
Twitter Shopping Deals
Twitter Launched the Discount-Filled @earlybird Account
Brainy Twitter Contests
Tippie College of Business Offers Full Scholarship for Best Tweet
Reliable Airline Infographics
Holiday Travel Infographic Finds Great Workers and Punctual Flights
Replica Fantasy Swords
Blacksmith Tony Swatton Recreates John Snow's Longclaw
Cashing in On Gift Cards
CardSwap Lets You Dump Promotional Gift Cards for Cash
Markdown-Monitoring Apps
Save Money With Daily Discounts Through the Amazon Deals App
Flight Safety-Enhancing Glasses
The Google Glass App Helps with Safety Checks Before Flights
Social Media Censoring
The Twitter Parental Control Function will Warn Users of Offensive Images
Public Transit Travel Apps
HERE Transit Helps People See the World with Public Transportation