Hopper is a travel platform for finding and booking flights, hotels, rental cars, and homes. It uses historical travel-price data to predict when prices may be lowest and can notify customers who watch trips. Price Freeze lets customers pay to hold a flight or hotel price for a limited period before booking. Optional services include changing or canceling flights for any reason and assistance with disruptions. Cancel For Any Reason flight coverage specifies the refund percentage or airline credit and deadline at purchase; hotel coverage can allow cancellation until check-in for the base room rate and taxes, subject to service terms. Hopper also offers car-rental booking and rental-price predictions, and says it partners with travel suppliers worldwide. The app runs on iOS and Android. Hopper.com flight booking is available to select travelers in the United States, while hotels, rental cars, homes, and Hopper products are app-only. Hopper says human staff support bookings and describes the company as an accredited travel agency. It was founded in Montreal in 2007. The service is free, but Price Freeze requires payment.
Who it is for
Hopper suits travelers comparing and booking several travel types while monitoring price changes. It is especially relevant to users comfortable booking hotels, cars, homes, and Hopper products through the mobile app.
What is good
- Predicts possible low prices
- Sends watched-trip notifications
- Books flights, hotels, cars, and homes
- Offers optional cancellation services
- Human booking support available
What to know first
- No price matching after purchase
- Many bookings are app-only
- Account creation requires SMS capability
- Tablet account creation is unsupported
Verdict
Hopper combines booking, price predictions, trip watches, and optional flexibility services across travel categories. Check platform restrictions and cancellation terms before booking.
Compared on travel itinerary apps
- Free plan
- Yes
- Shared itineraries
- No
